Kids Book Index
written and illustrated by Thien Pham
It's the sweetness of watermelon and the saltiness of fish. It's the taste of the foods he ate while adrift at sea as his family fled Vietnam.After the Pham family arrives at a refugee camp in Thailand, they struggle to survive.
Disappearing Act: A True StoryJiordan CastleMoving and evocative, Disappearing Act is a YA true-story-in-verse following author Jiordan Castle's coming of age as her family reckons with the aftershocks of her father's imprisonment.It was the summer before high school,the beginning of everything.But also an end.Jiordan’s family was never quite like everyone else’s, with her father’s mood swings, her…Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
This Indian Kid: A Native American Memoir (Scholastic Focus)Eddie ChuculateScholastic Focus is the premier home of thoroughly researched, beautifully written, and thoughtfully designed works of narrative nonfiction aimed at middle-grade and young adult readers.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Fire from the SkyMoa Backe ÅstotMICHAEL L. PRINTZ HONOR WINNER KIRKUS BEST OF THE YEARFrom 23-year-old Sámi debut novelist and reindeer owner Moa Backe Åstot, Fire From the Sky is a queer coming-of-age story about heritage, family ties and age-old commitments to the past.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details