Kids Book Index
Albert Marrin
Albert Marrin’s book examines the life of Franklin Delano Roosevelt alongside the unsettled American period in which he lived. It places Roosevelt’s biography within the history of those turbulent years and includes archival photographs. The account joins the story of a U.S. president with the larger national crises of his time in detail.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
Hold Tight, Don’t Let Go: A Novel of HaitiLaura Rose WagnerTwo teenage cousins, raised together as sisters, survive Haiti's 2010 earthquake. In the disaster's aftermath, they confront both bodily harm and emotional pain. Their experiences unfold in a Haiti devastated by the earthquake, a country described as already among the world's poorest before it struck. The novel follows the cousins as they live with the continuing consequences of the catastrophe and face despair alongside hope.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Unlikely Hero of Room 13BTeresa TotenFifteen-year-old Adam is living with OCD and wants to be a hero for everyone he loves. The novel follows the complexity of his condition through moments of intense emotion and unexpected humor. Adam’s effort to care for others sits alongside the prospect of hope, happiness, and healing as he learns to live with obsessive-compulsive disorder. His wish to help those closest to him guides his choices throughout.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
FigSarah Elizabeth SchantzNineteen-year-old Fig tells an emotional first-person account of growing up with a mother who has schizophrenia. She also struggles to make sense of her own mental illness and inner turmoil. Her experience moves between reality and fantasy as love and sacrifice shape her life. The narrative traces Fig’s attempt to understand herself while living with the effects of her mother’s illness.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details