Kids Book Index
Brandy Colbert
Yvonne has relied on her violin since childhood, particularly after her mother left the family. As a teenager with significant privilege, she must decide what direction to take in her future. Her choices involve possible work, family ties, and romantic relationships. The novel follows Yvonne as she considers competing paths while music remains an important source of company in her life.
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Fire SongAdam Garnet Jones, Adam Garnet JonesAn Anishinaabe teenager named Shane is grieving the suicide of his younger sister, Destiny, and worrying about his depressed mother. After graduation, financial difficulties and damage to the family home prevent him from leaving the reservation for college in Toronto. Shane hopes to live openly as a gay man in the city and is secretly involved with David, who is reluctant both to leave and to come out. As Shane’s plans narrow, he becomes increasingly desperate and considers an unwise way out.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Picture Us in the LightKelly Loy GilbertDanny Cheng has long been aware that his parents keep secrets. In his father’s closet, he uncovers a sealed box containing old letters and material about an influential Silicon Valley family. What he finds leads him to recognize that his own family’s history holds more than he had understood. The discovery directs his attention to unanswered questions about his family.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Give Me Some TruthEric GansworthIn 1980, Carson Mastick and Lewis Blake live on the Tuscarora Reservation in New York's upstate region, where they are high-school seniors. Fifteen-year-old Maggi Bokoni returns with Marie, her older sister, to the reservation. Once an honor student, Lewis's confrontation with a white bully at school leaves his future unclear; he cleans buses for the school district. Maggi works there too, meeting a grounds supervisor who seems to understand her ambition to create art outside traditional beadwork. Carson assembles a band for a competition: Maggi plays water drum, and Lewis reluctantly takes bass.Fiction for Young AdultsOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details