Kids Book Index
Rachael Lippincott, with Mikki Daughtry, Tobias Iaconis
Stella Grant has spent much of her life going in and out of the hospital because of her lungs. There, she meets another teenager with cystic fibrosis. They fall in love, but their medical conditions require them to keep at least five feet apart from one another. The distance between them shapes the possibility of their romance while both teens must stay apart to survive.
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Where the Watermelons GrowCindy BaldwinTwelve-year-old Della Kelly becomes frightened when her mother begins digging seeds from a watermelon at night and speaking to people no one else can see. Della fears the illness that once sent her mother to the hospital has returned. While her father struggles to save the farm and her mother denies what is happening, Della takes on family responsibilities and hopes to heal her mother. A loving rural community offers support, though no easy answer emerges.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
BlendedSharon M. DraperEleven-year-old Isabella spends alternate weeks with her divorced parents, whose ongoing conflict leaves her caught between their households. Her white, working-class mother and Black, middle-class father lead very different lives, though Isabella loves both parents and their new partners. Weekly moves, different names, and different belongings deepen her sense of having no place fully her own. As she prepares for a piano recital and both parents plan remarriage, a racist incident at school makes her think more deeply about racial identity.Twelve to FourteenLexile Text Measure 610LATOS Book Level 4On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Fly Girls: The Daring American Women Pilots Who Helped Win WWIIP. O’Connell PearsonThis account traces the Women Air Force Service Pilots, more than 1,000 American women who flew during World War II. It covers the military resistance they initially encountered and their later assignment to noncombat flying work. Personal stories show pilots meeting demanding responsibilities while facing sexism and harassment from commanders and peers. Although they followed military rules, the WASPs lacked military status: they paid for uniforms, food, and housing, received no health benefits, and could not receive honors for exceptional service or deaths on duty.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details