Kids Book Index
Jennifer Baker
Emma returns to Foxglove Farm after a battle with addiction. When she left, she had hurt and disappointed the people who cared for her. Now she hopes to make amends for her past, but nobody wants her home. Her mother no longer remembers her, leaving Emma to face the damage she caused and consider what reconciliation may demand from her.
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Curlfriends: New in TownSharee MillerTwelve-year-old Charlie Harper is used to arriving as the new kid because her military family moves often. Starting middle school gives her another chance to begin again, and she hopes this time she can become cool. But fitting in seems to require acting unlike herself. Charlie’s new-school experience centers on the pull between social acceptance and being genuine, as she tries to find her place without losing who she is.Kids Favorites — 6th–8th GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Garvey’s Choice: The Graphic NovelNikki Grimes, illustrated by Theodore Taylor IIIGarvey’s father wishes he were athletic, but Garvey prefers astronomy, science fiction, and reading to sports. Feeling unsuccessful in his father’s eyes, Garvey turns to food for comfort. He is overweight, lonely, and bullied, though he is also a kind, funny, smart, loyal friend. At a friend’s suggestion, he joins the school chorus, where he becomes a soloist and finds a musical way to connect with his distant father.Kids Favorites — 6th–8th GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Like a HurricaneJonathan Bécotte, Jonathan KaplanskySet in the mid-1960s, Like a Hurricane presents a period marked by several movements pushing for change. Black Americans campaign for civil rights, women press for liberation, and countercultural activists challenge the Vietnam War. Together, these strands connect civil rights, women’s rights, and opposition to war within the book’s account of a turbulent era. Jonathan Bécotte’s book was published by The New Press in 1997.Librarian Favorites — 6th–8th GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details