Kids Book Index
Natalie D. Richards
Once the movie audience has departed, Jo and six coworkers remain for the final shift. Their workday takes a dark turn when a stranger arrives and makes a chilling accusation. The employees are together in the theater after hours, and the unexpected visitor disrupts what should have been a routine closing shift. This tense setup brings an unsettling mystery into an everyday workplace.
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In LimboDeb JJ LeeThis graphic memoir follows Deborah (Jung-Jin) Lee, a Korean American immigrant whose life moves between suburban New Jersey and Seoul. After emigrating from South Korea, Deborah feels marked as different and struggles with English. She recounts mental-health challenges and conflict with a demanding mother, tracing both a coming-of-age experience and a return home. The memoir presents her experiences as an immigrant alongside her family life.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Slaughterhouse-Five OGN SCKurt Vonnegut, Ryan North, illustrated by Albert MonteysBilly Pilgrim’s journey moves through time and is centered on the firebombing of Dresden. It portrays a search for meaning in frightening events and in lives described as fractured. The story confronts war’s horror and tragedy, including children on the front lines who die, and considers human fallibility in the face of fear and violence. Billy’s odyssey through time reflects a mythic journey as people seek meaning.Kids Favorites — 9th–12th GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
FronteraJulio Anta, illustrated by Jacoby SalcedoMateo undertakes a perilous return journey to the United States across the Sonoran Desert. Guillermo, a ghost he has newly met, accompanies him. Julio Anta’s graphic novel, illustrated by Jacoby Salcedo, combines a supernatural borderland journey with questions of migration, sacrifice, home, and love. Mateo’s passage and Guillermo’s presence place the dangers of crossing the desert alongside an otherworldly companionship.Kids Favorites — 9th–12th GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details