Kids Book Index
Nancy Werlin
In 1551, fifteen-year-old Sylvie lives in a small French town where she, her mother, and her grandmother are trusted healers. Some people suspect the family’s work involves more than herbs and medicine. After Sylvie makes a terrible mistake, she leaves town to learn how to handle her unusual powers without causing further harm. Her journey centers on magic, healing, and the effort to use power differently.
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Hazel Hill Is Gonna Win This OneMaggie HorneSeventh grader Hazel Hill is focused on winning her school’s speech competition and outdoing Ella Quinn, a popular and academically strong rival. A previous mistake involving hyperbole cost Hazel first place, making the competition especially important to her. At the same time, Hazel learns that Tyler, a popular student, has been sexually harassing many classmates. When the principal does not believe her, Hazel looks for another way to reveal what Tyler has done.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
GhostlightKenneth OppelA teen spends the summer frightening tourists with ghost stories, but the job changes when he unintentionally calls up the spirit of a girl who died. Rebecca Strand was sixteen when she and her father fell from the top of Gibraltar Point Lighthouse in 1839. Three friends later work with a ghost to confront dangerous dead forces and try to protect the world. The suspenseful story also draws on Canadian history.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Hither and Nigh (Hither and Nigh series)Ellen PotterSeventh grader Nell Batista has been in trouble often enough that she faces a final choice: join the Last Chance Club or leave school. Her brother disappeared three years earlier, but Nell remains convinced that he can still be found. When she enters a dangerous parallel version of New York, she searches for him there. The story combines school consequences, family loss, and a risky journey through an alternate city.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details