Kids Book Index
Jenny Valentine
After Jude’s mother loses her job, they relocate to a small town by the sea and live with Henry Lake, an unusual older man who rents rooms. Jude’s life had seemed ordinary and without a future before the move. There, Jude finds Novo in a timeless magical moment and encounters boundless love. These experiences lead Jude to a new understanding of love and loss.
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What I CarryJennifer LongoMuir is seventeen and has spent her life in foster care, moving through many homes and learning to keep only what will fit into a suitcase. Told from her perspective, the story highlights her search for belonging. Her experience of repeated moves shapes what she carries and how she understands home. The novel centers foster care, displacement, and a young person’s wish to find connection and a place where she belongs.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Making Friends with Alice DysonPoppy NwosuAlice Dyson expects to spend her final year of high school quietly focused on textbooks and homework, following her parents' expectations. That plan changes when she forms an unexpected friendship with Teddy Taualai, a student regarded as a school outcast. The novel follows Alice as this connection shifts the way she approaches senior year and her own sense of self. Rumors, friendship, and the tension between expectations and change shape her story.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Here the Whole TimeVitor MartinsSeventeen-year-old Felipe has endured jokes and bullying about being fat for much of his life. Although he is gay, he feels people do not see him as someone who could be desired. Over winter break, his upstairs neighbor Caio stays with Felipe and his mother. Felipe has had a crush on Caio for years, and sharing a room makes him anxious about his body and their conversations. Talking is easier at night, but daytime worries persist. Felipe’s mother and therapist provide support.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details