Kids Book Index
David Levithan
Tiny Cooper tells his own story through a musical-theater presentation. The companion to Will Grayson, Will Grayson follows Tiny as he sings about life, love, and coming out. His account is presented as a musical, making performance and song central to the book’s form as well as its subject matter.
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Emmy & OliverRobin BenwayEmmy and Oliver had expected to remain best friends, perhaps becoming something more, until their futures were abruptly separated. Oliver was kidnapped by his father and returns ten years later. Emmy still feels that their connection has endured despite the years apart, but Oliver’s return does not make the transition easy. The story follows the difficult adjustment created by his homecoming and their long separation.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
We All Looked UpTommy WallachFour high school seniors’ lives cross paths as a meteor approaches Earth. It may pass by, but there is a 66.6 percent chance that it will strike the planet and destroy all life. With only two months potentially remaining, the four friends must decide how they want to spend that time. Their choices unfold under the pressure of a possible planetary catastrophe.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Hold Tight, Don’t Let Go: A Novel of HaitiLaura Rose WagnerTwo teenage cousins, raised together as sisters, survive Haiti's 2010 earthquake. In the disaster's aftermath, they confront both bodily harm and emotional pain. Their experiences unfold in a Haiti devastated by the earthquake, a country described as already among the world's poorest before it struck. The novel follows the cousins as they live with the continuing consequences of the catastrophe and face despair alongside hope.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details