Kids Book Index
Tavengerwei, Rutendo
Set in Zimbabwe, Rutendo Tavengerwei’s unforgettable novel offers a beautiful and honest look at adolescence, friendship, and the capacity for courage. For fifteen-year-old Shamiso, hope is nothing but a leap into darkness.
StepsisterJennifer Donnelly* "Printz Honor winner Donnelly offers up a stunningly focused story that rips into the heart of familiar fairy tale. Except Isabelle isn't the beautiful girl who lost the glass slipper and captured the prince's heart.Fourteen and OlderLexile HL640LATOS 4.7On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Someday We Will FlyRachel DeWoskinFrom the author of Blind, a heart-wrenching coming-of-age story set during World War II in Shanghai, one of the only places Jews without visas could find refuge.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with MeTamaki, Mariko; Illustrated by Rosemary Valero-O’ConnellLaura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me is a graphic novel written by Mariko Tamaki and illustrated by Rosemary Valero-O'Connell.Fiction for Young AdultsLexile HL230LATOS 2.5On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details