Kids Book Index
Arvin Ahmadi
After a classmate tries to blackmail Amir by threatening to reveal that he is gay to his conservative Persian parents, Amir runs away to Rome. Away from home, he meets new friends who introduce him to gay culture and community. The story follows his flight and the search for identity that accompanies it.
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Last WordsLeanne BaughSixteen-year-old Claire is crossing Vancouver’s Lions Gate Bridge when she meets a young man. He is laughing and speaking on a cellphone before he tells her he is sorry and jumps from the bridge. The narrative examines Claire’s response to witnessing this horrifying event. The encounter takes place in Vancouver and begins as Claire is walking across the bridge. Its consequences are presented through Claire’s reactions after the young man’s death.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Gravity of UsPhil StamperSeventeen-year-old Cal hopes to become a journalist and find a boyfriend. Those plans are disrupted when his pilot father accepts a highly public NASA mission to Mars. Cal and his parents quickly leave Brooklyn for Houston, and the move changes the course he had expected for himself. The story connects Cal’s personal ambitions and relationships with a family relocation prompted by a space mission, placing change, work aspirations, and astronomy alongside one another.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
I Am Here NowBarbara BottnerSet in 1960, this novel in free verse follows a teenage girl and her eleven-year-old gay brother as they live with an abusive mother. Their father is absent, and the girl tries to find comfort and inner strength despite those circumstances. The book is also described as the coming-of-age story of an artist. Its verse narrative brings together family hardship, growing up, and a search for solace.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details