Kids Book Index
Faith Gardner
Betty survives a shooting at a mall with her mother and sister. In the aftermath, each member of the family responds to the trauma differently. The novel examines the devastating consequences of the mass shooting for Betty and her close-knit family. Alongside their efforts to live with what happened, a love story develops. Family relationships, survival, and differing responses to trauma drive the book’s events.
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The Wolves Are WaitingNatasha FriendFifteen-year-old Nora Melchionda’s life includes a tentative boyfriend, field hockey, strong grades, and close friends. After she is drugged and assaulted at the Frat Fair, Nora wants to put the experience behind her. That becomes more complicated when she discovers that her father, a well-regarded athletic director at the local college, has an indirect connection to what occurred. The book follows Nora as the familiar shape of her life is disrupted by this discovery.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Finding JupiterKelis RoweOrion and Ray meet at a Memphis roller rink, where an immediate connection begins between them. Their relationship unfolds over one summer as their pasts and long-kept family secrets come into view. Both teens are Black, and the story is set in Memphis. Told through poetry and prose and accompanied by greyscale illustrations, the book follows a romance strained by revelations that could separate the pair before they can build a future together.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
I Am the Ghost in Your HouseMar Romasco-MoorePie is not dead, but she and her mother are invisible. Pie’s appearance changes according to whatever is behind her, and the pair keep their lives secret while moving from place to place. When Pie’s mother vanishes, Pie discloses her existence to other people. Her decision changes her life as she confronts being unseen in a world focused on appearance.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details