Kids Book Index
Huda Fahmy
Huda F Cares? is a 2023 graphic novel by Huda Fahmy. Huda and her sisters take a family trip to Disney World, where the question of whether they will grow closer arises. The book also considers how they respond to being visibly Muslim. Simple, expressive cartoon-style artwork carries the account. The trip brings siblings together while giving Huda’s family a setting for questions of Muslim visibility and connection.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
School TripJerry Craft, illustrated by Jerry CraftEighth grader Jordan has been accepted to an art high school but is unsure whether to leave the school he shares with his friends. During a class trip to Europe, the students confront unexpected changes to their guides, and the trip becomes chaotic. The experience abroad helps Jordan make his decision about his next school.Twelve to FourteenWord Count 17119On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Nothing Else but MiraclesKate AlbusIn World War II-era New York, twelve-year-old Dory Byrne and her brothers remain on the Lower East Side after their father leaves to fight Hitler. With no mother there to guide them, the siblings depend on their community’s kindness and their own ingenuity. They contend with a nosy landlord, pursue a mystery, and try to hold their household together as the war continues around them until their father returns home.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Indigo and IdaHeather Murphy CappsIndigo, a biracial eighth grader inspired by Ida B. Wells, hopes to become a journalist. After uncovering and exposing an unfair school policy, she becomes popular for the first time. Her reporting reveals discrimination and racial bias at school, but it also puts close friendships at risk and disrupts her life. Indigo must weigh what she has discovered against the consequences for her relationships.Twelve to FourteenWord Count 52413On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details