Kids Book Index
Elvira K. Gonzalez
Set in 2006, Hurdles in the Dark concerns a Mexican-American teenager in Laredo, Texas, who hopes to earn an athletic scholarship. Her goal faces steep odds as her border-town home is engulfed by the Mexican Drug War. The book places a young athlete’s ambitions alongside a community affected by conflict. Elvira K. Gonzalez wrote the book, published by Roaring Brook Press in 2024.
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IcarusK. AncrumSeventeen-year-old Icarus Gallagher helps his father, Angus, an art restorer who also creates forgeries. Icarus enters Mr. Black’s mansion to exchange valuable artworks for Angus’s copies, while planning to leave both home and their criminal life when he turns eighteen. During one visit, he meets Helios, Mr. Black’s teenage son, who is confined to the house and subjected to abuse. Helios keeps Icarus’s thefts secret in return for continued visits. Their connection grows from friendship into love, while Icarus also begins to recognize the care of friends at school.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
RecklessLauren RobertsReckless is the second installment in a fantasy romance trilogy. A person flees someone she had previously wanted to reach. Kai Azer is now Ilya's Enforcer, a role he holds while remaining loyal to Kitt, his brother and the new King. Lauren Roberts wrote Reckless. The book has 400 pages, and its publisher is Simon & Schuster Ltd. It was published on 2024-07-02.Kids Favorites — 9th–12th GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
It’s Only a GameKelsea YuDrawing on a mostly true premise, the book recounts Terry Bradshaw’s rise to sports fame. He became the first football quarterback to claim four Super Bowl victories, marking a landmark in his playing career. After football, Bradshaw built a second career as a widely known sports broadcaster. The account also presents hard work as important to achievement, using Bradshaw’s life as its example.Kids Favorites — 9th–12th GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details