Kids Book Index
Ruchira Gupta
Published by Scholastic, Inc. on April 18, 2023, I Kick and I Fly is written by Ruchira Gupta. Its central character, Heera, is a South Asian Indian teenager. Facing an attempted sale into the sex trade, she escapes by learning kung fu. Her training enables her to protect herself and to extend that protection to others. The book provides endnotes.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
Your Plantation Prom Is Not OkayKelly McWilliamsIn Louisiana, Harriet confronts racism and struggles with her own anger after a white woman buys the plantation next door. The new owner turns the site into a venue for special events, forcing Harriet to face the romanticized treatment of a racist past. The novel brings together grief, rage, humor, and public conflict as Harriet responds to what is happening in her community.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It ChangedDashka SlaterThis nonfiction account examines what happened after a private Instagram account posted racist memes targeting Black girls in Albany, California. The Korean American boy who created the account considered the girls his friends; other students learned of it, and its discovery affected the targets, the creator, followers, educators, parents, school, and wider community. The book traces how efforts by adults to repair the damage could make matters worse, amid the consequences of racism and online behavior.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
I Loved You in Another LifeDavid ArnoldA mysterious singer repeatedly brings lovers together across time. In the most recent of these connections, aspiring actor Shosh is grieving her sister’s death, while Evan is the son of an absentee father. Their story is part of a romance in which two teenagers’ souls reunite again and again through different eras. The book joins a time-spanning love story with loss, family absence, and Shosh’s hopes for acting.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details