Kids Book Index
Veronica Chambers
This novel follows a young Ida B. Wells before she became a warrior. The eldest child of newly freed parents, Ida grows up in a community shaped by hope and possibility after the Civil War. When yellow fever takes her parents, she faces questions about caring for her siblings and beginning work as a teacher, while pursuing her ambition to become a writer.
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Mamie Phipps Clark, Champion for ChildrenLynette Mawhinney, illustrated by Neil EvansThe graphic-novel biography introduces Mamie Phipps Clark as both a psychologist and a civil-rights activist. It focuses on her research into Black children’s racial identity and sense of self. The account connects that research with the landmark Brown v. case, identifying it as work that later had an important role in the case. Written by Lynette Mawhinney, it centers Clark’s research and activism.Teacher Favorites — 9th–12th GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Brightwood CodeMonica HesseEdda, eighteen, returns from World War I service as a Hello Girl with the American Expeditionary Forces. Now a Bell Systems operator in Washington, D.C., she is burdened by guilt over forgetting the code word “Brightwood” during the war, when thirty-four soldiers died. Haunting calls urge Edda to reveal what happened overseas. With help from Theo, a fellow boarding-house resident, she investigates who is making the calls and confronts the consequences of the past.Fiction for Young AdultsOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Lady Sunflower: stories, songs, and poems from the desk of kill.gertrudeSierra Shuck-Sparer, illustrated by Chloe TylerLady Sunflower is a collection by Sierra Shuck-Sparer, written while she confronted high-risk medulloblastoma. At fifteen, she began treatment and surgery for the cancer, which she named Gertrude. The collection addresses her effort to hold on to her identity as a teenager while moving toward her college years. Its title identifies stories, songs, and poems as parts of the collection, reflecting the forms gathered here.Teacher Favorites — 9th–12th GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details