Kids Book Index
Susan Kaplan Carlton
After her father dies, Ruth and her family move from New York to segregated Atlanta in 1959. In her new home, Ruth concludes that being Jewish may prevent her from being popular, so she hides her religion from new friends. Her family’s loss, the pressures of fitting in, and anti-Jewish violence all shape her experience when the synagogue is bombed.
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Picking up the Pieces: Residential School Memories and the Making of the Witness BlanketCarey Newman, Kirstie HudsonThis nonfiction account follows Indigenous artist Carey Newman as he creates the Witness Blanket, a large art installation made from hundreds of objects collected from residential schools across Canada. The items include bricks, photographs, letters, hockey skates, dolls, and braids, with stories from Survivors who donated them. Photographs document the work’s creation and the objects’ connections to residential schools in every province and territory, presenting the installation as a symbol of reconciliation.Fourteen and OlderLexile Text Measure 1020LOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
SkyjackedPaul GriffinCassie, Tim, Emily, Brandon, and Jay are returning from a camping trip in Idaho on Cassie’s family’s private plane, bound for New York City. During the flight, a zealot takes control of the aircraft. The five high school friends must try to survive while trapped with the hijacker. Their journey home becomes a fight to stay alive aboard the plane.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Indigo GirlSuzanne KamataFifteen-year-old Aiko Cassidy is bicultural and has cerebral palsy. Raised in Michigan by her single mother, she has known a household of two for as long as she can remember. Aiko travels to rural Japan for the summer to stay with her biological father, who farms indigo. The visit takes her from Michigan to her father’s work and life in Japan.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details