Kids Book Index
Nova Weetman
Riley, who has type 1 diabetes and is adjusting to a new school, meets Meg in the school nurse’s office. Meg is coping with her widowed mother’s severe depression and hopes people will not look too closely at why she wears the same clothing. Their shared visits to the nurse’s office bring together two girls dealing with very different pressures.
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The Elephant in the RoomHolly Goldberg SloanSila’s mother has been forced to return to Turkey, leaving Sila and her father in the United States. Nearly a year into the separation, Sila struggles to endure her mother’s absence and becomes withdrawn. Her father, a mechanic, takes her outside their Oregon town, where they meet an eccentric widower who has won the state lottery. The widower befriends them, and together they rescue a retired circus elephant.Twelve to FourteenLexile Text Measure 790LATOS Book Level 5.1On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Pity PartyKathleen LaneThis collection brings together short stories about a varied group of characters nearing adulthood. The stories reveal their busy inner lives as they confront social anxiety, awkwardness, insecurity, and feelings of inadequacy. A party setting brings truth, wishes, and those insecurities into conflict. The characters include people who feel excluded, misunderstood, picked on, or stressed. The book turns these anxieties into psychological tales with humorous elements.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Jude Banks, SuperheroAnn HoodTwelve-year-old Jude loses his beloved sister, Katie, who dies suddenly without a goodbye. Jude and his parents are overwhelmed by grief. He remembers Katie as the person who taught him to say “I love you” in many languages, gave dramatic readings from Romeo and Juliet, and called him “Jude Banks, Superhero.” Jude also carries a painful secret: he believes he caused Katie’s death. The novel follows his guilt and loss after her death.Twelve to FourteenLexile Text Measure 840LATOS Book Level 5.4On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details