Kids Book Index
Adriana Mather
Seventeen-year-old November is sent to Academy Absconditi, a mysterious boarding school that operates completely off the grid. The school has neither electricity nor internet and enforces an old-fashioned system of reciprocal punishment. November arrives without realizing she is in danger. As family rivalries emerge, they reveal her true identity and shape what she learns about the school and herself.
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Wicked FoxKat ChoEighteen-year-old Gu Miyoung lives in present-day Seoul with a secret: she is a gumiho, a Korean nine-tailed fox demon who must consume men’s energy to survive. During one full moon, she finds human boy Jihoon under attack by a goblin in the forest. Miyoung saves him, losing her fox bead, the source of her gumiho soul. Jihoon has seen her nine tails and knows she is not simply an ordinary girl. As dangerous forces gather, their uneasy friendship develops into something more.Fourteen and OlderLexile Text Measure HL630LOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
We Are Here to Stay: Voices of Undocumented Young AdultsSusan KuklinWe Are Here to Stay brings together the accounts of nine undocumented young adults living in the United States. They explain how and why they came to the country, as well as the experiences that followed. Arriving as children or teens, they came from South Korea, Mexico, Independent Samoa, Ghana, and Colombia, usually with their parents; one arrival involved trafficking. Each chose to speak about personal experiences and dreams. To protect identities, the book represents each person only with a first initial and a dash. Notes about the interviews and additional resources appear in the end matter.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Kings, Queens, and In-BetweensTanya BotejuSeventeen-year-old Nima feels awkward and out of place. After a confusing encounter at a local festival, she goes to a drag performance and becomes involved with the drag scene across town. The experience changes her life as she works through questions of how she sees herself and how she lets other people come to know her. Nima’s story follows a young person finding connection within a new community.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details