Kids Book Index
Katie Zhao
In the near future, Reyna Cheng attends an elite academy devoted to virtual-reality gaming. To avoid misogynistic harassment, she secretly competes through a tough male avatar. Reyna enters the Junior Dayhold Tournament while facing blackmail and a toxic gaming community. The novel follows the risks and pressures surrounding her attempt to win the competition without revealing the identity behind her avatar.
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ART OF PROTEST: CREATING, DISCOVERING, AND ACTIVATING ART FOR YOUR REVOLUTIONDe Nichols, illustrated by Various ArtistsThis nonfiction book examines protest art from different places and periods, including work connected to the civil rights movement, Black Lives Matter, Keith Haring, and Extinction Rebellion. It considers how artists use words and visual elements to communicate political ideas. Examples range from 1960s antiwar poster lettering to the raised-fist image. Readers are invited to look closely at color, symbols, artistic methods, and typography, while also encountering work by young activist artists and considering how earlier art can inform present-day revolutionary action.Sixth to Eighth GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
KALEIDOSCOPEBrian SelznickA collection of short stories in multiple genres links two characters across time. Dreams are part of the connection between them, alongside a mystery involving grief and love. The book’s stories are interwoven rather than presented as a single straightforward narrative. Complex pencil illustrations appear between the pieces, adding a visual element to the changing forms of the collection and its connections across time.Grades 6–8Lexile Text Measure 820LATOS Book Level 5.09On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
NOTABLE NATIVE PEOPLE: 50 INDIGENOUS LEADERS, DREAMERS, AND CHANGEMAKERS FROM PAST AND PRESENTAdrienne Keene, illustrated by Ciara SanaAcross 50 illustrated profiles, this collection presents people from American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian communities. Included are Kyrie Irving of the Standing Rock Lakota and Wilma Mankiller, the first woman to serve as principal chief of the Cherokee Nation. Short biographies cover Native activists, entertainers, and artisans across history and include information about colonialism, land rights, and representation.Grades 6–8On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details