Kids Book Index
Michelle Zink
Grace Fontaine appears to have beauty, money, confidence, and an ideal family, but that image is false. She was adopted by a family of thieves who swindle wealthy people for money, jewelry, art, and other valuables. Along with another foster child, Grace has accepted a part in serious crimes. Their situation changes when they arrive in Playa Hermosa, a California town.
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Dumplin’Julie MurphyWillowdean is the fat daughter of a former beauty queen and has complicated feelings about her body, even as she refuses to apologize for her weight. In honor of her late aunt, she enters the local Miss Teen Blue Bonnet pageant and persuades three other girls who do not fit conventional beauty expectations to enter too. Her best friend Ellen’s decision to join leaves Willowdean feeling betrayed. As Willowdean grows closer to Bo, she also worries about how he and other people will view her body.Fourteen and OlderLexile Text Measure 710LATOS Book Level 4.5On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Prisoners of Breendonk: Personal Histories from a World War II Concentration CampJames M. Deem, photographed by Leon NolisThis book presents researched personal histories from Fort Breendonk, a site near Antwerp, Belgium. Built to defend Antwerp from a possible German invasion, the fort later fell into disrepair after World War I. Nazi forces took it over following their 1940 invasion of Belgium. About 3,600 prisoners were held there, and just over half survived. Archival and contemporary photographs and documents support accounts of the camp’s brutality.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Little PeachPeggy KernFourteen-year-old Michelle leaves her drug-addicted mother with only enough money to reach New York City, where she hopes to stay with a friend. Alone and frightened, she becomes caught in a child-prostitution gang. The story presents Michelle’s frightening situation after she runs away and her exposure to exploitation. Its account draws on research and true stories.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details