Kids Book Index
Kirsty Applebaum
Twelve-year-old Lonny is a lifeling, able to bring dying animals and people back to life. Each revival, however, takes something from him that cannot be repaired. Lonny must live with the personal cost of this ability while keeping it hidden. The story centers on his extraordinary power, the lives it can restore, and the secret he struggles to protect.
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MoonflowerKacen CallenderMoon is struggling with depression and fears that their mother hates them because they are sad. Therapy does not seem to help, so every night Moon escapes to a spirit realm, where their only friend is Wolf. There, Moon looks forward to endless adventures and hopes not to return to the living world. Moon must learn love and hope while trying to protect the spirit world and find self-worth.Twelve to FourteenLexile Text Measure 769LATOS Book Level 4.9On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
TroublemakerJohn Cho, with Sara SukTwelve-year-old Jordan moves through school and family life during the Los Angeles riots. He measures himself against an older sister whose example feels difficult to match, while also feeling the weight of his parents’ expectations. Told from Jordan’s point of view, the story places his family pressures alongside a Korean American perspective on the unrest and the racial tensions surrounding it.Twelve to FourteenLexile Text Measure 669LATOS Book Level 4.3On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Lolo’s LightLiz Garton ScanlonTwelve-year-old Millie babysits a neighbor’s infant, then learns the next morning that the baby died overnight. The loss leaves her confronting guilt alongside grief. The novel follows Millie through the connected experiences of loss, responsibility, and acceptance, presenting a coming-of-age story centered on the difficult aftermath of a devastating event and the emotions that follow it.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details