Kids Book Index
Jenna Evans Welch
Addie takes a road trip through Ireland hoping for romance and adventure, but she is also carrying the strain of a broken relationship with her brother, Ian. Secrets between the siblings have led to sharp arguments and even a fight. When Addie finds a guidebook aimed at people with broken hearts, the journey becomes tied to her hopes of repairing both her heart and her connection with Ian.
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SadieCourtney SummersNineteen-year-old Sadie leaves her isolated Colorado town to find the person who killed her younger sister. Her search is told alongside a true-crime podcast that investigates Sadie’s disappearance after she vanishes. Months later, journalist West follows the path Sadie left behind, creating a second account of the search. The novel alternates between Sadie’s story and the podcast’s investigation.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Glimmer of Hope: How Tragedy Sparked a Movementthe founders of March for Our LivesWritten by the founders of March for Our Lives, the book presents accounts by students who survived a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. They recount their grief and how they turned it into a movement. Photographs and a section titled “10 Commonsense Reforms” are included in the book.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Mapping the BonesJane YolenSet in Poland during the early 1940s, this novel follows twins Chaim and Gittel after they are separated from their parents. Their journey takes them through a forest as they evade Nazi soldiers, from the Lodz ghetto toward partisan territory, and eventually to a concentration camp. The story reimagines Hansel and Gretel amid the Holocaust, with fairy-tale images of witches, forests, and ovens. Chaim’s poetry and the twins’ love for each other remain important amid loss and violence.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details