Kids Book Index
Lindsay Eagar
In a vicious, delicious contemporary novel inspired by Shakespeare’s Richard III, the lauded author of The Family Fortuna lifts the curtain on a high school thespian who’ll stop at nothing to land the lead.Rory is an antihero for the ages.
DragonfruitMakiia LucierAn Asian/Pacific American Award Honor Book A USA TODAY bestseller One of NPR's 2024 "Books We Love" A Kirkus Best Book of 2024 A School Library Journal Best Book of 2024 A New York Public Library Best Book of 2024 From acclaimed author Makiia Lucier, a dazzling, romantic fantasy inspired by Pacific…Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Ping-Pong Queen of ChinatownAndrew YangAfter crashing out of piano lessons and competitive ping-pong, Felix starts a film club at his school in a last-ditch attempt to find a star extracurricular for his college applications.Then he meets Cassie Chow, a bubbly high school senior who shares Felix's anxieties about the future and complicated relationship with parental expectations.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Medici HeistCaitlin Schneiderhan"Medici Heist is the most fun you'll ever have stealing from the Pope." —Britta Lundin, author of Ship It and Like Other GirlsFrom Caitlin Schneiderhan, writer on the hit show Stranger Things, comes a clever YA debut featuring a sharp-witted teenage thief who leads a team of skilled misfits on a dangerous…Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details