Kids Book Index
Sheba Karim
Three Pakistani-American Muslim teenagers travel by road to New Orleans. Their route takes them through places marked by pork ribs, mechanical bulls, and Confederate flags, while conflicts with their religious parents come to light. The trip includes wild nights and painful truths, and it tests the powerful affection the three friends have for one another as they travel together.
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If You Don’t Have Anything Nice to SayLeila SalesWinter, seventeen, becomes the target of public online shaming after an offensive comment she posts on social media spreads widely. As her world collapses, the story considers whether redemption is possible. It addresses the force of words in the internet age, including the accumulated harm of microaggressions and the need for empathy. Centered on the consequences of a viral post, the novel follows a well-regarded high school student confronted by public judgment and the impact of what she said.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Prince and the DressmakerJen WangThis fairy-tale graphic novel centers on Prince Sebastian and Frances, his seamstress. Sebastian’s parents seek a bride for him, while he keeps a private nighttime identity as Lady Crystallia, wearing daring dresses in Paris. Frances becomes his friend and designs for his secret life, but she also hopes to establish herself in fashion. Sebastian’s hidden life puts Frances’s ambitions at risk as both navigate friendship, self-expression, and public expectations.Fourteen and OlderLexile Text Measure GN360LATOS Book Level 2.6On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Mary’s Monster: Love, Madness, and How Mary Shelley Created FrankensteinLita JudgeThis free-verse biography portrays Mary Shelley before and during the creation of Frankenstein. It presents her novel as shaped by experiences that came well before its famous origin story. By nineteen, Mary has been rejected by her family, is living publicly with a married man, and has endured the death of her newborn daughter. The book combines this account of loss, love, and upheaval with more than 300 full-page illustrations.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details