Kids Book Index
Caitlin Schneiderhan
Set in Florence in 1517, this historical story follows a group of thieves plotting to steal from the Medici pope and cardinal. Their target is money the religious leaders accumulated by selling forgiveness of sins to parishioners. The novel centers on the band’s dangerous plan and places its heist within a conflict involving religious authority, wealth, and the powerful Medici family in Renaissance Florence.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
Whose Right Is It? The Fourteenth Amendment and the Fight for EqualityHana BajramovicThis nonfiction examination considers the Fourteenth Amendment’s treatment of citizenship, legal due process, and equal protection. It explains the amendment’s origins and wording, then considers its role in Supreme Court cases. The book connects changing interpretations of the amendment to racial discrimination, gender equity, immigrant rights, and LGBTQ rights. Its three sections address the Constitution, the Supreme Court, and people, with photographs, footnotes, and additional resources.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Time and Time AgainChatham GreenfieldPhoebe is a Jewish lesbian with a chronic illness who keeps waking up to the same date, August 6. For nearly a month, each day repeats: she has pancakes with her mother, plays Scrabble with her father, and researches ways to reach the next day so she can attend an appointment with a doctor who might take her IBS seriously. The repetitive loop is interrupted when a car crash changes the course of the day.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
My Fair BradyBrian D. KennedyHigh school senior Wade wants to persuade his ex-boyfriend, Reese, that he is not self-absorbed. He takes on a Pygmalion-like role with Elijah, a shy, nerdy student, and brings him into the theater world. The romantic comedy draws on My Fair Lady and the teen film She’s All That while Wade’s efforts to change Elijah complicate his relationship with Reese.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details