Kids Book Index
Sarah Crossan
Joe, seventeen, travels to Texas to see his older brother Ed, who has spent the past decade on death row after being convicted of murder. The brothers are almost strangers, and Ed’s execution date is close. During Ed’s final weeks, Joe must face the challenge of comforting a brother he barely knows. The story is told in free verse and centers their time together under the pressure of an approaching execution.
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All the Stars DeniedGuadalupe García McCallDuring the Great Depression, Estrella lives in a Texas border community affected by Dust Bowl drought and escalating hostility toward Mexican Americans. As discriminatory signs appear and resentment grows among white farmers, she organizes a protest over the treatment of Tejanos. Her family then becomes caught in repatriation efforts that send people to Mexico regardless of citizenship. Estrella, her mother, and her baby brother struggle to survive away from home and seek a way to return.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Period: Twelve Voices Tell the Bloody TruthKate FarrellTwelve contributors share personal accounts of menstruation, presenting a range of experiences with a natural bodily function. The collection addresses the stigma surrounding periods and considers menstruation as a human-rights issue. It also offers approaches for reducing that stigma. Resource material is included in the back matter, alongside the contributors’ accounts.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
MunmunJesse AndrewsIn a parallel world, a person’s physical size corresponds to how much money they have. The poorest people are tiny, while billionaires are enormous. Warner and his sister Prayer are destitute LittlePoors, and their small size makes ordinary movement and survival dangerous. Hoping to change their family’s circumstances, Warner, his friend Usher, and his sister travel across town to a law-school campus, where they hope Prayer may meet someone who can help her increase in size. Their journey unfolds in a society structured around wealth and scale.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details