Kids Book Index
Kendall Kulper
Set in the Gatsby era, the book brings together Roaring Twenties extravagance, romance, and the risks of vigilante justice. Its young heroine can read minds and moves through streets at night in kitten heels. She hunts men whom she intends to kill. The stated elements combine glamorous 1920s surroundings with a love story and a dangerous campaign of private retribution.
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The 99 Boyfriends of Micah SummersAdam SassMicah Summers runs a popular Instagram full of drawings of his numerous imaginary boyfriends (ninety-nine so far)--though he's never had a real boyfriend before.Kids Favorites — 9th–12th GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Food-Related Stories (Pocket Change Collective)Gaby Melian, illustrated by Ashley LukashevskyChef and activist Gaby Melian gives a personal account of her journey with food. She considers food in connection with love, loss, hard work, and finding a passion, while addressing relationships with food that may be simple or complicated. Food connects these personal stories with Melian’s view that building a relationship with it can itself be a form of activism.Kids Favorites — 9th–12th GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
My Dearest DarkestKayla CottinghamFinch Chamberlin is the newest transfer student identified in My Dearest Darkest. It is described as a sapphic horror debut by Kayla Cottingham. The novel asks what price people would be willing to pay in order to achieve their deepest desires. This 2022 Sourcebooks book introduces Finch through her recent transfer and sets the question of desire within a horror premise.Kids Favorites — 9th–12th GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details