Kids Book Index
Tim Tingle
Bobby Byington, a Choctaw teenage basketball player, has long lived with his father’s alcoholism and anger. His family situation appears to be improving: his father has stopped drinking, his mother has returned home, and Bobby’s team is winning. When Bobby recognizes similar alcohol-related behavior in a white teammate’s father, he and his coach provide important support to the troubled boy.
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The End of the WildNicole HelgetFern’s story is set in a town confronting the possible return of industry through fracking. She cares deeply about her forest and fights to protect it, while others do not share her concern. The novel places environmental protection alongside poverty, family, and the question of where someone belongs. As fracking threatens the forest and promises economic change for a tired town, the story raises difficult questions without offering simple answers.Twelve to FourteenLexile Text Measure 610LATOS Book Level 4On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
GoldelineJimmy CajoleasAfter Goldeline’s mother is burned as a witch, Goldeline survives in the Hinterlands with Gruff and a group of bandits. They travel between camps and steal from passing carriages. A man who wants to rid the Hinterlands of people he considers different hunts Goldeline because he believes she is a witch. After she rescues a boy, Goldeline begins discovering her own abilities.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
One Last Word: Wisdom from the Harlem RenaissanceNikki Grimes, OthersThis poetry collection draws on the Harlem Renaissance and pairs Nikki Grimes’s poems with full-color original art by contemporary African American illustrators. It honors the era’s spirit while reshaping familiar poems into new work connected to present-day African American life. The book brings poetry, visual art, and cultural history together through a modern reflection on the Harlem Renaissance and its continuing influence.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details