Kids Book Index
Julie Mayhew
When fifteen-year-old Melon Fouraki’s mother is killed by a London bus, Melon is left feeling that she has no family worth mentioning. As she confronts the sudden accidental loss, she begins to untangle the different stories connected to her Greek heritage. Those discoveries bring surprising truths about identity and family history into focus. The novel follows Melon as she tries to come to terms with her mother’s death.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
Original FakeKirstin Cronn-MillsFrankie Neumann is an introvert from an eccentric family who wants to become a street artist. This illustrated graphic novel, written by Kirstin Cronn-Mills and illustrated by E. Eero Johnson, sets Frankie’s ambitions against an increasingly bitter rivalry with a sibling. Street art becomes part of an act of vengeance as the conflict intensifies. The book combines family tensions, artistic ambition, and a protagonist trying to pursue a creative identity.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Phantom LimbsPaula GarnerOtis and Meg had once been inseparable, until Meg’s family moved away after an accident that killed Otis’s younger brother and changed both families. Three years of silence follow. During that time, Otis becomes the swimming protégé of Dara, an eighteen-year-old who has lost an arm and can no longer pursue the Olympic swimming path herself. Dara’s phantom pain and Otis’s continuing grief remain present as the novel explores loss, love, disability, and lives altered by tragedy.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
ReplicaLauren OliverLyra’s account begins at the Haven Institute, located on a private island off Florida’s coast. From a distance, the building appears calm and beautiful. In a dual-book format, Lyra’s story joins with Gemma’s as the two girls discover how they are connected. Their connection leads back to the Haven Institute and its unethical practices.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details