Kids Book Index
Kristen R. Lee
Attending a prestigious, predominantly white college, Black scholarship student Savannah faces microaggressions, racism, and white privilege while living her mother’s dream of a better life for her.
Only a MonsterVanessa LenThe sweeping romance of Passenger meets the dark fantasy edge of This Savage Song in this stunning contemporary fantasy debut from Vanessa Len, where the line between monster and hero is razor thin.Don’t forget the rule.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Name She Gave MeBetty CulleyAlthough it was fixed long ago, she still feels an emptiness there when she wonders about her birth family.As her relationship with her adoptive mother fractures, Rynn finally decides she needs to know more about the rest of her family.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Respect the Mic: Celebrating 20 Years of Poetry from a Chicagoland High SchoolHanif Abdurraqib, Franny Choi, Peter Kahn, Dan “Sully” Sullivan, foreword by Tyehimba JessAn expansive, moving poetry anthology, representing 20 years of poetry from students and alumni of Chicago's Oak Park River Forest High School Spoken Word Club."Poets I know sometimes joke that the poetry club at Oak Park River Forest High School is the best MFA program in the Chicagoland area.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details