Kids Book Index
Delilah S. Dawson
Brie sees an overnight trip to the Wildwoods amusement park as a chance to join the school’s most popular girls while keeping a damaging secret hidden. The group’s game of truth or dare leaves her alone in an abandoned, unsettling part of the park. There she meets older teens who seem welcoming, unaware that an awakened evil is nearby and threatens to turn the night into a deadly encounter.
This book appears on 2 reading lists across 2 editions.
Doña Quixote: Rise of the KnightRey Terciero, illustrated by Monica M. MagañaIn a Texas town, residents see a strange older man who wears knightly clothing and says he protects the world from monsters visible only to him. Years later, Lucia and her best friend Sandro, described as her dependable squire, make a startling discovery: the town mayor is secretly a beast able to change shape. The story brings together a town’s skepticism about the old man’s claims with Lucia and Sandro’s encounter with a threat that appears to confirm a world of hidden monsters.Kids Favorites — 6th–8th GradeOn one of the same reading listsView book details
Colin Kaepernick: Change the Game (Graphic Novel Memoir)Colin Kaepernick, Eve L. Ewing, illustrated by Orlando CaicedoColin Kaepernick: Change the Game is a graphic novel memoir created by Colin Kaepernick and Eve L. Ewing. The catalog describes it as a high school graphic novel memoir and identifies Kaepernick as both an athlete and an activist. Its visual format combines drawn storytelling with memoir. Graphix published this 144-page edition in 2023, connecting sports and activism through a personal nonfiction form.Kids Favorites — 6th–8th GradeOn one of the same reading listsView book details
RoamingJillian Tamaki, Mariko Tamaki, illustrated by Jillian Tamaki, Mariko TamakiRoaming is a graphic novel by Jillian Tamaki and Mariko Tamaki. Set during spring break in 2009, it brings three friends to a big city for five days. The friends travel together during their break, encountering new experiences in the city. The book identifies both the trip's duration and its three-person friendship group. It was published in September 2023 by Drawn & Quarterly.Kids Favorites — 9th–12th GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details