Kids Book Index
Mel Darbon
Rosie is sixteen and has Down syndrome. Determined to reach her boyfriend, Jack, she is caught alone and lost in London after a snowstorm stops the trains. Rosie’s journey is shaped by her wish for freedom, tolerance, and love as she tries to get to Jack despite the disrupted travel and unfamiliar circumstances.
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Lucy Clark Will Not ApologizeMargo RabbAfter repeated bullying, Lucy Clark retaliates, but the consequences are much more serious than she expected. Her suspension from boarding school leads to an assignment in Manhattan as companion and caregiver to Edith Fox, a wealthy older woman with dementia. Edith believes she may be the target of a murder plot. As Lucy enters Edith’s unfamiliar world, the novel joins the fallout from bullying with caregiving, memory loss, and a possible mystery.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Sugar Town QueensMalla NunnFifteen-year-old Amandla lives in a South African shantytown after apartheid. She is biracial and has never met the relatives on her White mother’s side. On a difficult day for her mother, Amandla’s family tensions are already close at hand. With help from friends, she begins to uncover secrets and truths within her family. The story connects friendship with questions about family, identity, and life in post-apartheid South Africa.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Rules for Being a GirlCandace Bushnell, Katie CotugnoMarin is a high school senior, a strong student, and coeditor of the school newspaper with plans for Brown University. Her English teacher, Mr. Beckett, praises her writing and talks with her about books, until he makes an unwanted advance toward her. Shocked by his behavior, Marin faces a disturbing event that disrupts the future she had expected. The novel examines the unspoken expectations placed on girls and the consequences Marin confronts.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details