Kids Book Index
Courtney Summers
Nineteen-year-old Sadie leaves her isolated Colorado town to find the person who killed her younger sister. Her search is told alongside a true-crime podcast that investigates Sadie’s disappearance after she vanishes. Months later, journalist West follows the path Sadie left behind, creating a second account of the search. The novel alternates between Sadie’s story and the podcast’s investigation.
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When My Heart Joins the ThousandA. J. SteigerAlvie Fitz does not feel that she fits in and has spent years dealing with medication, doctors, and social workers. She hopes to reach her eighteenth birthday without a major mishap so she can become legally emancipated rather than return to a group home. Alvie, a neuroatypical girl with a difficult past, connects with a chronically ill boy. Together, two adolescent orphans face severe family circumstances and reach toward love.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
TraditionBrendan KielyAt prestigious Fullbrook Academy, Jules Devereux wants to focus on reaching the right college and escaping the school’s old-boy codes. The school’s hidden curriculum, however, sustains rape culture and toxic masculinity. Jules and Jamie support one another through reflection and advocacy as they confront these dangerous traditions at the boarding school. The novel examines what lies beneath an institution’s polished history and social rules.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Someone I Used to KnowPatty BlountAshley is living with the aftermath of being raped as a freshman by Vic, her brother’s teammate or friend. Two years have passed since the assault, and a year has passed since she watched the court impose a comparatively light sentence. Now Vic has left prison, and Ashley is unsure whether she can face his return. The account follows her efforts to live with pain and panic after the assault.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details