Kids Book Index
Marcus Sedgwick
A propulsive, compelling, and unsparing novel set in the grimly violent world of the human and drug trade on the US-Mexican border, by an acclaimed, three-time Printz Award honoree.Crafted with poetry and cinematic pace and narrated with cold fury, Saint Death is a provocative tour de force from three-time Printz Award honoree…
Dreamland BurningJennifer LathamA skeleton unearths secrets of a century-old racial conflict, challenging two teens across time.Fourteen and OlderLexile 890LATOS 5.9On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Crossing Ebenezer CreekTonya BoldenWhen Mariah and her young brother Zeke are suddenly freed from slavery, they join Sherman's march through Georgia. Mariah wants to believe that the brutalities of slavery are behind them, but even as hope glimmers, there are many hardships yet to come.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Soldier BoyKeely HuttonAn unforgettable novel based on the life of Ricky Richard Anywar, who at age fourteen was forced to fight as a soldier in the guerrilla army of notorious Ugandan warlord Joseph KonySoldier Boy begins with the story of Ricky Richard Anywar, abducted in 1989 to fight with Joseph Kony's rebel army in…Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details