Kids Book Index
Hope Larson
After World War I, Vonceil’s older brother Elber returns to the family’s Oklahoma farm changed by his time on the front lines. A mysterious woman arrives and confronts him about leaving her in France. Soon, a woman in white has made the local water salty through a curse, and Vonceil tries to reverse it. The story is told as a graphic novel.
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Boy, EverywhereA. M. DassuSami’s ordinary life in Damascus includes family, a best friend, video games, and hopes of joining a football team. After a bombing at a nearby mall affects his mother and younger sister, his parents decide the family must leave Syria. Their secret preparations lead to an uncertain route toward asylum in England, including a dangerous boat crossing to Greece. There, Sami struggles with his sister’s silence, separation from friends and family, tension in his sponsor’s home, and his wish to return to Damascus.Twelve to FourteenWord Count 70601On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Recognize!: An Anthology Honoring and Amplifying Black LifeWade Hudson, Cheryl Willis HudsonThis anthology gathers work by 30 Black authors, poets, and artists created between 2020 and 2021. Its contents include poems, stories, essays, comics-format pieces, and full-color art. The collection addresses Black life across the past, present, and future while drawing on varied subjects and forms. Biographical notes about the contributors appear in the back matter, identifying the people whose writing and art make up the volume.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Six Crimson CranesElizabeth LimPrincess Shiori of Kiata carries forbidden magic. On the day of her unwanted betrothal ceremony, she loses control of it, drawing the attention of her stepmother, Raikama. Raikama uses dark magic to banish Shiori and transform Shiori’s six brothers into cranes, warning that a spoken word from Shiori will cause one brother to die. In exile, Shiori works to break the curse with help from her former betrothed, a dragon, and a paper bird animated by her own power. The story draws on “The Wild Swans” and Asian folklore.Older ReadersOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details