Kids Book Index
S. J. Sindu, illustrated by Nabi H. Ali
Twelve-year-old Indian American Shakti has moved so often with her two mothers that she is accustomed to starting over at school. When a dangerous curse threatens her family and town, she must learn to use ancestral magic and her developing powers to protect them. Told as a fantasy graphic novel, the story centers on her use of power for good in a new place.
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Two TribesEmily Bowen CohenMia has been raised by her Jewish mother and stepfather since her Muskogee father separated from her mother when Mia was three. Feeling disconnected from her Indigenous heritage and out of place at school, she uses money from her bat mitzvah to travel secretly to Oklahoma and visit her father. There, Mia seeks knowledge of her family and Native traditions while working out how to embrace her Jewish and Muskogee identities together.Twelve to FourteenLexile Text Measure 420LATOS Book Level 2.9On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Half Moon SummerElaine VickersDrew and Mia, two seventh graders, decide to train together for Half Moon Bay’s half-marathon. Drew begins running after his father receives an unexpected diagnosis, while Mia hopes the race can help with her family’s housing problems. Although they have different reasons for entering, the pair spend the summer preparing for 13.1 miles with hope and mutual support.Twelve to FourteenLexile Text Measure 740LATOS Book Level 4.7On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
TEGAN AND SARA: JUNIOR HIGHTegan Quin, Sara QuinIdentical twins Tegan and Sara adjust to a new home and school while navigating junior-high crushes, puberty, and conflicts with friends. Although they have long faced life together, they begin forming different friendships and following separate paths as they understand their queerness. Their growing independence raises questions about identity beyond the twin bond. Music-making gives the sisters a way to reconnect in this semi-autobiographical graphic novel.Grades 6–8On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details