Kids Book Index
Margarita Engle
Margarita Engle’s childhood straddled two worlds: the lush, welcoming island of Cuba and the lonely, dream-soaked reality of Los Angeles. But the revolution has transformed Cuba into a mystery of impossibility, no longer reachable in real life.
We Are Here to Stay: Voices of Undocumented Young AdultsSusan KuklinThe Stonewall Honor–winning author of Beyond Magenta shares the intimate, eye-opening stories of nine undocumented young adults living in America.Meet nine courageous young adults who have lived in the United States with a secret for much of their lives: they are not U.S. citizens.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in AmericaIbi ZoboiEdited by National Book Award finalist Ibi Zoboi, and featuring some of the most acclaimed bestselling Black authors writing for teens today-Black Enough is an essential collection of captivating stories about what it's like to be young and Black in America.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Far Away Brothers (Adapted for Young Adults): Two Teenage Immigrants Making a Life in AmericaLauren MarkhamErnesto and Raúl Flores are identical twins, used to being mistaken for each other. As seventeen-year-olds living in rural El Salvador, they are used to thinking that the United States is just a far-off dream.Ninth to Twelfth GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details