Kids Book Index
Keely Hutton
Soldier Boy fictionalizes the experiences of Ricky Richard Anywar, who was abducted as a young teenager and forced to fight in Joseph Kony’s rebel army in Uganda. It also follows Samuel, who is abducted in 2006 to serve in the Lord’s Resistance Army. Ricky’s portion spans 1987 to 1991. Historical notes appear with information about Friends of Orphans, which Ricky founded.
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Now Is EverythingAmy GilesSeventeen-year-old Hadley McCauley survives a plane crash that leaves her without either parent. She must publicly confront her father's physical and emotional abuse of the family while trying to protect her sister. An explosive accident is followed by Hadley’s attempt to take her life. Her doctor, friends, relatives, and an investigator seek an account of that day, but Hadley remains silent.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Dress Codes for Small TownsCourtney StevensBillie McCaffrey is a preacher’s child in a small town and part of a close group of six friends called the Hexagon. She prefers jeans and combat boots, makes large-scale art in her garage, and joins her friends in both building community and causing trouble. Billie may be in love with two of her closest friends, Wood and Janie Lee. When Janie Lee tells Billie that she loves Wood, Billie recognizes that her own feelings for Wood are tangled with her feelings for Janie Lee.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
SoloKwame Alexander, with Mary Rand HessSeventeen-year-old Blade is the son of a rock star whose addictions have shaped difficult parts of his life. As Blade works through painful issues from his past, he learns that he was adopted and sets out to find his birth mother, who volunteers in Ghana. Tabloid rumors and a closely guarded secret also threaten his sense of identity. Told in verse, the novel follows Blade’s search for answers about his family and himself.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details