Kids Book Index
Kwame Alexander, with Mary Rand Hess
Seventeen-year-old Blade, who endeavors to resolve painful issues from his past to navigate the challenges of his former rockstar father's addictions, scathing tabloid rumors, and a protected secret that threatens his own identity.
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
Far from the TreeRobin BenwayThree teens, connected by blood, navigate adoption, family secrets, and belonging.Fourteen and OlderLexile HL780LATOS 5.1On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Song of the CurrentSarah Tolcser, map by Virginia AllynCaroline Oresteia is destined for the river. Her father is a wherryman, as was her grandmother. All Caro needs is for the river god to whisper her name, and her fate is sealed.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details