Kids Book Index
Gail Carson Levine
During the Trojan War, Cassandra is a princess of Troy and a follower of Apollo. When Apollo curses her, no one accepts the visions she receives. Cassandra nevertheless continues trying to prevent the disastrous future she foresees for the city she loves. Set amid the conflict surrounding Troy, the novel follows her struggle against a fate that others refuse to recognize.
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Undercover LatinaAya de LeónFourteen-year-old Andréa is light-skinned and part of a Latinx family that works as spies for a secret organization focused on protecting people of color. Her parents recruit her for an undercover assignment at a high school. There, she must become friends with the son of a white supremacist as the family seeks to prevent a planned terrorist attack. The mission places Andréa inside a dangerous situation shaped by racism and extremist violence.Twelve to FourteenLexile Text Measure HL630LATOS Book Level 4.5On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
LifelingKirsty ApplebaumTwelve-year-old Lonny is a lifeling, able to bring dying animals and people back to life. Each revival, however, takes something from him that cannot be repaired. Lonny must live with the personal cost of this ability while keeping it hidden. The story centers on his extraordinary power, the lives it can restore, and the secret he struggles to protect.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Speak UP , Speak OUT!: The Extraordinary Life of “Fighting Shirley Chisholm”Tonya Bolden, foreword by Stacey AbramsThis biography traces Shirley Chisholm’s path from Brooklyn, where the daughter of Barbadian immigrants developed her political grounding in the 1950s, into public office. A Black activist, Chisholm entered politics, achieved numerous firsts in elected roles, and became the first Black woman chosen for the U.S. House of Representatives. Archival photographs and sources accompany her story and her influence on people who followed her in public life.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details