Kids Book Index
Marc Favreau
Spies traces the rivalry between the United States and Russia over military secrets and intelligence from 1945 to the present. It examines Cold War spies and spycraft and their effect on history. Archival photographs, extensive notes, references, and an index accompany the account of this long-running conflict between countries.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
Kings, Queens, and In-BetweensTanya BotejuSeventeen-year-old Nima feels awkward and out of place. After a confusing encounter at a local festival, she goes to a drag performance and becomes involved with the drag scene across town. The experience changes her life as she works through questions of how she sees herself and how she lets other people come to know her. Nima’s story follows a young person finding connection within a new community.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Far Away Brothers: Two Teenage Immigrants Making a Life in AmericaLauren MarkhamThis true story follows identical twins Ernesto and Raúl Flores, seventeen-year-olds who leave El Salvador’s violence to seek new lives in California as undocumented immigrants. After Ernesto comes into conflict with MS-13, he flees; Raúl follows because he fears being mistaken for his brother. Their northward journey includes crossing the Rio Grande and Texas desert before they encounter immigration authorities. In California, the brothers fight to remain, survive, and belong.Fourteen and OlderLexile Text Measure 890LOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
SpinLamar GilesParis Secord, known as DJ ParSec, is a rising music star when she is found dead at her turntables. Her former best friend Kya and ParSec’s devoted follower Fuse discover the body, despite being enemies. Both teens grieve their mutual friend. With few police leads and an investigation that loses momentum, Kya and Fuse work together to solve ParSec’s murder.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details