Kids Book Index
Simon James Green
Harvey is a popular soccer player who has long been dating his girlfriend, Summer. Alfie is a less popular student whose main relationship has been with his Xbox, and he avoids sports. Days before the school prom, Summer ends her relationship with Harvey. Alfie then surprises himself by asking Harvey to go with him, giving his long-held crush a chance to become something more.
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The Cat Who Saved the LibrarySosuke Natsukawa, translated from Japanese by Louise Heal KawaiThirteen-year-old Nanami, whose asthma keeps her from sports and after-school time with friends, spends much of her free time reading in the library. She notices beloved books disappearing from its shelves, but the staff dismisses her concern. Then she sees a suspicious gray presence connected to the vanishings. A mysterious sentient cat asks Nanami to help stop the loss of books from the library.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Fitting IndianJyoti ChandIn this graphic novel, Nitasha struggles with expectations from her Indian family, who want obedience, high grades, and no dating. She feels unable to match their idea of a perfect daughter or the example set by her older brother, and she also feels disconnected at school. Tensions with her best friend, a crush, and a wealthy new student add to her isolation. Nitasha turns first to alcohol and then to self-harm, and her effort to break away from family pressure includes an attempted suicide.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Cariboo Trek of Callum McBayColin CampbellIn 1862, seventeen-year-old Callum leaves Scotland for the gold rush in British Columbia’s Cariboo region, hoping to prevent the foreclosure of his family farm. On the Harrison-Lillooet Trail, he meets fellow prospectors while facing dangerous terrain and violent ruffians. Callum also witnesses the effects of incoming fortune seekers and settlers on First Nations communities and the natural environment. His hazardous journey combines the pressure of his family’s financial crisis with the realities of the gold rush.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details