Kids Book Index
Michelle Quach
Chinese Vietnamese American Francine loves her grandfather, who is dying and wants a male heir to carry on family traditions. Although she sees that wish as outdated, Francine resolves to find him an adoptive heir. She brings in her childhood crush to play the role. The arrangement creates a web of lies and unexpected feelings as Francine tries to honor her grandfather's last request.
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SUNSHINEJarrett J. KrosoczkaIn this graphic novel, sixteen-year-old Jarrett joins a summer camp serving seriously ill children and their families as a counselor. He initially fears the work will be depressing, but time at camp changes his understanding as he forms connections with the children and their families. The story follows a camp community shaped by illness, empathy, hope, and resilience.Fourteen and OlderLexile Text Measure HL460LATOS Book Level 3.1On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
At the Speed of LiesCindy L. OtisQuinn Calvet had expected an important year with her best friend Ximena, her sister Ava, and her social-media following on The Whine. Instead, Ximena gets a boyfriend, Ava devotes herself to studying and school clubs, and Quinn feels left behind because of her disability. As a high school junior with plans for college and beyond, she joins a club about missing children, hoping it might increase attention to her Instagram account.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Collectors: StoriesA. S. KingThe Collectors: Stories is an anthology edited by A. S. King. It brings together nine young-adult novelists, with King also contributing a story, to write fiction from a prompt she supplied. The pieces focus on remarkable people and their strange, surprising collections. The volume gathers short stories rather than one continuous account, with each contribution offering its own fictional subject and collection.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details