Kids Book Index
Urve Tamberg
Fifteen-year-old Madli faces the physical and emotional devastation of war after Soviet forces occupy Estonia during World War II. Caught between two dictatorships widely feared in the twentieth century, she and her family confront survival as their only option. Urve Tamberg’s debut novel depicts a young person and her family living through occupation, conflict, and its lasting emotional toll.
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UnbecomingJenny DownhamKatie feels isolated after kissing her former best friend, while her mother Caroline tightly controls her life. The arrival of Mary, Katie’s estranged grandmother, changes the household. Mary has dementia and requires care, but Katie finds connection in spending time with her and trying to piece together her fading memories. As family stories and long-held secrets emerge, Katie sees the unresolved hurt between Mary and Caroline and learns that parts of her own childhood were concealed. Her growing attraction to classmate Simona becomes part of Katie’s effort to speak honestly about herself.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Last Boy and Girl in the WorldSiobhan VivianKeeley Hewitt lives in Aberdeen, a town long known for flooding. After a devastating storm, the whole town is ordered to evacuate permanently by the end of the summer as it slides underwater. Adults prepare for what comes next by packing possessions and arranging new homes. Keeley and her friends face the approaching end of the place they know while deciding how to spend their remaining days together. The story follows departure, friendship, and a hometown transformed by disaster.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Darkest CornersKara ThomasAfter her father dies, Tessa returns to the small Pennsylvania town she left nine years earlier. Her family had fallen apart there: her father went to prison, her mother broke down, and her older sister ran away. Tessa and her former best friend Callie had testified against a serial killer, but the two are now estranged. When buried secrets emerge and the killer may receive a new trial, Tessa faces a dangerous new mystery linked to the past.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details