Kids Book Index
Edward van de Vendel
Tycho Zeling, a Dutch teen, begins a gap year working as counselor for an international camp for young people. He arrives after drifting through a life in which school, friends, girls, and future plans seemed to move along on their own. His Norwegian roommate is the person with whom he experiences the astonishment of a first love. Sexual scenes are included.
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Great or NothingJoy McCullough, Caroline Tung Richmond, Tess Sharpe, Jessica SpotswoodThis reimagining of Little Women takes place in 1942, after the United States enters the Second World War. The narrative is told through the perspectives of the March sisters. Jo works at an aircraft factory, and Amy joins the Red Cross. The March family struggles with grief following Beth’s death, while the sisters’ wartime lives encompass love, loss, work, and self-discovery.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Travelers along the Way: A Robin Hood RemixAminah Mae SafiSet in 1192 during the Third Crusade, the story follows a diverse group of travelers led by two Muslim sisters. Together, they join the fight to protect Jerusalem as the conflict continues. The book places the travelers’ shared purpose against the violence of the Crusade and centers the sisters’ leadership within the group’s effort to defend the city.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Dream RunnersShveta ThakrarSeven years after being taken to the underground realm of Nagalok, seventeen-year-old Tanvi works as a dream runner. The human children in this role have been stripped of memory and emotion, gathering mortal dreams for an immortal naga court that cannot dream itself. When memories of Tanvi’s earlier life begin to return, she seeks help from Venkat, a mortal dreamsmith who collects and shapes the dream runners’ harvest.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details