Kids Book Index
Scot Gardner
Aaron Rowe sleepwalks, has dreams he cannot explain, and carries memories he cannot retrieve. His new job at a funeral home may offer him a way forward amid these unsettling experiences. Yet Aaron also needs to uncover the truth about his hidden past before his sleepwalking places him in grave danger. The book follows his work at the funeral home alongside his effort to understand what is happening to him.
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The Five Stages of Andrew BrawleyShaun David HutchinsonAndrew lives in a hospital, where he hides from a past marked by loss. He finds hope by drawing in the hospital’s shadows, but his isolation shifts when a boy injured in an attack by bigots is admitted. Andrew and the newly arrived patient face the possibility of helping one another while confronting grief, recovery, and the painful events that brought them there. The book includes occasional black-and-white illustrations.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Girl with the Wrong NameBarnabas MillerTheo Lane has hidden since an unexplained night left her with a severe scar and no memory of what occurred. At seventeen, she meets a young man whose past is unclear. In New York City, Theo searches for answers about him and about herself. Told by an unreliable narrator, the story follows her effort to uncover the truth while confronting the gaps and uncertainty in her own past.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Emperor of Any PlaceTim Wynne-‐JonesEvan’s father dies suddenly, leaving Evan a hand-bound yellow book that his father had been reading. Evan struggles with his loss and with competing views of his grandfather. The book contains a mysterious story involving zombies and ghosts, and Evan questions whether to believe it. Across its nested and shifting time frames, the novel connects the effects of war across generations.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details