Kids Book Index
Ransom Riggs
Leopold begins seeing strange visions connected to a fantasy television program his mother recorded on a VCR before she died five years earlier. Those visions draw him out of his own world and into a parallel one. The story joins a connection to his mother’s past with the unsettling pull of a fantasy world that may be more than television.
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If You Can’t Take the HeatMichael RuhlmanA medical emergency disrupts sixteen-year-old Theo’s high school athletic career and leaves him devastated. While recovering from his injury, he meets Julia, who introduces him to restaurants and gourmet cooking. Theo becomes a prep cook in a high-end French restaurant, where he works as both his leg and heart heal. The kitchen becomes an unexpected destination for a jock using crutches.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Call Me IggyJorge Aguirre, story by Jorge Aguirre, Rafael RosadoOhio-born Colombian American teenager Ignacio “Iggy” Garcia begins high school and meets Marisol after an encounter involving her spilled coffee. Marisol is balancing school, work, family, and the effort to obtain legal papers, while Iggy worries about winning her interest. After he accidentally releases the ghost of his abuelito, his grandfather offers him poor romantic advice. As Iggy navigates these events, he connects with his Colombian heritage and begins developing his own identity.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Fox MaidensRobin Ha, typography by Dana Fritts, illustrated by Robin Ha, typography by Dana FrittsSet in sixteenth-century Korea, this story follows Kai Song, who hopes to become a warrior like her father, commander of the Royal Legion. Kai’s life changes when she develops dangerous abilities. Their emergence forces her to confront her destiny and reveals secrets that her mother has kept for a long time.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details