Kids Book Index
Jessica Khoury
Zahra is a teenage genie whose identity is concealed. Described as the most powerful Jinni, she becomes bound to a poor boy who has three wishes. Her prospect of freedom is complicated by love for the person who commands her, while the wishes lead toward betrayal. This retelling of Aladdin centers on Zahra’s connection to her master, her hidden identity, and the conflict between freedom, love, and betrayal.
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Traitor AngelsAnne BlankmanIn England in 1666, Elizabeth is the daughter of poet John Milton. She works beside him by transcribing Paradise Lost, while also studying languages and sword fighting at night. Elizabeth must uncover secrets within the poem in an effort to save her father. Her decision carries wider consequences: saving Milton may damage the fabric of society itself. The story combines Elizabeth’s family loyalty with the historical world surrounding Paradise Lost.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Lie TreeFrances HardingeFaith Sunderly appears to be a proper, dependable young woman who accepts her inferior place in a male-dominated world. Privately, she is driven by questions, curiosity, and secrets. Her family moves to the island of Vane after her scientist father faces a damaging scandal. When he is found dead soon afterward, Faith believes he was murdered. As she investigates, she encounters both deception and magic while trying to uncover what happened to him.Fourteen and OlderLexile Text Measure 860LATOS Book Level 6.4On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Girl I Used to BeApril HenryFourteen years after Olivia’s parents were killed, new evidence brings their case back into view. Her father, once suspected of killing her mother, had disappeared; the evidence now shows that he was also murdered that day. Olivia becomes involved as she seeks the truth about both deaths before the person responsible can find her. The story centers on a reopened murder case, a missing past, and a daughter’s search for answers about her family.Fourteen and OlderLexile Text Measure HL660LATOS Book Level 4.5On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details