Kids Book Index
Kathryn Ormsbee
In 1977 Slater, Kansas, strange and threatening weather—including pink lightning and red rain—changes the lives of two teenagers. Stella hopes to become a space engineer, but she is grieving after her mother dies by suicide. When her brother leaves for Red Sun, a local hippie commune, Stella must set aside her ambitions to care for her sister, Jill, as the unusual conditions reshape life around them.
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The Field Guide to the North American TeenagerBen PhilippeSixteen-year-old Norris, a Black French Canadian, moves with his Haitian-born mother from Montreal to Texas. Starting at an Austin high school, he sorts the students he meets into categories such as cheerleaders, jocks, loners, and a “manic pixie dream girl.” As a French-speaking ice hockey player in a new place, Norris has to reconsider his identity. The story follows his encounters with school cliques, new relationships, and a move that reshapes how he sees himself.Fourteen and OlderLexile Text Measure 910LATOS Book Level 5.9On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Justice ProjectMichael BetchermanMatt Barnes, once a high-school football star, is left with a permanent limp after a snowboarding accident ends his sports career. During the summer, he reluctantly begins a project with an organization that defends people who have been wrongly convicted. The story follows Matt after the injury has ended his football future and as he takes on a summer project centered on wrongful convictions.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The How & the WhyCynthia HandCass is eighteen and was adopted by parents who have given her a life she values, but she still wants to know where she came from. A set of letters written years earlier may hold the answers she seeks. The narrative alternates between Cass’s first-person search and letters from the pregnant teenager who placed her for adoption, tracing experiences that led to their separation and could bring them together.Fourteen and OlderLexile Text Measure HL590LOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details