Kids Book Index
Victoria Evans
Best friends Agnes and Daisy face their final summer together when Agnes is set to move away. They find an old friendship scrapbook containing a bucket list and use it to revisit places from their childhood. Their plans shift when Daisy begins dating a drummer, leaving less time for Agnes. As insecurities surface, the two girls question what their friendship will look like after the summer ends.
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Very Dangerous ThingsLauren MuñozJ. Everett High holds an annual murder-mystery game for its criminology students. This year, Dulce Castillo hopes to win, but the game becomes real when Xavier Torres, assigned to play the victim, is poisoned in the school greenhouse. The investigation points to Sierra Fox, Xavier’s former girlfriend and Dulce’s former best friend. Sierra insists she is innocent and asks Dulce to investigate despite their strained relationship. Dulce and her friends race to identify the killer before Sierra faces trial.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Corruption of Hollis BrownK. AncrumHollis Brown feels trapped in a declining small town where few people can afford to leave. His closest connections are his friends Annie and Yulia, along with the fights he has with classmates. A meeting with a mysterious stranger named Walt leads Hollis to make an unwitting deal at a crossroads. Walt, a spirit with unfinished business, takes possession of Hollis’s body and mind. Their connection leaves Hollis questioning whether he is experiencing a haunting, demonic possession, or something else.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The House No One SeesAdina KingOn her birthday, Penelope Ross longs to hear from her estranged mother. Instead, a message draws her into memories inside her childhood home, where she revisits painful experiences as the daughter of a mother with opioid addiction. The narrative moves between present and past and uses both prose and verse. As Penny travels through the house’s shifting spaces, she confronts her fractured history and her mother’s addiction in search of a way forward.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details