Kids Book Index
Amar Shah
Raam Patel wants to prove himself after failing to make his middle school basketball team. When Hoop Con arrives, he is determined to attend and take his chance. Instead, the camp’s golden boy defeats him in front of Raam’s NBA idol, and the moment spreads online. Used to being an underdog, Raam must cope with becoming a meme and find a way forward.
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Deadendia: The Divine OrderHamish Steele, illustrated by Hamish SteeleIn the third DeadEndia graphic novel, Barney, Norma, and their friends join unlikely allies in a struggle over the universe’s future. Angels and demons remain at war, while Courtney returns to the angels’ realm with a mission to establish a new Divine Order and a fourteenth plane of existence intended to contain demons. The characters also confront changes in their love lives amid the larger conflict.Teacher Favorites — 6th–8th GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Alone Together: A Curious Exploration of LonelinessPetti Fong, illustrated by Jonathan DyckAlone Together examines loneliness and asks what it means to feel lonely and how people might respond to it. It considers isolation, quarantine, and social distancing, terms that became familiar during the COVID-19 pandemic. The book also looks at government efforts in the United Kingdom and Japan to address loneliness, as well as ideas drawn from superheroes, children who have lived independently, and civil rights activists who confronted loneliness. These varied examples frame a wider inquiry into being alone and seeking connection.Kids Favorites — 6th–8th GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Last Rhee WitchJenna Lee-YunRonnie Miller has lived with her father since her mother died when Ronnie was five. The two Korean Americans have not felt very connected to Korean identity, in part because Ronnie’s father was adopted by white parents. A summer camp haunted by a gwishin exposes secrets and unsettles what Ronnie knows. Korean folklore becomes real in this story for Ronnie.Kids Favorites — 6th–8th GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details