Kids Book Index
Louise Hawes
After Sarah damages the house of a well-known poet during a party, she is assigned community service and a poetry course. The house is a cottage museum once owned by poet Rufus Baylor, who teaches the class. Sixteen-year-old Sarah encounters poetry as part of her punishment. Through words and the class, she begins to discover more about herself and to develop her own voice.
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Character DrivenDavid LubarWith a year of high school remaining, seventeen-year-old Cliff Sparks is focused on finding a girlfriend and figuring out adulthood. He falls for new classmate Jillian but can only admire her from a distance. Cliff must also consider what comes after graduation, especially because his unemployed father may force him out when he turns eighteen. The final months of school bring a new romance, future plans, and his father’s abusive behavior into view.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Zero DayJan GangseiEight years after being kidnapped in a case that drew national attention, Addie Webster resurfaces while her father, Mark Webster, is president of the United States. Her return raises urgent questions about whether she is the same person who disappeared or whether cyberterrorists have brainwashed her. As the president seeks to remain in office after a turbulent first term, Addie’s reappearance places her personal history within a political crisis. The novel is a fast-paced thriller involving kidnapping, identity, and cyberterrorism.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Last Boy and Girl in the WorldSiobhan VivianKeeley Hewitt lives in Aberdeen, a town long known for flooding. After a devastating storm, the whole town is ordered to evacuate permanently by the end of the summer as it slides underwater. Adults prepare for what comes next by packing possessions and arranging new homes. Keeley and her friends face the approaching end of the place they know while deciding how to spend their remaining days together. The story follows departure, friendship, and a hometown transformed by disaster.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details