Kids Book Index
Ally Condie
In a dystopian society, seventeen-year-old Poe grieves the death of the person she loved. She finds purpose in protecting her ship and the people who may become her companions. While guiding the vessel through the dangerous Serpentine, Poe suspects that someone among the crew may be betraying them. The journey also forces her to consider how loss and love have changed her and who she wants to become.
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The Lovely and the LostJennifer Lynn BarnesKira Bennett’s earliest memories are of being alone in the woods, where she survived on her own for an unknown length of time. Cady Bennett and a search-and-rescue dog found her, and Kira was adopted into the Bennett family. Years later, Kira and her family search for a missing girl in a national park. The rescue brings back Kira’s memories of surviving as a child and connects the present search with her past.Fourteen and OlderLexile Text Measure HL710LOn 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
Angel MageGarth NixMore than a century after fleeing the Fall of Ystara, Liliath emerges from a magical sleep in Saint Marguerite’s sarcophagus. Still appearing nineteen, she resumes her determined effort to reunite with Palleniel, Ystara’s archangel. A powerful practitioner of angelic magic, Liliath can summon angels and compel them to serve her. She has survived the Ash Blood plague and the transformation of many people into beastlings, and later awakens with a brutal plan for Ystara.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details