Kids Book Index
Kekla Magoon
Fifteen-year-old Kermit Sanders is grieving the recent death of his sister. He is invited into a secret high school support group for students who have lost someone. Each member's life has been disrupted by tragedy, and the group must find ways to live with bereavement. Kermit's experience of grief, and the question of how the other teens handle theirs, shape this contemporary novel.
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Climate Champions: 15 Women Fighting for Your Future (Women of Power series)Rachel SarahThis book profiles 15 contemporary women working on responses to the climate crisis. They include scientists, activists, journalists, and policy makers from around the world. Their work ranges from developing policies with practical consequences to conducting research and leading organizations. The book addresses intersectional, systemic climate solutions and notes that climate harms fall disproportionately on women, people of color, and people who are poor.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Hidden Systems: Water, Electricity, the Internet, and the Secrets behind the Systems We Use Every DayDan Nott, illustrated by Dan NottThis graphic novel explains the systems that provide water, electricity, and the internet. It looks at how these systems work, how they developed, and possibilities for their future. Questions include how clean water reaches a tap, what cell-phone towers do, and why internet services need server farms. The book also considers human changes to nature, including resource use, ownership, climate change, and tensions connected with California’s Central Valley water network.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Moonlit VineElizabeth SantiagoFourteen-year-old Taína Perez, known as Ty, begins without knowledge of her Taíno heritage. She learns that she descends from a long line of Taíno women and uncovers family history that reaches back centuries in Puerto Rico. This new understanding gives her strength to support her family and community in the present. Taína seeks peace and justice for the people and places she cares about.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details