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Betty Culley
Sixteen-year-old Rynn lives in rural Maine and searches for her biological family. Adopted as a baby, she feels unloved by her adoptive mother, and their relationship fractures as Rynn decides she needs to learn more about the rest of her family. Born with a hole in her heart that was repaired long ago, she still feels an emptiness when she thinks about her origins. The story is written in free verse.
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My Good ManEric Gansworth, illustrated by Eric GansworthBrian is a twenty-something local reporter working on the Niagara Cascade’s City Desk and the only Indigenous writer in the newsroom. After a violent assault on the Tuscarora reservation, he looks back on his family connections and cultural relationships while investigating what truly happened. His work has also placed him on stereotypical stories. Greyscale illustrations accompany this account of violence, reporting, family, and Indigenous cultural ties.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Solito: A MemoirJavier ZamoraIn this memoir, Javier Zamora recounts a journey he made at age nine from his small hometown in El Salvador to the United States. The journey covered about 3,000 miles and was undertaken so he could reunite with his parents and sibling. The account centers on a child traveling alone across countries and the painful separation from family that preceded that reunion.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Peach RebellionWendelin Van DraanenGinny Rose and Peggy were close friends at age seven, spending hot summer days picking peaches. Later, three girls face family secrets and social divisions during a summer that changes them. Their experiences bring friendship, family, and sisterhood into contact with wounds from the past and questions about the future. The novel is a historical story about girls confronting what their families and communities have left unresolved.Fourteen and OlderLexile Text Measure 790LATOS Book Level 5On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details