Kids Book Index
Amy Reed
The Nowhere Girls begins with three unlikely girls at a high school where misogyny shapes the culture. They start a movement and seek the truth about an alleged rape. One of the three, Grace Salter, is new in town after her family was driven from their former community. Her Southern Baptist preacher mother changed her political views after falling from a horse.
This book appears on 2 reading lists across 2 editions from 2 organizations.
The Weight of BloodTiffany D. JacksonIn fictional Springville, Georgia, Maddy Washington is a biracial high school senior whose racist father has made her pass as white and straighten her hair. A rainstorm restores Maddy’s natural hair, revealing her heritage. A video of classmates bullying her spreads online and exposes racism at Springville High. Tiffany D. Jackson’s horror novel is also described as a retelling of Carrie.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Wolves Are WaitingNatasha FriendFifteen-year-old Nora Melchionda’s life includes a tentative boyfriend, field hockey, strong grades, and close friends. After she is drugged and assaulted at the Frat Fair, Nora wants to put the experience behind her. That becomes more complicated when she discovers that her father, a well-regarded athletic director at the local college, has an indirect connection to what occurred. The book follows Nora as the familiar shape of her life is disrupted by this discovery.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Pain EaterBeth GoobieMaddy Malone has kept silent about being raped by boys at her school. Although she initially wanted desperately to tell someone, shame and intimidation leave her trying to conceal what happened. At the start of a new school year, she attempts to push away the memories through self-inflicted cuts and cigarette burns. The story follows Maddy as she gradually begins to confront the pain she has tried to bury and deal with its aftermath.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details