Kids Book Index
Gitz Crazyboy, illustrated by Veronika Barinova, Azby Whitecalf, Toben Racicot
Young Ryan Fox gets good grades, but he’s not sure what he wants to be when he grows up. It isn’t until he meets a Blackfoot doctor during a school assembly that he starts to dream big.
How the Boogeyman Became a PoetTony Keith JrOdyssey Award for Audiobook Excellence WinnerPoet, writer, and hip-hop educator Tony Keith Jr. makes his debut with a powerful YA memoir in verse, tracing his journey from being a closeted gay Black teen battling poverty, racism, and homophobia to becoming an openly gay first-generation college student who finds freedom in poetry.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Born a Girl: It Takes CourageAlice Dussutour, illustrated by Alice Dussutour, David WarrinerMeet Kaneila, Jade, Mahnoosh, Makena and Luisa. They are five girls in five different countries whose lives are overshadowed by violence and injustice, just because they are female.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Color of a LieKim Johnson, map by Mike HallA teen risks everything to expose dark secrets in a racially divided town.Fourteen and OlderLexile HL600LATOS 3.9On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details