Kids Book Index
J. D. Vaughn
In J. D. Vaughn’s The Second Guard, Tali reports for military training. The requirement applies to all second-born 15-year-olds, and Tali meets two new compatriots during training. Tali and those compatriots find that treason is underway. The book is a title in the Second Guard series. Its title contains the series name. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers published it on 2015-01-01.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
The Disappearance of Emily H.Barrie SummyEighth-grader Raine is new to Yielding Middle School and has an unusual ability to see other people’s memories. Touching glittering sparkles visible only to her pulls her into moments from the past. When Emily Huvar disappears, Raine gathers these memories to determine what happened. She also suspects that a cliquish group of girls who make her life difficult know more about Emily’s disappearance than they admit.Twelve to FourteenLexile Text Measure 590LATOS Book Level 4.1On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Everybody Knows Your NameAndrea Seigel, Brent BradshawFord and Magnolia are teenagers competing on a reality-TV singing program. Winning matters to each of them, but both are also trying to leave their pasts behind. The book includes a girl whose father has died, whose boyfriend has left her to focus on surfing, and whose mother is depressed after failing to be cast on a reality television program. It places personal loss and relationship troubles alongside the pressure of a televised singing competition.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Seventh Most Important ThingShelley PearsallAfter Arthur throws a brick that strikes the Junk Man, a judge sentences the thirteen-year-old to help the man. Arthur had reasons for acting, and the brick hits the man’s arm, but the court still considers sending him to juvenile detention. As part of his sentence, Arthur assists the Junk Man with the objects he gathers. He then discovers that the collected junk belongs to an important artwork.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details