Kids Book Index
Amanda McCrina
In 1944, sixteen-year-old Maria is traveling home after forced labor in Nazi Germany when she finds her village destroyed and learns that her parents have been killed. Her older brother, Tomek, whom she believed dead, leads a local Polish Resistance unit. Maria saves Kostya from Soviet police, then discovers he is a Ukrainian resistance fighter, placing him on the enemy side.
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Practice GirlEstelle LaureJo misses her father and places him on a pedestal. She has fallen for several boys, but those feelings have not been returned. On the wrestling team, Jo searches for love and acceptance, then realizes she has been accepting less than she deserves. Her experiences lead her to reassess how she has valued herself and to begin defining her own life on her own terms.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Secrets We KeepCassie GustafsonEmma’s best friend, Hannah, accuses Emma’s father of unspeakable acts. After her father is arrested, Emma is pulled between loyalty to Hannah and loyalty to her family. She learns that, to keep her family together, she must testify against Hannah’s account. Emma’s decision places friendship, family bonds, trust, and competing loyalties in direct conflict as she faces the consequences of the accusation.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The StorytellerKathryn WilliamsSeventeen-year-old Jess finds a trunk packed with diaries written by her Russian émigré great-great-aunt. The diaries suggest that Jess’s family may be connected to the final Russian tsar, who was murdered. Her discovery brings together a lost relative, family history, and an unresolved possibility about the past. The novel combines historical intrigue with a mystery prompted by the diaries.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details