Kids Book Index
Kathryn Williams
Seventeen-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.
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Queer Ducks (and Other Animals): The Natural World of Animal SexualityEliot SchreferThis book examines diverse queer behavior across the animal kingdom. Its exploration moves among informational passages, comics, and conversations with present-day scientists, including some scientists who identify as queer. The material addresses research documenting substantial same-sex sexual behavior in animals and presents the subject with humor. Together, these elements focus on animal sexuality and the scientific work used to study it.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Unequal: A Story of AmericaMichael Eric Dyson, Marc FavreauThis nonfiction history examines racism and resistance in the United States, connecting past systems of inequality with the present. Its chapters address forms of white supremacy and the suppression of Black people, including segregation, lynching, labor and housing inequality, voting rights, policing, environmental racism, and health-care inequities. Each chapter opens with a contemporary person affected by the issue before exploring its historical background. The book also considers activism and legal struggles against racial discrimination.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Sun Does ShineAnthony Ray Hinton, with Lara Love Hardin, Olugbemisola Rhuday-PerkovichAnthony Ray Hinton, a Black man from Alabama, was accused of murder and spent nearly three decades on death row. This young readers edition follows his struggle to be cleared of the accusation. During those years, faith, family, and friends helped sustain him. The book focuses on wrongful conviction, prolonged imprisonment, and Hinton’s long effort to obtain exoneration after facing the death penalty.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details