Kids Book Index
Kathryn Williams
A Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year pick for 2023!With the mystery of Maureen Johnson and Brittany Cavallaro and the historical intrigue of Romanov, this genre-bending YA will pull readers into one girl’s journey of discovering the impossible tale of a long-lost aunt—and through her, the importance of being true…
The Dream RunnersShveta ThakrarPanicked and confused, she turns to the one mortal in Nagalok who might be able to help: Venkat, the dreamsmith responsible for collecting the dream runners' wares and shaping them into the kingdom's most tantalizing commodity.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
I RiseMarie Arnold“A love letter to Harlem and hope. I Rise is smart and funny and full of heart.*”Fourteen-year-old Ayo who has to decide whether to take on her mother’s activist role when her mom is shot by police.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 Alabamian accused of murder, spent almost 30 years on death row. Faith, family, and friends sustained him as he struggled for exoneration.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details