Kids Book Index
Amber Smith
Eden’s life changes after she is raped at fourteen by her brother’s best friend. The trauma sends her into a downward spiral that continues for years. What she once understood as simple becomes complicated, and people and things she loved become sources of anger. Eden eventually faces the need to break her silence as she struggles with the aftermath of the assault.
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The Incident on the BridgeLaura McNealThisbe Locke vanishes after being seen at the Coronado Bridge, and the town initially believes she has died. Her sister Ted and Fen, a newcomer who doubts that explanation, try to learn where she went and locate her. The account moves among several people, including Thisbe, those who encountered her that night, and law-enforcement officials. As their partial knowledge begins to connect, the search reveals that Thisbe’s disappearance was a kidnapping.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Read Me Like a BookLiz KesslerSeventeen-year-old Ashleigh Walker has a difficult year at school while her parents’ marriage approaches divorce. She has friends, a boyfriend of sorts, and no clear plans for the future. Ashleigh becomes increasingly attracted to Miss Murray, her new young English teacher. As those feelings grow, she questions whether she is ready to tell others that she is gay.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
This Is My Brain on BoysSarah StrohmeyerAddie Emerson prefers science and high grades to romance, and she does not believe love is real for her. She decides that love is a chemical state in the brain that can be artificially triggered. At her elite private school, Addie uses this idea in an attempt to make classmates fall in love and win the Athenian Award for Science, a college scholarship. Her experiment does not proceed as planned when she develops romantic feelings herself, challenging her theory and assumptions.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details