Kids Book Index
Brian Conaghan
Seventeen-year-old Bobby reluctantly attends a group for teenagers caring for seriously ill parents. There, he begins to form connections with other young people in similar circumstances. Bobby’s mother later asks him to end her life. The novel examines the demands of caring for a gravely ill parent and Bobby’s relationship with his mother as he faces her request.
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Wicked FoxKat ChoEighteen-year-old Gu Miyoung lives in present-day Seoul with a secret: she is a gumiho, a Korean nine-tailed fox demon who must consume men’s energy to survive. During one full moon, she finds human boy Jihoon under attack by a goblin in the forest. Miyoung saves him, losing her fox bead, the source of her gumiho soul. Jihoon has seen her nine tails and knows she is not simply an ordinary girl. As dangerous forces gather, their uneasy friendship develops into something more.Fourteen and OlderLexile Text Measure HL630LOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
We Contain MultitudesSarah HenstraThis epistolary novel is told through letters exchanged by two teenage boys. A high school English assignment starts their correspondence. The letters lead to an unexpected friendship between them. Their friendship develops into a romance that neither expects. The book traces their growing relationship through their written communication, using the boys’ letters as the form of the narrative. The assignment begins a connection that changes from friendship to love.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Weight of Our SkyHanna AlkafIn 1969 Kuala Lumpur, sixteen-year-old Melati Ahmad is caught amid racial violence while trying to reach her mother. Melati loves music, films, and the Beatles, and she has OCD. She believes a djinn threatens her with visions of her mother’s death unless she follows counting and tapping rituals. As fighting surrounds her, Melati must find a way home safely.Fourteen and OlderLexile Text Measure 830LATOS Book Level 5.7On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details