Kids Book Index
Piper by Caela Carter
Eleven-year-old Piper is preparing to take part in an Academic Decathlon. At the same time, she resists her mother’s plan to stop the injections Piper has received for precocious puberty. Piper is portrayed as someone with little time to grow up, until circumstances force the issue. The story centers on her conflict with her mother and the changes connected to her treatment and growing older.
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The Door Is Open: Stories of Celebration and Community by 11 Desi Voices11 Desi VoicesEleven interconnected short stories follow young South Asian protagonists in fictional Maple Grove, New Jersey. The Maple Grove Community Center connects the stories, hosting a chess tournament, badminton and cooking classes, and a wedding. In one story, Chaya meets a rival who previously made racist comments about Indian people. Family relationships appear throughout the collection, while the center itself becomes a shared concern when its funding is threatened. The final story brings civic engagement and activism into focus as the community responds.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Swimming with SpiesChrystyna Lucyk-Berger, map by Jim McMahon/Mapman®Set in Crimea in 2014 as Russian aggression escalates in Ukraine, this story follows twelve-year-old Sofiya. Her father directs the Sevastopol dolphinarium, and together they work to save the dolphins in their care. Based on true events, the book includes a greyscale map, back matter, and a glossary alongside its wartime animal-rescue story.Twelve to FourteenWord Count 56257On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Three Summers: A Memoir of Sisterhood, Summer Crushes, and Growing Up on the Eve of WarAmra Sabic-El-Rayess with Laura L. SullivanAmra recounts life in Bosnia before the war of 1992 divided her community. The memoir follows five young cousins whose close relationship develops over three summers in 1980s Bosnia as ethnic tensions rise. It describes Amra’s strong family ties and her life as a Muslim before the conflict. The book includes extensive back matter alongside its account of sisterhood, coming of age, and a community facing the approach of war.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details