Kids Book Index
Kayvion Lewis
Kayvion Lewis’s Thieves’ Gambit combines a heist with an enemies-to-lovers relationship. The story’s central relationship moves from opposition toward romance, while the heist supplies its action-driven premise. It is presented as cinematic and was described as headed for a major movie adaptation. This 368-page novel was published by Simon & Schuster Ltd in 2023.
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Tagging FreedomRhonda RoumaniSet in Damascus, Syria, this story centers on Kareem Haddad, who never expects to make graffiti. After boys from another town paint messages critical of authority outside their school and a boy dies in custody, Kareem and his friends begin secretly placing freedom messages across their city. Graffiti also connects two cousins living on different continents as courage and convictions are challenged. Their actions become a form of expression and resistance in their city.Kids Favorites — 6th–8th GradeLexile Text Measure 610LATOS Book Level 4On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Courage to Dream: Tales of Hope in the HolocaustNeal ShustermanThis graphic novel presents five stories set during the Holocaust. Each draws on real examples of resistance to Nazi cruelty while incorporating elements of folklore and fantasy. The stories use surreal visions to approach heroism, courage, and hope amid persecution. Clear-lined artwork in a somber palette accompanies the tales, and the book includes back matter. Its focus is on people facing the Holocaust and the forms of resistance represented through these imagined retellings.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Born Reading: 20 Stories of Women Reading Their Way into HistoryKathleen Krull, Virginia Loh-Hagan, illustrated by Aura LewisKathleen Krull and Virginia Loh-Hagan present twenty illustrated biographies of influential women. The profiles connect books and reading with the women’s paths into history, describing reading as a foundation for their influence. Rather than a single narrative, the 144-page collection gathers separate accounts of girls and women whose reading helped empower them to change history. It presents reading as an act that can shape historical lives.Librarian Favorites — 6th–8th GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details