Kids Book Index
XiXi Tian
Seventeen-year-old Annalie and her nineteen-year-old sister Margaret respond when a racial slur is painted on their home. Annalie is described as bubbly, sweet, and self-conscious, while Margaret is sharp and assertive. The hate crime forces the mixed-race Chinese American sisters to confront its effects on their already conflict-filled relationships with one another and with their mother.
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The KindredAlechia DowJoy Abara is a commoner from the planet Hali whose connection to nobility brings unwanted attention. She is Kindred to a notorious nobleman, an arrangement created by the Kindred Program. The program pairs upper- and lower-class citizens telepathically from birth, intending to prevent social class from limiting whose voice is heard. The story examines Joy’s position within that system and the consequences of a society built around these involuntary bonds.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Each Night Was IlluminatedJodi Lynn AndersonCassie witnessed a fatal train crash when she was eleven, and afterward she stopped believing in God despite being raised in a Catholic family. Seven years later, she participates outwardly in her family’s faith but has not told her father or older sister about her disbelief. The experience has also made her unwilling to take risks, though she remains devoted to her younger brother. After high school, Elias returns to town. He was the only other witness to the crash and had written Cassie letters she never answered. Elias asks her to help search for the ghosts of the family killed in the accident.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
This Rebel HeartKatherine LockeIn 1956 Budapest, Csilla and her aunt are Holocaust survivors confronting a choice between fighting for freedom and fleeing Hungary. Csilla joins a student revolutionary during the Hungarian uprising and also faces the Angel of Death. Set in a fantastical, colorless postwar Budapest, the novel draws on Jewish folklore while depicting revolution, the effects of Communism and the Soviet Union in Eastern Europe, and the legacy of survival.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details