Kids Book Index
Misa Sugiura
She's never lived up to her mom's type A ambition, and she's perfectly happy just helping her aunt, Hannah, at their family's flower shop.She doesn't buy into Hannah's romantic ideas about flowers and their hidden meanings, but when it comes to arranging the perfect bouquet, CJ discovers a knack she never knew…
I Am a Feminist: Claiming the F-Word in Turbulent TimesMonique Polak, illustrated by Meags FitzgeraldWhy does it still matter? What exactly does intersectionality mean? In order to answer these (and many other) questions, I Am a Feminist first examines the history of feminism and then addresses the issues girls and women continue to face today.Ninth to Twelfth GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Other Side: Stories of Central American Teen Refugees Who Dream of Crossing the BorderJuan Pablo VillalobosA short but powerful collection illuminates the journeys of eleven young people who immigrated to the United States due to dangerous situations in their home countries.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Warhead: The True Story of One Teen Who Almost Saved the WorldJeff HenigsonAn often hilarious and always relevant memoir about one teen boy's battle with brain cancer and his Starlight Children's Foundation wish: to meet Mikhail Gorbachev in Russia and plead for nuclear disarmament and world peace.Ninth to Twelfth GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details