Kids Book Index
Betty Culley
Seventeen-year-old Jonah accidentally shoots himself with his friend Clay’s father’s gun and is left with brain damage. His sister Liv struggles with the aftermath while advocating for Jonah. Written in free verse, the novel examines how the accident changes their lives and family. Liv must respond both to her brother’s injury and to the consequences of the gun accident around them.
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This Train Is Being HeldIsmée WilliamsIsa, a ballet dancer, meets Alex, a baseball player, on the subway. They are drawn to one another after that encounter, but their developing relationship is put under pressure by family secrets and broader social issues. The story brings together two young people whose activities and circumstances differ, following the connection that begins during a train ride and the challenges that threaten to pull them apart.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Snow Fell Three Graves Deep: Voices from the Donner PartyAllan WolfThis fictional poetic retelling recounts the Donner Party’s westward expedition in 1846. Families leave with wagons, animals, and supplies, then choose a shortcut on their journey toward California. Snow traps the settlers in the mountains for the winter. Starvation kills some members of the group, and others consume the bodies of people who have died. The account uses many voices, primarily verse narrators and an omniscient figure called Hunger. It also includes Miwok vaqueros who attempt a rescue expedition.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Tigers, Not DaughtersSamantha MabryA year after Ana Torres dies in a fall from her bedroom window, her younger sisters Jessica, Iridian, and Rosa believe she has returned. A hand against the shower curtain and writing on the walls unsettle their home as each sister copes differently with grief. Their father is grieving and in debt; Jessica works to support the household, while Iridian stays inside and writes. Young Rosa watches the natural world and connects an escaped zoo hyena to Ana. Their alternating accounts revisit the night Ana died.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details