Kids Book Index
Emiko Jean
The available description presents a young woman who has already faced scheming cousins, invasive press coverage, and an imperial scandal. She has eventually found a sense of belonging. Her former bodyguard is now her boyfriend. These stated circumstances place family conflict, public scrutiny, and a romantic relationship alongside the belonging she ultimately finds.
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The AgathasKathleen Glasgow, Liz LawsonAfter Alice Ogilvie’s boyfriend Steve breaks up with her, Alice disappears for five days and refuses to explain where she went. Then Brooke Donovan, another of Steve’s girlfriends and Alice’s former best friend, vanishes and seems unlikely to return. Alice joins forces with her tutor, Iris Adams, to investigate. The two teens come from opposite sides of their town’s social divide and uncover secrets while solving a classmate’s murder.Fourteen and OlderLexile Text Measure HL660LATOS Book Level 4.3On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
African TownIrene Latham, Charles Waters, introduction by Jocelyn M. DavisAfrican Town is a historical fiction novel by Irene Latham and Charles Waters about the Clotilda, identified as the final known ship to transport enslaved people to the United States. Survivors who were illegally brought to America establish a community despite adversity. The account uses free verse and fourteen distinct voices, and includes a map, spot illustrations in black and white, and substantial back matter.Fourteen and OlderLexile Text Measure 790LATOS Book Level 5On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
When You Call My NameTucker ShawAdam falls in love with Callum after accepting an offer that leaves his heart racing. Ben, an eighteen-year-old who is interested in fashion, leaves his upstate home after his mother finds the gay magazines he had kept hidden. The book places Adam’s new relationship alongside Ben’s departure from home after a private part of his identity is discovered.Kids Favorites — 9th–12th GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details