Kids Book Index
Nova Ren Suma
A Washington Post Best Book of the Year! Three years ago, Talia lived happily in the ruins of the Neves, a once-grand hotel in the wilds of the Catskill Mountains, with her mother Pola and their community of like-minded women.
Buzz! (2025 edition)Ananth Hirsh, illustrated by Tess StoneOn his first day of high school, Webster stumbles into underground competitive spelling and is labeled the Golden Kid after an unexpected success. New rivals and mentors pull him into battles built around words, friendship, and self-worth.Kids Favorites — 9th–12th GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Yomigaeri Tunnel, TheKelly MurashigeShe’s still grieving the loss of the one classmate who didn’t make it to graduation, a boy named Shun with whom she had a complicated relationship.Then, during her final Japanese Club meeting, Monika hears about the Yomigaeri Tunnel.Kids Favorites — 9th–12th GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
What We Did to Each OtherJosuee HernándezIt’s the early 2010s, and seventeen-year-old Yesenia Rivera hates everything about herself: her brown skin and wide nose, her curly hair and hand-me-down clothing, and her inability to fit in with either the Mexican girls or the white girls at her school.Kids Favorites — 9th–12th GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details