Kids Book Index
Amber McBride
Whimsy, a Black teen who has again been hospitalized for severe clinical depression, faces a new crisis when her friend Faerry becomes lost in a mysterious forest. The forest conceals the friends’ shared past and deepest fears. To find Faerry, Whimsy must face a truth that has long been buried. The story brings together depression, fear, friendship, and the difficult work of confronting the past.
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Gone WolfAmber McBrideImogen, a Black girl, appears to live in two worlds and two times, though the nature of that experience remains uncertain. She is confined in a small room for a future purpose, and she seeks freedom and an identity beyond it. Solving the puzzle of her divided life may help her heal, while the question of human freedom hangs in the balance.Fourteen and OlderLexile Text Measure 700LATOS Book Level 4.5On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
I Loved You in Another LifeDavid ArnoldA mysterious singer repeatedly brings lovers together across time. In the most recent of these connections, aspiring actor Shosh is grieving her sister’s death, while Evan is the son of an absentee father. Their story is part of a romance in which two teenagers’ souls reunite again and again through different eras. The book joins a time-spanning love story with loss, family absence, and Shosh’s hopes for acting.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
We’ll Never TellWendy HeardFour classmates make a YouTube channel by sneaking into buildings. At a house long left neglected, once home to movie stars who are dead, their explorations put them in danger. The book frames the events as a murder mystery connected with Hollywood lore. Their project turns an attempt to film trespassing into a threatening encounter at the abandoned house. The mystery concerns both the building’s past and the risks the classmates face.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details