Kids Book Index
Jas Hammonds
Seventeen-year-old Avery Anderson is taken from her life in Washington, DC, to stay with her terminally ill grandmother, Mama Letty. The strained relationship between Avery’s mother and grandmother makes the arrival difficult and exposes old family conflict they will not discuss. Avery seeks the truth behind the secrets that divided her family, while a town’s troubling past also challenges that search.
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The Last One to FallGabriella LeporeSavana Caruso has known Jesse Melo since childhood, so she agrees to meet him at Cray’s Warehouse late at night. Before she can locate Jesse, Savana witnesses a horrifying murder: a mysterious figure is pushed from the warehouse’s fourth floor. Six teenagers were present, and five become possible suspects. As police investigate, Savana worries that the wrong person may be charged while someone works to keep the truth hidden.Kids Favorites — 9th–12th GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Other Pandemic: An AIDS MemoirLynn CurleeIn this photo-illustrated memoir, Lynn Curlee recalls childhood and young adulthood before moving to New York City in the early 1970s. He describes finding friends, community, love, and an artistic career as a young gay man. The book follows the growing alarm around HIV/AIDS, the deaths of people in his circle and wider community, and the fear, grief, anger, public ignorance, and government inaction experienced by gay and LGBTQ communities during the epidemic.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
WolfwoodMarianna BaerA gallery offers Zoe a chance to revive Wolfwood, her unfinished hit series. Indigo sees the exhibition as a way to restore stability and secretly takes up the painting herself. As she paints, Indigo is drawn into the pictured Wolfwood, a dangerous jungle. There, grotesque plants form an army fighting a band of girls. Indigo’s mother wants no involvement with Wolfwood, and the account points to a possible reason for her reluctance.Teacher Favorites — 9th–12th GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details