Kids Book Index
Cory Anderson
Seventeen-year-old Ava has spent her life under her merciless father's control and has been taught not to love anyone. Her situation changes after she meets Jack. Jack Dahl lives in poverty and tries to keep Child Protective Services from removing his younger brother. The novel is described as a thriller, with abandonment, survival, and brotherly love among its stated concerns.
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Four Streets and a Square: A History of Manhattan and the New York IdeaMarc AronsonThis nonfiction history examines roughly four centuries of Manhattan, treating the island as a small-scale reflection of the United States. It follows the city’s continual transformation through the arts and the creativity associated with its diverse population. The narrative looks for connections among Manhattan’s histories and includes maps, archival photographs, and back matter to supplement its exploration of the city and its changing character.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
A Snake Falls to EarthDarcie Little BadgerNina is a Lipan girl in the human world who believes in old stories and senses that there is more beyond what she knows. Oli is a cottonmouth kid from a land of spirits and monsters. Cast out from his home like other cottonmouths, he has found a new home near a bottomless lake. Nina and Oli do not know the other exists as their two worlds move toward one another. This speculative novel brings together monsters, magic, family, and two characters from different worlds, including the land of spirits and monsters.All readersLexile Text Measure 829LATOS Book Level 5.3On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
When I Grow Up: The Lost Autobiographies of Six Yiddish TeenagersKen Krimstein, illustrated by Ken KrimsteinA graphic nonfiction work draws on six unpublished autobiographies by Eastern European Jewish teenagers. The writings came from a 1932 literary contest and were among hundreds discovered in a Lithuanian church cellar in 2017. Through these young people’s accounts, the book describes life in Eastern Europe on the eve of World War II, including joy, romance, humor, and tragedy. Two-color illustrations and back matter accompany the narratives.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details