Kids Book Index
Josuee Hernández
It’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.
Toxic SummerDerek Charm, illustrated by Derek CharmBut they arrive to find that a mysterious toxic spill has turned the water unswimmable and littered the shore with rotting fish carcasses. Their jobs become beach cleanup and the hunks are nowhere to be seen—like hermit crabs.When they save a local historian with suspiciously glowing eyes from the water, and tentacled monsters begin snatching people in the…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
13 Days of SummerStephanie Kate StrohmAfter high school graduation, Carson, Noemi, and Eleanor take a cross-country road trip to a Taylor Swift concert. Picking up a stranded traveler introduces romance and tensions that test their friendship before they reach the show.Kids Favorites — 9th–12th GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details