Kids Book Index
Gibney, Shannon, and Nicole Chung, editors
This anthology for teens edited by Shannon Gibney and Nicole Chung contains a wide range of powerful, poignant, and evocative stories in a variety of genres.These tales from fifteen bestselling, acclaimed, and emerging adoptee authors genuinely and authentically reflect the complexity, breadth, and depth of adoptee experiences.This groundbreaking collection centers what it's…
An Impossible Thing to SayShahi, AryaThe Poet X meets A Very Large Expanse of Sea in a bold novel-in-verse starring a Persian American teen navigating his first crush, his family's post-9/11 dynamics, and the role of language in defining who we are."A dazzling story with a whole lot of heart.Fiction for Young AdultsOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Blood YearsArnold, Elana KA young girl faces impossible choices to survive the Holocaust in Romania.Fiction for Young AdultsLexile 829LATOS 5.3On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Always the AlmostUnderhill, EdwardA trans pianist makes a New Year's resolution on a frozen Wisconsin night to win regionals and win back his ex, but a new boy complicates things in Edward Underhill's heartfelt debut YA rom-dram, Always the Almost.Sixteen-year-old trans boy Miles Jacobson has two New Year’s resolutions: 1) win back his ex-boyfriend (and…Fiction for Young AdultsOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details