Kids Book Index
Marcia Argueta Mickelson
In spring 2018, Millie Vargas, a Guatemalan American in her final year of high school, expects an approaching change to reshape her life. When a candidate for the Senate cites her achievements, she is pulled into a nationwide immigration debate. Millie reluctantly takes up activism as political conflict disrupts her life. The situation involves her family, future, and relationship to home.
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In the Wild LightJeff ZentnerDelaney and Cash have been close friends since each lost parents to addiction. After receiving full scholarships, they leave their rural Tennessee home for a prep school far away. At school, their circumstances and possibilities broaden, raising the question of whether the changes in their lives will pull the two friends apart. The novel brings friendship, loss, school, and transition into the lives of two teenagers.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Light of Days: The Untold Story of Women Resistance Fighters in Hitler’s GhettosJudy BatalionThis young readers edition tells of eight young Jewish women who worked as couriers and fought the Nazis in Poland alongside many others. A work of nonfiction by Judy Batalion, it focuses on women’s resistance during the Holocaust. Archival photographs, a glossary, source material, and a bibliography accompany the account of their actions during World War II.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Why We FlyKimberly Jones, Gilly SegalDuring senior year, Eleanor and Chanel are college-bound stars on their cheerleading squad. Eleanor is still receiving physical therapy months after a serious concussion caused by an unsuccessful cheer stunt. Chanel faces mounting pressure from college applications and makes questionable choices in response. When they kneel during the national anthem at a game, the political action brings severe consequences that endanger their futures.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details