Kids Book Index
Morgan Parker
At a private Christian academy, Morgan is one of the only Black students. She has repeatedly been the sole non-white guest at sleepovers, teased for her unusual clothes, and told that she is not truly Black. Her encounters bring questions of race and self-definition into school life. Morgan must find the courage to follow her own rhythm despite those pressures.
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The How & the WhyCynthia HandCass is eighteen and was adopted by parents who have given her a life she values, but she still wants to know where she came from. A set of letters written years earlier may hold the answers she seeks. The narrative alternates between Cass’s first-person search and letters from the pregnant teenager who placed her for adoption, tracing experiences that led to their separation and could bring them together.Fourteen and OlderLexile Text Measure HL590LOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
I Love You So MochiSarah KuhnSeventeen-year-old Kimi Nakamura loves making fashion statements. She turns everyday ephemera into bold Kimi Originals, creating outfits for herself and her friends. During a visit to her grandparents in Kyoto, Kimi meets a Japanese boy. He encourages her to follow her interest in fashion. The visit brings together her creative work, time with her grandparents, and a first-love relationship.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Why No Goodbye?Pamela L. LaskinJubair is left in Myanmar when his mother escapes with three of her four children. His family had been stuck in Myanmar before the escape. He rages at the abandonment while his siblings leave without him. The book asks how Rohingya people endure brutality in their world and tells this family separation in free verse. Pamela L. Laskin wrote the book.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details