Kids Book Index
Julia Walton
Adam, recently diagnosed with schizophrenia, keeps a journal for his therapist while taking part in a trial of a new medication. He experiences people who are not present and tries to keep his condition secret. His journal takes in his family, friends, and first love. When he meets Maya, Adam wants to live up to the person she believes him to be, but maintaining his secret becomes increasingly difficult.
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Today BubbleStewart FosterEleven-year-old Joe lives with an autoimmune disease that confines him to a hospital. His circumstances place strict limits on the world he can experience beyond the hospital setting. A new nurse, Amir, approaches Joe with ideas for expanding that world, creating the book’s central contrast between medical confinement and new possibilities. Today Bubble examines how illness shapes a child’s daily life and how another person’s support can open avenues for change.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Dragonfly SongWendy OrrAissa remembers life with her parents and her sister Zufi before raiders came to her village. After her mother does not return, villagers call Aissa No-Name and place her among the lowest servants of the island’s priestess. Chosen as a sacrifice to the Bull King, she has a gift for singing but cannot speak. Her story is told in poetry and prose.Twelve to FourteenLexile Text Measure 1020LATOS Book Level 6.1On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
York (The Shadow Cipher series)Laura RubyIn an alternate version of New York City, twins Tess and Theo join their friend Jaime in trying to unravel a contemporary puzzle embedded in the city’s streets and buildings. Their search becomes a treasure hunt, and the answer they seek is connected to saving their home. The novel opens a series and places its mystery within an imagined city shaped by an alternate history.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details