Kids Book Index
Rebecca Caprara
After his mother dies in a car accident, twelve-year-old Collin faces grief and trauma while his father’s mental illness becomes increasingly serious. His carefully made survival plans cannot protect him from these real-life struggles. Told in free verse, the book follows Collin as he tries to live with loss, his father’s illness, and the challenges that follow.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
Finding Refuge: Real-Life Immigration Stories from Young Peopleand edited by Victorya RouseThis anthology presents personal immigration accounts by teenage refugees from around the world. The young writers describe their places of origin, reasons for leaving, journeys to the United States, and what followed. The stories grew from the experiences of ESL students and include their families’ decisions to immigrate after difficult circumstances in different countries. Country facts, histories, black-and-white photographs, and back matter accompany the accounts.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
How to Find What You’re Not Looking ForVeera HiranandaniSet in Connecticut in 1967, this historical novel centers on sixth-grader Ariel Goldberg after her older sister marries an Indian man outside their family’s Jewish faith. Ariel is startled by her parents’ response to the marriage and confronts prejudice within her family. Her sister’s elopement changes Ariel’s life and challenges what she believes. The story addresses racism, antisemitism, learning differences, and conflict among family members.Twelve to FourteenLexile Text Measure 690LATOS Book Level 4.6On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
A Kind of SparkElle McNicollAddie is an autistic eleven-year-old who learns about witch trials that took place long ago in her Scottish village. She wants the women who were tried as witches to be remembered and seeks a memorial for them. Addie experiences the world differently from other people, noticing sights, sounds, and feelings they may not share. As she speaks for the women from the trials, not everyone in her small town understands her determination.Twelve to FourteenLexile Text Measure 580LATOS Book Level 4.3On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details