Dress Coded
Realistic Fiction, Gender Issues, Social Justice 303 p. Eighth grader Molly is outraged when she sees a friend crying while being yelled at by two administrators at school for violating […]
You Should See Me in a Crown
Romance 324 p. Stonewall Award Winner Liz Lighty, the main character in You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson, doesn’t particularly care about prom and who is […]
Furia
Sports & Realistic Fiction 357 p. Pura Belpre Award
The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh
Biography 372 p. (includes bibliography and notes) YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction A very readable biography about Charles Lindbergh. It grabs you in the beginning when it talks about […]
When Stars are Scattered
Graphic Novel 264 p. Awards: YALSA, National Book Award Finalist What a wonderful book!! Omar and his younger brother, Hassan, have spent most of their lives in Dadaab, a refugee […]
Efren Divided
Realistic Novel 263 p. Pura Belpré Award This book broke my heart a little. It’s hard not to cheer for this hard-working courageous boy whose life has been turned upside down […]
Show Me a Sign
Show me a Sign by Ann Clare LeZotte I love to read Historical Fiction and I especially love it when I learn about something I didn’t know about previously. This […]
Fighting Words
Realistic novel 259 p. Newbery Honor Book 5 stars Fighting Words by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley is one of the best novels I’ve read in a long time. Her previous books […]
New Kid
New Kid by Jerry Craft Graphic Novel 250 p. 5 stars I finally had a chance to read this popular graphic novel that won the Newbery Award in 2020. Jerry […]
King and the Dragon Flies
King and the Dragon Flies by Kacen Callender 5 stars 259 pages Realistic This book is the 3rd or 4th book recently that has made me cry. I believe Kacen […]
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