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Falling Short by Ernesto Cisneros
Sixth graders Isaac and Marco are next door neighbors and best friends, but they couldn’t be more different. Sports come naturally to Isaac, but he struggles to focus on school. Read more...
Posted by Kristi M. on May 16, 2024
Right to Read: A Reading List for Teens
We hope these selections serve to educate and encourage a dialogue on topics of centering around education and persons right to read.
Posted by Book Rex on September 2, 2022
Mass Incarceration: A Reading List for Teens
We hope these selections serve to educate and encourage a dialogue on topics of incarceration and the impact of mass incarceration on individuals, families, and communities.
Posted by Book Rex on September 8, 2020
Wild Bird
“3:47 a.m. That’s when they arrive for Wren Clemmens. She’s hustled out of her house and into a waiting car, then a plane, and then taken on a forced march Read more...
Posted by Kristi M. on January 9, 2020
Opioid, Indiana
This is an insightful, gritty, tender story of an orphaned teen, living in rural Indiana with his meth-addicted uncle when his uncle goes missing. Riggle gets suspended from high school, and spends his time searching for his uncle, while trying to avoid the pitfalls of living in a town where racism, hatred, poverty and drug abuse are as common as apple pie. He must find his uncle if he wants Read more...
Posted by Book Rex on October 17, 2019