BEGINNING READERS
TBA
PICTURE BOOKS
TBA
CHILDREN’S BOOKS
Drama – Period Fiction | C – E | Talk of War and war violence, abandonment, racism | Identity, Community, Questioning Personal Ideologies
The Rivers Between Us by Richard Peck
Fantasy – General | C-M | death, destruction | God’s plan, afterlife
The Last Battle by C.S. Lewis
MIDDLE GRADE
Fantasy | MG – E | Mention of Death, Manipulation, Fear, Distrust, Prejudice, Snakes, Attempted Murder | Love, Friendship, Truth and Lies, Coming of Age
The Scourge by Jennifer A. Nielsen
YOUNG ADULT
Fantasy | YA – E | Character Death, Manipulation, Fear, Distrust and Prejudice | Love, Friendship, Coming of Age
Sweet & Bitter Magic by Adrienne Tooley
Fantasy | YA – E |Parental Neglect, Parental Death, Abuse, Murder | Love, Family, Believing in One’s self
Fable by Adrienne Young
Fantasy | YA – PW |Familia Murder, Abuse, Loss of Memories, General Gore and Horror | Love, Friendship, Twisting Fairytale Tropes.
Stain by A.G. Howard
Science Fiction – Dystopian | YA-M | violence, graphic imagery, death camps | revolution, grey morality, friendship, identity
Unwind by Neil Shusterman
NEW ADULT
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ADULT
Fantasy – Mystery| A-D | gore, sexual assault, mental abuse, physical abuse, tragic death, drug abuse, waste consumption, graphic imagery | coming of age, identity, loss
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
Marlena Marie 