Juvenile Fiction Lists

"Twelve-year-old Minni and her older brother Sanjay might live in a poor neighborhood in India, but they have big dreams: to finish school, get good jobs, and maybe live in one of the tall buildings where water runs from the taps. One night, Sanjay and his friend witness the "water mafia" stealing water from the community tap in a tanker truck, and Minni's world changes overnight. Sanjay and his friend must leave town for their own safety. Minni's mother, recently ill, asks Minni to take over her maid work and household duties until she's recovered, while balancing school and a new computer coding class at the community center." (description from School Library Journal)

"Sent to Ireland after stealing one too many times to stay with her grandfather, a traditional Gaelic storyteller, Breda Moriarity seeks out the truth about what happened to her absent father, her family's history and herself." (description from NoveList)

"Ziva will do anything to save her twin brother Pesah from his illness--even facing the Angel of Death himself. Pesah has lived with leprosy for years, and the twins have spent most of that time working on a cure. Then Pesah has a vision: The Angel of Death will come for him on Rosh Hashanah, just one month away. So Ziva takes her brother and runs away to find doctors who can cure him. But when they meet and accidentally free a half-demon boy, he suggests paying his debt by leading them to the fabled cityof Luz, where no one ever dies--the one place Pesah will be safe. They just need to run faster than The Angel of Death can fly" (description provided by publisher.)

"Fourteen-year-olds Abena and Faiza, girls from vastly different social worlds, cross paths in hectic Makola Market in Accra, Ghana, and forge a beautiful bond that changes the path of each of their lives" (description from publisher.)