Books recommended by the Hawaii State Library:

“THE TERRIBLE TWO”

By Mac Barnett and Jory John

Two rival pranksters try to outdo each other, then decide to form an alliance to pull off the biggest prank ever. Selected by Hawaii’s fourth, fifth and sixth graders as the winner of the 2019 Nene Award, Hawaii’s children’s choice award for best fiction book. For ages 9-12.

“PICTURE US IN THE LIGHT”

By Kell Loy Gilbert

Danny Cheng, a Chinese-American teen, grapples with a dangerous revelation about his parents’ past, his plans for the future and his feelings for his best friend, Harry Wong. For ages 14 and up.