Kids Book Index
Leah Henderson, Gary D. Schmidt
In these hilarious stories by some of the top authors of middle grade fiction today, each young character is coping with a minor superpower-while also discovering their power to change themselves and their community, find their voice, and celebrate what makes them unique.Everyone knows that superheroes are supposed to have awesome powers…
Fighting with Love: The Legacy of John LewisLesa Cline-RansomeHe soon became a leader of a movement that changed the nation. Walking at the side of his mentor, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Lewis was led by his belief in peaceful action and voting rights.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
CONTINENTAL DRIFTERKathy Macleod( Travelling in a clapped-out Rolls Royce, Moore follows the trail of the first recognised British tourist of Europe, a 17th-century pastor's son named Thomas Coryate.There is certainly something of Bill Bryson in Moore's style, and this book is reminiscent of Neither Here Nor There.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
A Planet Is a PoemAmanda West LewisScience and poetry combine in an out-of-this-world exploration of the wonders of our solar system.From a ballad of Earth and an ode to the sun to a villanelle for Venus and a sestina for Saturn, here are 14 original poems about planets and other bodies in our solar system.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details