Kids Book Index
Jan Lower
Blues guitarist Blind Willie Johnson led a hardscrabble life, but in 1977, NASA's Voyager spacecrafts were launched, each carrying a golden record to introduce planet Earth to the cosmos, and his song "Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground" became the defining anthem.
Freddie vs. the Family CurseTracy BaduaA cursed boy must break a family curse or be trapped in an amulet forever.Nine to TwelveLexile 829LATOS 5.3On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Problem with Prophecies (Celia Cleary series)Scott ReintgenAnd on the 4,444th day of her life, Celia will have her first vision. But nothing could have prepared her for what she sees—the quiet boy down the street, Jeffrey Johnson, is about to die.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
A Song for the Unsung: Bayard Rustin, the Man behind the 1963 March on WashingtonCarole Boston Weatherford, Rob SandersWinner of the Jane Addams Children's Book Award A singular, richly illustrated picture book biography of Bayard Rustin, the gay Black man behind the March on Washington of 1963, by the acclaimed authors of Unspeakable: the Tulsa Race Massacre and Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag.On August 28…Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details