Kids Book Index
Jasmine Warga
A painting vanishes from a museum, and Rami sees a floating girl who looks like its subject. With his classmate Veda and Agatha, a turtle watching from the garden, he investigates the theft. The clues are present throughout the museum, but Rami and Veda must be brave enough to notice them and work out the mystery surrounding the missing artwork.
This book appears on 2 reading lists across 2 editions from 2 organizations.
Speak Up, Santiago!: A Hillside Valley Graphic NovelJulio Anta, illustrated by Gabi MendezSantiago leaves New York City to spend the summer with his abuela in Hillside Valley and improve his Spanish. He hopes to play soccer with new friends, but his lack of fluency leaves him feeling excluded in the local Latine community. Worried that he is a “fake” Colombian, Santi struggles with his emotions. His reactions put pressure on his relationships with friends and family as he works through language, belonging, and Colombian identity.Grades 6–8Lexile Text Measure GN390LATOS Book Level 3.1On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Will’s Race for HomeJewell Parker RhodesAfter years of sharecropping in Texas, Will and his father join the 1889 Oklahoma Land Rush, hoping to claim land of their own. Traveling with supplies in a mule-drawn wagon, they face dangerous terrain, thieves, and a snake that threatens their mule, Belle. On the journey, Will meets Caesar, a Black traveler and Union soldier who helps defend their supplies, while a Confederate soldier tracks Caesar.Fiction for ChildrenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
BEA AND THE NEW DEAL HORSEL. M. ElliottAfter the Great Depression overturns her family’s life, Bea and her little sister are left in a hayloft by their father. They need a place to stay, while Mrs. Scott’s Virginia farm is also strained by drought and the Depression. Bea encounters a dangerous chestnut horse that has caused tragedy and injured a stableman. Facing her own fear and hurt, she recognizes the horse’s distrust and tries to tame it, with jumping competitions offering a possible change in their circumstances.Grades 3–5Lexile Text Measure 769LATOS Book Level 4.9On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details