Kids Book Index
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She’s on a dangerous and unpredictable adventure down the Mississippi River—and she’ll steal Huck Finn’s heart along the way.In his classic work Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain briefly introduces "Mary Jane, the red-headed one." In no time Mary Jane becomes the girl Huck thinks about "a many and a many million…
The Door Is Open: Stories of Celebration and Community by 11 Desi Voices11 Desi VoicesWhen the Desi kids in Maple Grove learn their beloved community center is going to be demolished, they work together to save it.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Wild River and the Great Dam: The Construction of Hoover Dam and the Vanishing Colorado RiverSimon BoughtonAt the time of its completion in 1936, Hoover Dam was the biggest dam in the world and the largest feat of architecture and engineering in the country--a statement of national ambition and technical achievement.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Age 16written and illustrated by Rosena Fung, colors by Rachel NamBest Books of 2024 lists: NYPL, The Globe and Mail,Quill & Quire • Most Anticipated Feminist Books of 2024, Ms. magazine • Kids Indie Next PickA powerful coming-of-age graphic novel about how mothers and daughters pass down—and rebel against—standards of size, gender, race, beauty, and worth.Guangdong, 1954 Sixteen-year-old Mei Laan longs for…Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details