Kids Book Index
Yuki Suenaga
After her father’s ambition to become a master rakugo storyteller is crushed, Akane decides to carry on his path. She vows to answer the disgrace he suffered by taking up rakugo herself. The story centers on her determination and her connection to her father’s interrupted dream, presented with dramatic black-and-white artwork and supported by endnotes.
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Nothing Else but MiraclesKate AlbusIn World War II-era New York, twelve-year-old Dory Byrne and her brothers remain on the Lower East Side after their father leaves to fight Hitler. With no mother there to guide them, the siblings depend on their community’s kindness and their own ingenuity. They contend with a nosy landlord, pursue a mystery, and try to hold their household together as the war continues around them until their father returns home.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Braid GirlsSherri WinstonThree Black twelve-year-old friends work as summer day-camp counselors and decide to earn money after camp by offering complex hair-braiding. Maggie and Daija’s plans are disrupted when Maggie learns that her father has another daughter, Callie. Daija fears that the new half-sister will take her place in Maggie’s life. Rivalry with another braiding group further challenges the friends and their business.Twelve to FourteenLexile Text Measure 681LATOS Book Level 4.4On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
AlebrijesDonna Barba HigueraFor four centuries, Earth has been a barren wasteland, and the remaining people live either in the harsh city of Pocatel or in the wilderness beyond it. Thirteen-year-old Leandro, a pickpocket, and his sister Gabi try to survive in Pocatel, where Cascabel descendants such as their family face hostility. As orphans in post-apocalyptic California, Leandro and Gabi become catalysts in efforts to create a better society.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details