Kids Book Index
Laura Tucker
Set in 1981 SoHo, this "dazzling debut novel about resilience, courage, home and family" (Rebecca Stead, Newbery Award-winning author of "When You Reach Me") follows 12-year-old Olympia as she searches for her missing father, an artist who brought antique painting back to life. Illustrations.
A Talent for TroubleNatasha FarrantA girl determined to follow her dream persuades two friends to join her for an off-the-grid adventure that becomes a survival story as they confront storms, illness, injury, and a gang of international jewel thieves.Desperate to meet up with her unpredictable father, quiet Alice persuades two friends to abandon their boarding school’s…Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Look Again: Secrets of Animal Camouflagewritten and illustrated by Steve Jenkins and Robin PageIdeal for readers of the Over and Under books.Why do some animals blend in to their surroundings? Why do certain creatures have fur, feathers, and features designed to look like the plants and rocks they live near?Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
AlliesAlan GratzAllied forces face betrayal and danger on D-Day.Nine to TwelveLexile 870LATOS 5.6On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details