Kids Book Index
Tina Cane
A lyrical novel-in-verse that takes us through the journey of coming of age in New York during the 80s.Alma's life is a series of halfways: She's half-Chinese, half-Jewish; her parents spend half the time fighting, and the other half silent; and she's halfway through becoming a woman.
MELTDOWN: EARTHQUAKE, TSUNAMI, AND NUCLEAR DISASTER IN FUKUSHIMADeirdre LangelandDeirdre Langeland's Meltdown explores for middle grade readers the harrowing story of the deadly earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown that caused the 2011 Fukushima power plant disasterOn March 11, 2011, the largest earthquake ever measured in Japan occurred off the northeast coast.Science, Technology and the Natural WorldOn one of the same reading listsView book details
Too Bright to SeeKyle LukoffToo Bright to See is a middle grade ghost novel written by Kyle Lukoff and published on April 20, 2021, by Dial Books.Fiction for ChildrenLexile 790LATOS 5.1On one of the same reading listsView book details
Concrete RoseThomas, AngieIF THERE'S ONE THING seventeen- year-old Maverick Carter knows, it's that a real man takes care of his family. As the son of a former gang legend, Mav does that the only way he knows how: dealing tor the King Lords.Fiction for Young AdultsOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details