Kids Book Index
Megan Reid
This picture-book biography follows Althea Gibson, a Black girl from 1940s Harlem who became a tennis champion. It recounts how she broke racial barriers on her path to becoming the first Black champion of Wimbledon, the French Open, and the U.S. Open. The book centers her journey through the tennis world and the determination that helped her reach its highest levels.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
A Is for Another RabbitHannah Batsel, illustrated by Hannah BatselA Is for Another Rabbit uses the opening letters of the alphabet, moving through A, B, and C, while returning again and again to rabbits. Rabbits are the book’s repeated subject, with their large number forming its central idea. The alphabet supplies the text’s organizing pattern, pairing letter-based language with animal imagery. Published in a 32-page edition, the book keeps its attention on how many rabbits appear as the letters progress.Five to NineATOS Book Level 2.6AR Interest Level Lower Grades (LG K-3)On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Sleeping with the Lights OnDavid UngerSet in Guatemala during the 1950s, the book portrays a young boy whose life and family are altered by war. The family eventually leaves Guatemala for the United States. Detailed illustrations rendered in black and white accompany the account of their displacement and the changes war brings to their lives.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Always, JackieRon Rabinovitz, J. Patrick LewisSet in 1954, this true story concerns an eight-year-old white boy from Sheboygan, Wisconsin, and Jackie Robinson. The connection begins when Robinson answers a letter the boy’s father has sent on behalf of the young fan. Their exchange grows into a long correspondence and a friendship that lasts throughout their lives. Realistic paintings illustrate the account, and a bibliography appears in the back matter.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details