Kids Book Index
Barb Rosenstock
This nonfiction account follows Maggie, Kate, and Leah Fox, whose claimed spirit messages helped popularize séances in nineteenth-century America. It examines their fame, public skepticism, and the Civil War–era demand for contact with the dead.
Sunrise on the Reaping (A Hunger Games Novel)Suzanne CollinsAnd it's great." The New York TimesWhen you've been set up to lose everything you love, what is there left to fight for?As the day dawns on the fiftieth annual Hunger Games, fear grips the districts of Panem.Kids Favorites — 9th–12th GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Death in the Jungle: Murder, Betrayal, and the Lost Dream of JonestownCandace FlemingHow did Jim Jones, the leader of Peoples Temple, convince more than 900 of his followers to commit "revolutionary suicide" by drinking cyanide-laced punch?Historical People, Places, and EventsOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Earthrise: The Story of the Photograph That Changed the Way We See Our PlanetLeonard S. MarcusA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR from The New York Times and Kirkus ReviewsFrom award-winning historian Leonard S.Historical People, Places, and EventsOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details