Kids Book Index
David Almond
A solitary girl with a kinship for the sea makes a wondrous discovery in a tale of identity and belonging from master storyteller David Almond.Annie Lumsden has hair that drifts like seaweed, eyes that shine like rock pools, and thoughts that dart and dance like minnows.
Escape: One Day We Had to RunMing Chen, Wah ChenPedal for your life.Throughout history, ordinary people have been forced to leave their families and homes because of war, famine, slavery, intolerance, economic and political upheaval, or climate change.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Ben Yokoyama and the Cookie of DoomMatthew SwansonA young boy tries to make the most of what he believes is his last day on earth after reading a fortune cookie messageNine to TwelveLexile 630LATOS 4.1On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Aquí era el paraíso: Poemas seleccionados / Here Was Paradise: Selected Poemsillustrated by Amelia Lau Carling, Patricia Aldana, Hugh HazeltonAk’abal’s poetry, originally written in K’iche’ and translated into Spanish by the Mayan poet, is illustrated with vibrant mixed-media images. Bilingual in Spanish and English.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details