Kids Book Index
Sarah Dooley
After Mama Lacy dies, Fella must move in with her grandmother. The move provides comforts she did not have at home, but it separates her from her sister Zoey, also called Zany, and from Mama Shannon. Although Mama Shannon tries to keep Fella, the court decides she should live with a blood relative. Fella and Zoey then set out on a risky road trip to carry out their mother’s final wish.
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Amina’s VoiceHena KhanAmina, a Pakistani-American Muslim girl, feels uneasy about changes in middle school. Her best friend Soojin spends time with another classmate and considers changing her name to sound more American, prompting Amina to wonder whether she should change or conceal parts of herself. When Amina’s local mosque is vandalized, she is devastated. The story follows her efforts to remain connected to her family’s culture as her community responds to the attack.Nine to TwelveLexile Text Measure 800LATOS Book Level 5On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Orphan IslandLaurel SnyderNine orphaned children live on an island where the natural world provides shelter and food. Once each year, a boat emerges from the ocean mist: it brings a young child and takes away the oldest child, who is never seen again. Jinny is the next child due to leave, and she does not want to go. This yearly exchange disrupts the island’s otherwise settled life.Nine to TwelveLexile Text Measure 650LATOS Book Level 4.3On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Life on Surtsey: Iceland’s Upstart IslandLoree Griffin BurnsOn November 14, 1963, an undersea volcano erupted about fifteen miles off Iceland’s coast and created a new island: Surtsey. This book follows scientists studying how life begins to colonize the island’s harsh landscape. Cells, seeds, spores, and other life forms arrive by blowing, flying, or floating in, then face the challenge of surviving there. The account focuses on Surtsey as a developing ecosystem and on the scientific work of observing its new inhabitants.Older ReadersOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details