Kids Book Index
M. G. Leonard
After Darkus Cuttle’s father disappears from a locked room at the Natural History Museum, Darkus goes to live with his unusual uncle. He discovers a large beetle with remarkable intelligence and awareness, then joins two friends in protecting a super species of beetles. The mystery also involves a giant beetle that appears to communicate and the arrival of Lucretia Cutter.
This book appears on 2 reading lists across 2 editions from 2 organizations.
We Will Not Be Silent: The White Rose Student Resistance Movement That Defied Adolf HitlerRussell FreedmanThis history follows Hans and Sophie Scholl from their early involvement in Nazi youth organizations to their growing disillusionment with the regime. In Munich during the early 1940s, Hans, Sophie, and friends formed the White Rose resistance movement. Their means of opposition were secretly written, printed, and distributed leaflets urging Germans to resist fascism. The book recounts the group’s planning, capture, interrogation, brief trial, and the executions of Hans, Sophie, and another member in 1943.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
When Green Becomes Tomatoes: Poems for All SeasonsJulie FoglianoA collection of poems travels through a full year, with each poem titled by a date. The verses observe seasonal changes in every month: crocuses blooming through snow in March, summer sunshine, autumn leaves fading and blowing away, and winter snowflakes. The book also includes frogs dancing in rain and pumpkin carving on October 31. Its poems use playful language and close observation to notice the changing weather, plants, and small moments that mark the passage from one season to the next.Five to NineLexile Text Measure 769LATOS Book Level 4.9On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Being Jazz: My Life as a (Transgender) TeenJazz JenningsJazz Jennings recounts her transgender journey from preschool onward, including her transition to life as a girl at age five. Her story entered the public spotlight after she shared it on national television. The memoir includes family interviews and photographs, along with information about resources for children and adults. Jazz describes forging her own path after transitioning. The book is authored by Jazz Jennings.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details