Kids Book Index
Lauren Wolk
In the early twentieth century, twelve-year-old Crow lives on an isolated Massachusetts island with Osh, who rescued her as an infant, and their neighbor Miss Maggie. Left in a boat shortly after birth, Crow begins seeking the truth about where she came from. Her search may uncover a connection to a leper colony and leads her to reconsider what makes a family.
This book appears on 3 reading lists across 2 editions from 3 organizations.
All’s Faire in Middle SchoolVictoria JamiesonEleven-year-old Imogene, known as Impy, has been homeschooled and spends eight weeks each year with her family at a Florida Renaissance Faire. She begins training as a squire to her father’s villainous knight while also choosing to start public school. As she tries to fit in, she faces social difficulties, including conflict with a popular girl and her own attempts to find a place in the school’s social order.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
When My Sister Started KissingHelen FrostTold in verse through alternating voices, this novel follows sisters Claire, age eleven, and Abigail, age thirteen, during a summer at their lake house. Their father and pregnant stepmother are there as well, while Abigail’s new interest in boys changes her relationship with Claire. Claire misses the family as it once was and resents being asked to conceal Abigail’s rule-breaking. The approaching birth of a baby brother adds another shift to the family.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
BicyclesPatricia LakinThis step-by-step book shows craftspeople making bicycles and skateboards by hand. It traces the work in stages, pairing concise text with color photographs and diagrams. The visual material depicts both the processes and the finished objects, while the text addresses the satisfaction of producing something manually. Its focus stays on the practical making of wheeled equipment rather than simply describing the objects.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details