Kids Book Index
Sofiya Pasternack
In this historical fantasy novel, praised as a "rich, omen-filled journey that powerfully shows love and its limits*" and "propulsive, wise, and heartbreaking,"** Ziva will do anything to save her twin brother Pesah from his illness-even facing the Angel of Death himself.
In the Beautiful CountryJane KuoA young immigrant faces harsh realities in a new country, challenging her dreams.Fiction for ChildrenLexile 731LATOS 4.7On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Seen and Unseen: What Dorothea Lange, Toyo Miyatake, and Ansel Adams’s Photographs Reveal about the Japanese American IncarcerationElizabeth PartridgeThis important work of nonfiction features powerful images of the Japanese American incarceration captured by three photographers—Dorothea Lange, Toyo Miyatake, and Ansel Adams—along with firsthand accounts of this grave moment in history.Three months after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, US President Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered the incarceration of all Japanese and…Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Coming Up CubanSonia ManzanoFrom Pura Belpré Honoree and Emmy-award winning actor Sonia Manzano--best known as "Maria" from Sesame Street--comes the expansive and timeless story of four children who must carve out a path for themselves in the wake of Fidel Castro's rise to power.Fifteen-time Emmy Award winner and Pura Belpre honoree Sonia Manzano examines the…Fiction for ChildrenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details