Kids Book Index
Sara Crowe
Ash Tyler trains to become the stag boy in his town’s annual Stag Chase, hoping to make his father proud. His father has returned from war psychologically scarred and close to collapse, far from the hero Ash expected. Ash is also isolated after his grieving friend Mark pushes him away. During a solitary mountain run, Ash encounters the mysterious Bone Jack, and dark forces begin to unsettle the world he knows.
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Twelve Days in May: Freedom Ride 1961Larry Dane BrimnerThis nonfiction account follows the 1961 Freedom Ride, launched on May 4 by thirteen Black and white civil-rights activists. Over twelve days in the South, the riders protested segregated bus travel and confronted the continuing force of Jim Crow laws after Brown v. Board of Education. The book recounts the actions of participants of different ages and races during the ride. It also includes a bibliography, source notes, and an index.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Whydah: A Pirate Ship Feared, Wrecked, and FoundMartin W. SandlerThis nonfiction book tells the story of the Whydah, a large, fast, heavily armed ship that had been used in the slave trade. Pirates led by Samuel Bellamy captured it in 1716 and filled it with treasure. The ship sank in a 1717 storm off Cape Cod and was rediscovered on the ocean floor in the 1980s. The account also explores piracy, its cruelty, and elements of pirate culture.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Bravo!: Poems about Amazing HispanicsMargarita EngleBiographical poems introduce eighteen Hispanic people from across Latin America, including people who were celebrated in their own time and others whose accomplishments became lasting public history. The subjects include a musician, botanist, baseball player, and pilot, among many fields. Brief notes at the end provide further information about each life, while a concluding poem names additional people to explore. Full-page portraits incorporate elements connected to the work for which each person was known.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details