Kids Book Index
Padma Venkatraman
In India, nine-year-old Kabir has known only prison, where he lives with his mother and has never met his father. His fellow prisoners form his family, while a teacher’s stories open a view beyond the walls. When a new warden decides Kabir is too old to remain, he is released to a supposed uncle who plans to sell him. Kabir flees, facing an unfamiliar world as he tries to find freedom.
This book appears on 2 reading lists across 1 edition from 2 organizations.
Child of the Flower-Song People: Luz Jiménez, Daughter of the NahuaGloria AmescuaThis account follows Luz Jiménez, who was born in late nineteenth-century Milpa Alta, Mexico. Raised with Nahuatl and stories from her Aztec, or Nahua, elders, she learned traditional practices and hoped to read and become a teacher. A government school barred her language and traditions, and after her father’s death during the Mexican Revolution, her family moved to Mexico City. There, Luz worked with artists as a model, taught Nahuatl to scholars, and guided anthropologists and artists through Milpa Alta, helping document her culture.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Samira SurfsRukhsanna GuidrozSamira Surfs follows a Rohingya family forced to flee Myanmar and rebuild their lives as refugees in Bangladesh. Samira finds a place in a surf club, where surfing brings her friends and a sense of empowerment. Told in free verse, the book includes stark black-and-white illustrations and back matter. It centers displacement, a family’s new life, and the friendships Samira finds through surfing.Twelve to FourteenLexile Text Measure 680LATOS Book Level 4.4On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
BOUNCE BACKMisako Rocks!Lilico leaves Japan when her parents move the family to Brooklyn, New York. Starting over means facing a different country, a new school, and unfamiliar pressures after she had been captain of her school basketball team and had close friends in Japan. With help from her cat, Lilico works to make friends, keep playing basketball, and find her place while dealing with a bully. A magical talking cat joins her new life.Nine to TwelveLexile Text Measure HL120LATOS Book Level 2.1On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details