Kids Book Index
Lindsey Stoddard
Eleven-year-old Cyrus believes he cannot become a football hero or firefighter like his adopted father, a former football star and firefighter in Northfield. Expectations around him point toward those paths, but Cyrus does not feel he has that kind of bravery. A stray dog, new friends, rhythm, and his loving grandmother help him recognize his own courage and find a direction that belongs to him.
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The Secret Time Machine and the Gherkin SwitcherooSimone Lia, illustrated by Simone LiaMarcus is in trouble in this comic adventure by Simone Lia. The book brings back the unusual pair from an earlier title for another story built around their friendship. The two best friends do not always want the same thing, creating a problem they must address. Quick thinking may be what saves the day, while playful line drawings carry the quirky adventure.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
IkengaNnedi OkoraforA year after the unsolved murder of his father, the former police chief of Kaleria, Nigeria, twelve-year-old Nnamdi briefly encounters his father’s ghost and receives the magical Ikenga statue. Its power lets him become an unusually strong adult, and he begins confronting persistent criminals in his community. Hoping to identify the person behind his father’s death, Nnamdi finds that repeated transformations make both his power and anger harder to control. When public coverage turns the mysterious avenger into a figure of fear, a classmate’s kidnapping leads Nnamdi and his friend Chioma further into the case.Nine to TwelveLexile Text Measure 670LATOS Book Level 4.6On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Bringing Back the Wolves: How a Predator Restored an EcosystemJude IsabellaThis nonfiction account traces ecological changes in Yellowstone National Park after gray wolves were eliminated there. Government action against threats to nearby livestock left the park without gray wolves by 1926, setting off changes across its ecosystem and leaving the landscape in distress. In 1995, scientists reintroduced the predators. Over time, animal populations began to stabilize, waterways were restored, and balance returned to the park, showing how closely its living systems are connected.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details