Kids Book Index
Kao Kalia Yang
A poignant picture book about a young Hmong girl born and raised in a refugee camp who imagines what lies beyond the bounds of its borders.A young Hmong girl has never been outside the camp she lives in with her parents and thousands of other families.
The Rock in My ThroatKao Kalia YangHaving seen the poor treatment her parents received when making their best efforts at speaking English, she no longer speaks at school.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Born Naughty: My Childhood in ChinaJin Wang, with Tony JohnstonJin and her family were poor, but like kids everywhere, she still found a way to have fun and get into lots of mischief climbing trees, digging for mushrooms, and even looking for wolves.Paired with delightful, kid-friendly illustrations, this early middle grade memoir invites readers to join Jin and her family in…Five to NineLexile 650LATOS 4.2On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Change Is in the Air: Carbon, Climate, Earth, and UsDebbie LevyThe Nature Generation's Green Earth Book Award Winner 2025NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book 2025Chicago Public Library's Best of the Best Books of 2024New York Public Library Best Books of 2024A Bank Street College School of Education Best Book of the Year 2025A nonfiction picture book about amazing ways that the Earth removes…Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details