Kids Book Index
Delilah S. Dawson
Twelve-year-old Parker Nelson looks forward to summer camp, hoping for fun and new friends after a difficult seventh grade shaped by bullies. Her plans change when the girl who made her life miserable is assigned to Parker’s cabin. Other campers soon turn against Parker as well, and the camp experience becomes an eerie nightmare involving a haunting secret.
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1-2-3 Scream!R. U. Ginns, illustrated by Javier EspilaA fully illustrated collection of frightening tales combines horror with humor. Its stories include the Boogerman, a gooey creature connected to mirrors, and Instagrave, an app that tells children how they will die. The book gathers several alarming stories, with supernatural menace and technology among the sources of fear. Those threats range from a creature in mirrors to a deadly app.Kids Favorites — 6th–8th GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
What Is Juneteenth?Kirsti Jewel, Who HQ, illustrated by Manuel GutierrezWhat Is Juneteenth? explains the United States holiday marking the end of chattel slavery. On June 19, 1865, enslaved people in Texas heard a Union soldier announce that they were free and that forced, unpaid labor was illegal throughout the United States. Their response included excitement, dancing, and tears of joy, turning the news into a cause for celebration. Kirsti Jewel and Who HQ created the book.Third to Fifth GradeLexile Text Measure 960LATOS Book Level 6.3On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Diper Överlöde (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #17)Jeff Kinney, illustrated by Jeff KinneyGreg goes along with Löded Diper, his brother Rodrick’s band, without knowing what the decision will bring. Time with the group brings late nights and gigs without pay. Fights break out between band members. Money troubles are another part of the band’s rock-and-roll life. As Greg gets involved, he learns that each of these problems belongs to the rock-and-roll lifestyle itself.Kids Favorites — 6th–8th GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details