Kids Book Index
Janet Fox
After Lulu’s father vanishes from the RV park where the family has lived since her mother died, Lulu vows to look after herself and her younger sister, Serena. Keeping their past and living situation secret becomes harder as the days pass without him. Lulu takes on responsibilities once shared by the family while fearing that exposure could separate the sisters and disrupt the progress she has made at school.
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The Book of Amazing TreesNathalie TordjmanThis informational guide explores trees through material on species, growth, reproduction, and adaptation. It presents the world of trees with illustrations, facts, and quizzes, organizing extensive information into sections about how trees develop and respond to their environments. The book’s interactive elements sit alongside its detailed examination of tree life, giving attention both to individual kinds of trees and to the processes they share.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Equal (Bakers Mountain Stories series)Joyce Moyer HostetterIn 1959 North Carolina, thirteen-year-old Jackie, who is White, meets Thomas, who is Black and also thirteen. The boys face the prejudices of the society around them as they consider whether friendship is possible. Back matter and archival photographs accompany this story of two young people meeting across racial division.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
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