Kids Book Index
William Ritter, illustrated by William Ritter
Magic is weakening in the Wild Wood, and goblins plan an old ritual involving a newborn changeling to restore it. Goblin Kull is meant to exchange a human infant for a goblin baby, but the changeling copies the human child so completely that he cannot distinguish the two. Both boys are left with Annie and grow up as twins, unaware that one may carry a hidden secret.
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Eclipse Chaser: Science in the Moon’s ShadowIlima Loomis, illustrated by Andrea Miller, Amanda CowanAstronomer Shadia Habbal studies the sun’s corona, which can be observed outside certain observatories only during a total solar eclipse. The book follows her global expeditions to gather data during the brief one- to two-minute period of totality. For the August 2017 eclipse, she organized teams at five sites in the western United States to improve their chances of clear viewing. Clouds and other obstacles could prevent imaging, so the teams’ work carries uncertainty as they prepare for the eclipse and capture the corona.Twelve to FourteenLexile Text Measure 980LOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Standing Up against Hate: How Black Women in the Army Helped Change the Course of WWIIMary Cronk Farrell, foreword by Major General Marcia M. Anderson, U. S. Army (RetThis book recounts the experiences of African American women who joined the newly created Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps during World War II. While serving against America’s wartime enemies, they also encountered deeply rooted discrimination within their own country. Archival photographs accompany the account, along with substantial back matter. Their military service is presented alongside the prejudice they faced at home.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
CicadaShaun Tan, illustrated by Shaun TanA cicada spends 17 years in a workplace where his work goes unappreciated and he faces continual discrimination. When he retires, he changes into a new form and comes into his own. The book presents this transformation through somber gray oil paintings. Its central figure moves from being overlooked in his job to a final change that reshapes how he is seen.Twelve to FourteenLexile Text Measure 330LATOS Book Level 2.3On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details