Kids Book Index
Beth Waters. Child’s Play, illustrated by Beth Waters. Child’s Play
Norman John Gillies was among the last children born on St Kilda. His birth came five years before the island’s whole population permanently left for the British mainland. The book places Gillies’s earliest years immediately before that evacuation. It records a child’s connection to St Kilda at the end of the community’s life there.
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My Fate According to the ButterflyGail D. VillanuevaSab hopes to celebrate her eleventh birthday with her family at the resort run by her father and his partner outside Manila. Troubled by a black butterfly she sees as a sign of her death, she joins her best friend Pepper in investigating why her sister, Ate Nadine, has long been estranged from their father. Their search through Manila reveals Nadine’s efforts to expose drug dealing at her college and the violent tactics used against drug abuse.Fiction for ChildrenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Monument Maker: Daniel Chester French and the Lincoln MemorialLinda Booth SweeneyDaniel Chester French’s path from farm work to sculpture begins when, after struggling in school, he carves a frog from a turnip. The account follows his development as a sculptor, including help from Louisa May Alcott’s sister, and culminates in his creation of the Lincoln statue for the Lincoln Memorial. Pen-and-ink, crosshatched artwork accompanies the story, which also includes sources and a timeline.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Groundbreaking Guys: 40 Men Who Became Great by Doing GoodStephanie True Peters, illustrated by Shamel WashingtonGroundbreaking Guys presents illustrated biographies of forty men from different periods of history. Its profiles include inventors, explorers, presidents, Mr. Rogers, Barack Obama, Hayao Miyazaki, and others. The book focuses on men whose lives are associated with compassion, care, creativity, raising their voices for people in need, or breaking down barriers for those who came after them. It brings together historical figures whose accomplishments are considered alongside how they affected other people.Third to Fifth GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details