Kids Book Index
Stefan Bachmann
Twelve-year-old orphan Zita Brydgeborn receives a letter delivered by a scarecrow saying she has inherited a distant castle. At the haunted estate, she discovers that she is a witch and finds her family turned to stone. Zita must try to undo the curse that has bewitched them, beginning an adventure shaped by magic, mystery, and family.
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Tune It OutJamie SumnerLou Montgomery has a sensory processing disorder and is afraid of crowds, loud sounds, and even high fives. Her mother says Lou has an angelic singing voice, although Lou hears fear when she thinks of her own voice. After living nomadically, Lou enters a home with reliable food and shelter. There, she cautiously works toward a friendship while trying to find her own voice.Nine to TwelveLexile Text Measure 670LATOS Book Level 4.4On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
What the Chickadee Knows (Great Lakes Books series)Margaret NoodinWhat the Chickadee Knows is a poetry collection with poems in Anishinaabemowin and English. The poems address nature, relationships, history, and tradition while reflecting an Anishinaabe worldview. They were conceived first in Anishinaabemowin and then presented in English. In the preface, Margaret Noodin considers how the sounds of a chickadee may be heard differently depending on what listeners have been taught. An author’s preface accompanies the collection.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Construction PeopleLee Bennett HopkinsThis poetry anthology opens at an active construction site with an architect and her daughter imagining a project on blueprint paper. Workers then arrive with backhoes, dump trucks, cement mixers, and other large machines. Fourteen established poets contribute odes to the people and equipment involved in raising a skyscraper. Color illustrations accompany the poems about the work of constructing the building.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details