Kids Book Index
Varsha Bajaj
An uplifting story, told through the alternating voices of two middle-schoolers, in which a community rallies to reject racism.Karina Chopra would have never imagined becoming friends with the boy next doorafter all, they've avoided each other for years and she assumes Chris is just like the boys he hangs out with, who…
The Women Who Caught the Babies: A Story of African American MidwivesEloise GreenfieldThe Women Who Caught the Babies highlights important aspects of the training and work of African-American midwives and the ways in which they have helped, and continue to help, so many families by “catching” their babies at birth.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Shouting at the RainLynda Mullaly HuntAfter being rejected by her summer pal, Delsie finds someone new. As they traipse around the Cape, they uncover neighborhood secrets, including the disappearance of Delsie’s mother.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Crossing on Time: Steam Engines, Fast Ships, and a Journey to the New Worldwritten and illustrated by David MacaulayIn 1957, ten-year-old David Macaulay crossed from England to the United States with his family on the ocean liner SS United States, which had earned the Blue Riband for fastest transatlantic crossing on its first transatlantic journey in 1952.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details