Kids Book Index
Elizabeth-Irene Baitie
In Ghana, twelve-year-old Ato and his friends start an organic garden because they hope to earn access to a bird sanctuary. Their effort brings them into conflict with a religious leader who works against their community. Ato has also heard claims that a woman is a witch, and his mother warns him to stay away from the old couch on her porch.
This book appears on 2 reading lists across 1 edition from 2 organizations.
Amber and ClayLaura Amy SchlitzIn fifth-century-B.C.E. Greece, Melisto and Rhaskos live very different lives: she is the daughter of a wealthy Athenian family, while he is a Thracian slave in Thessaly. Melisto longs for her mother’s love and becomes a child priestess of Artemis. Rhaskos is separated from his mother when she is sold and finds solace in drawing horses. Though they have not met, tragedy connects their fates.Twelve to FourteenLexile Text Measure 781LATOS Book Level 5On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
LoteríaKarla Arenas ValentiEleven-year-old Clara is drawn into a dangerous game of Lotería involving Life and Death. Marked for la Lotería without realizing it, she must try to rescue her cousin from Las Pozas. The story moves through cobbled streets and jacaranda trees before the game reaches Clara, with black-and-white illustrations accompanying her struggle against its dangers.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Daughter of the DeepRick RiordanAna leads a varied group of teenage scientists and fighters on a mission involving powerful technologies that could be used destructively. The novel pays tribute to Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and shares a contemporary version of the world found in Jules Verne’s books. It features retrofuturist science-fiction machinery, tools, and places, along with descendants of Verne’s characters. Black-and-white spot illustrations appear throughout.Twelve to FourteenLexile Text Measure 700LATOS Book Level 4.5On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details