Kids Book Index
Pablo Cartaya
Elena Rueda, a Latine middle school baseball player, is coping with pressure from her mother and a minor injury. She uses the injury as a way to step away from those demands, then joins her brother and his friends in live-action role-playing. During a summer of unexpected adventures, Elena works to reconnect with both her sense of self and her love of baseball.
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I Heard: An American JourneyJaha Nailah AveryIn lyrical verse, a teacher traces major events in Black history in the United States. The journey begins with African roots and slavery and continues through the civil rights movement, Black Lives Matter, and present-day struggles and triumphs. The book draws on the sound and rhythm of African spirituals and hip-hop while presenting this historical account.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Coming Home: A Hopi Resistance Story/Tutuqaykingaqw Nima Hopisino Pahan Tutqayiwuy Ep YorhomtiMavasta Honyouti, illustrated by Mavasta Honyouti, Marilyn ParraArtist Mavasta Honyouti recounts his grandfather’s childhood after he was compelled to attend Keams Canyon boarding school in the early twentieth century. The story describes Hopi families resisting the removal of their children and the threats made against men who protested. At school, Mavasta’s grandfather was required to choose an English name and endured separation from home, while trying to retain his language and cultural knowledge despite punishment. He eventually returned home. The bilingual English-and-Hopi narrative is accompanied by painted woodcarvings.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Daughters of the LampNedda LewersParallel stories connect a modern Egyptian American girl with a mission inherited from a tenth-century ancestor. In the present, she struggles with her bicultural identity. Her family legacy is tied to magic and to protecting Ali Baba’s treasure from sorcerers. The book brings together her contemporary questions about who she is and the older magical task passed down to her.Nine to TwelveLexile Text Measure 750LATOS Book Level 5.3On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details