Kids Book Index
Jamie Sumner
Tully wants one perfect win: a record-breaking marathon swim. As she grapples with her mother’s mental illness, she hopes completing the swim will help reunite her family. The deep water brings danger, and the challenge tests her resolve as she works against the current. Told as a novel in verse, the story connects Tully’s goal in the water with her determination to find a way forward for her family.
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Jimmy’s Rhythm & Blues: The Extraordinary Life of James BaldwinMichelle MeadowsThis illustrated biography traces James “Jimmy” Baldwin’s early life in Harlem and his development as a writer. As a child, he loved stories, wrote often, and read library books after school. The account also describes the racism and violence he encountered, alongside the support he received from his mother and mentors. His interests included writing, music, painting, and acting.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Last StandAntwan EadyOn Saturdays, a boy works alongside his grandfather, Papa, harvesting peppers, plums, pumpkins, and eggs for a farmers’ market stand. Papa’s is the remaining market stand in their Black community, where they serve regular customers and deliver fruit on the way home. When Papa becomes too tired to do the work, the boy tries to carry it on himself, first making bicycle deliveries and later pulling a wagon to town to open the stand. It is an intergenerational story set in the rural South.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Detective Beans and the Case of the Missing HatLi ChenBeans is a young cat detective whose most important accessory is his detective hat. After watching mystery movies with his best friend, Biscuit, he wakes to discover that the hat has disappeared. Determined to solve the case, Detective Beans follows the missing-hat mystery through a wild goose chase. The story centers on Beans’s investigation, his friendship with Biscuit, and the search for the hat that defines his detective outfit.All readersOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details