Kids Book Index
Wade Hudson
As the fight for equal rights continues, Defiant takes a critical look at the strides and struggles of the past in this revelatory and moving memoir about a young Black man growing up in the South during the heart of the Civil Rights Movement.
StarfishLisa FippsEllie battles fat-shaming and seeks freedom in a world obsessed with weight.Fiction for ChildrenLexile HL630LATOS 4.1On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Race Against Time: The Untold Story of Scipio Jones and the Battle to Save Twelve Innocent MenSandra Neil Wallace, Rich WallaceIn this key civil rights and social justice book for young readers, Scipio Africanus Jones—a self-taught attorney who was born enslaved—leads a momentous series of court cases to save twelve Black men who'd been unjustly sentenced to death.In October 1919, a group of Black sharecroppers met at a church in an Arkansas…Historical People, Places, and EventsOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Scribbles, Sorrows, and Russet Leather Boots: The Life of Louisa May AlcottRosenberg, Liz; Illustrated by Diana SudykaInsightful, exciting, and deeply moving, Liz Rosenberg’s distinctive portrait of the author of Little Women reveals some of her life’s more complex and daring aspects.Biography, Autobiography, and MemoirOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details