Kids Book Index
Sara Leach
Lauren, a third grader with autism spectrum disorder, faces a series of changes at school and in her friendships. She is uncertain about new friends and about taking part in a school mountain-biking day. When a classmate makes fun of the training wheels on her bicycle, Lauren works to keep going, using strategies that help her cope with the challenges she encounters.
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If You Want a Friend in Washington: Wacky, Wild, & Wonderful Presidential PetsErin McGill, illustrated by Erin McGillThis book looks at the many kinds of pets kept by United States presidents in the White House. The animals include unusual examples such as Calvin Coolidge’s wallaby and Theodore Roosevelt’s flying squirrels. It presents presidential pets that passed through the White House gates, using cartoon-like color illustrations. The subject links animals with the history of the American presidency.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
On Wings of Words: The Extraordinary Life of Emily DickinsonJennifer BerneThis biography portrays Emily Dickinson as a girl in a small New England town who notices flower petals, birds, rays of light, and words. Her imagination finds a wide world in such small things. Dickinson’s own poems appear throughout the account, which also includes suggestions for reading, writing, and sharing poetry. Gouache and watercolor illustrations add fantasy elements to the presentation.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Embassy of the DeadWill MabbittJake Green accepts a package that was delivered to him by mistake and opens it to find a severed finger inside. The package comes from the Embassy of the Dead, and the accident summons a grim reaper who intends to take Jake away. With the reaper pursuing him, Jake is drawn into a quest to argue his case before he is sent to the Eternal Void. Set amid an afterlife adventure, the story follows Jake as an ordinary delivery mistake becomes a dangerous encounter with the dead.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details