Kids Book Index
Phillip Hoose
Many of our favorite songs and poems feature mockingbirds. Mockingbirds have been companions to humans for centuries. Many Native American myths and legends feature mockingbirds, often teaching humans to speak.
Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me ‘Round: My Story of the Making of Martin Luther King DayKathlyn J. KirkwoodThis brilliant memoir-in-verse tells the moving story of how a nation learned to celebrate a hero.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Lotus Bloom and the Afro RevolutionSherri WinstonLonglisted for the National Book Award for Young People's LiteratureMember of the 2023 Notable Books for a Global Society (NGBS) ListFrom the beloved author of President of the Whole Fifth Grade, a story about a young Black girl who summons the courage to fight against a discriminatory dress code--and stand up for…Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Etta InvincibleReese EschmannIn this touching debut middle grade novel, a girl with hearing loss and a boy adjusting to life in a new country connect through their love of comics and get entangled in their own fantastical adventure.Twelve-year-old Etta Johnson has Loud Days where she can hear just fine and Quiet Days where sounds…Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details