Kids Book Index
Corey Ann Haydu
Elodee and her family move to Eventown, a place that appears perfectly pleasant. Yet Elodee misses the irregularity, wildness, and difference that are absent from the town. She begins investigating why those qualities have disappeared and what Eventown’s perfection conceals. The story follows her search for the truth beneath a town that seems nice on the surface but holds a secret.
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The Paris ProjectDonna GephartSeventh grader Cleveland wants to leave Sassafras, Florida, for the American School of Paris. She creates a six-item Paris Project List, believing that completing it will help her reach that goal. When her father’s gambling results in his incarceration, Cleveland has to reconsider both her plans for Paris and her friendships. Her desired move and changing family circumstances reshape what she expects from the future.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Women Who Caught the Babies: A Story of African American MidwivesEloise GreenfieldThis poetry collection traces the part African American midwives have played in welcoming babies and caring for families. An opening section gives broader context on midwifery, while poems move from Africa and slavery through emancipation, the early 1900s, and the early 2000s. They show shifting conditions: women gaining freedom, a midwife summoned by horse and buggy, and later arriving by car. Across these changing eras, the poems return to the pain and love bound up with birth. The final poem honors Miss Rovenia Mayo, the midwife present at the author’s birth.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Far AwayLisa GraffTwelve-year-old CJ travels with her aunt Nic, a psychic medium who speaks to spirits from a place called Far Away and passes messages to people who are grieving. CJ’s mother died only hours after CJ was born, and Nic’s gift has been CJ’s only means of communicating with her. CJ must also confront uncertainty about what happened to her mother.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details