Kids Book Index
Katrina Leno
Lottie’s quiet, carefully ordered life is disrupted when her beloved Aunt Helen dies of cancer. Her anxiety grows after the family loss. Helen, a bestselling author, leaves Lottie letters containing challenges intended to help her face her fears and grief. The instructions also encourage Lottie to explore her own voice as a writer while she works through what has happened.
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Love and First SightJosh SundquistWill Porter, sixteen and blind since birth, begins at a new school where an awkward first day leaves several classmates upset. As he starts to settle in, he develops a crush on a quiet girl named Cecily. Will later has experimental surgery that restores his sight. The change has unforeseen effects on his relationships and on how he understands his own identity.Twelve to FourteenLexile Text Measure 670LATOS Book Level 4.8On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Voyager’s Greatest Hits: The Epic Trek to Interstellar SpaceAlexandra SiyThis book follows the twin Voyager probes, launched in 1977 with music from Earth aboard. The spacecraft traveled to Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune before continuing beyond the solar system into interstellar space. As they journey on, the probes keep returning information and photographs. Published around the mission’s fortieth anniversary, the account traces the probes’ long trek and includes full-color photographs and explanatory back matter.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Fault Lines in the Constitution: The Framers, Their Fights, and the Flaws That Affect Us TodayCynthia Levinson, Sanford LevinsonThis nonfiction analysis connects current U.S. political issues with decisions made during the Constitutional Convention of 1787. It examines how disputes over the Constitution’s creation shaped institutions such as the Electoral College, gerrymandering, and the Senate. Chapters cover events around the convention and consider their continuing effects on rights and government. The book also discusses possible responses to these enduring problems and includes a timeline, notes, bibliography, constitutional articles and amendments, and an index.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details