Kids Book Index
H. P. Wood
From the Trojan horse to fake news, scams have run rampant throughout history and across the globe. Some con artists do it for fun, others for profit. . . and every once in a while, a faker saves the world.In this era of daily online hoaxes, it's easy to be caught off-guard.
The Hazel WoodMelissa AlbertAlice realizes her mother’s disappearance is connected to her reclusive grandmother’s supernatural and haunting fairy tales, which have come to life. Simple but poignant spot black-and-white illustrations.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Stars at Oktober BendGlenda MillardBeautiful, lyrical prose, told in two voices, lifts up a poignant story of two traumatized teens who find each other in a small riverside town.Alice is fifteen, with hair as red as fire and skin as pale as bone.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Fatal Throne: The Wives of Henry VIII Tell AllM. T. Anderson, Jennifer Donnelly, Candace Fleming, Stephanie Hemphill , Deborah Hopkinson, Linda Sue Park, Lisa Ann SandellSix wives, six stories, plus Henry VIII’s version of events cast a fresh look at the tragedy of a king’s quest for male heirs.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details