Kids Book Index
Jordan Sonnenblick
Claire feels stuck while her friends move ahead, and she is dealing with cruel girls at school, a boy named Ryder, and a family that does not seem to hear her. She is an eighth grader who dances, plays saxophone, and worries about her grades. Her life changes abruptly when her father has a stroke during a conversation at home. Facing that crisis, Claire endures a difficult period with humor and love.
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Samurai Rising: The Epic Life of Minamoto YoshitsunePamela S.This account tells the life of Minamoto Yoshitsune, a twelfth-century samurai whose story became legendary. It follows the warrior through a bloody conflict between his family and the Taira clan, bringing together warfare, rebellion, bravery, and revenge. Yoshitsune’s life ends in defeat brought about by the political maneuvering of his brother. Framed as a true story, the book presents a historical Japanese figure whose life has been remembered as an epic warrior saga.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
When Friendship Followed Me HomePaul GriffinSeventh-grader Ben Coffin has long felt like an outsider and has not found friendship easily. After he and his adoptive mother take in a dog named Flip, Ben meets Halley. Halley is receiving cancer treatment, and the dog helps draw the two into a close friendship. The novel addresses connection, loss, and the changing life of a foster child.Twelve to FourteenLexile Text Measure 590LATOS Book Level 4.1On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Finding Wonders: Three Girls Who Changed ScienceJeannine AtkinsThis verse novel follows Maria Sibylla Merian, Mary Anning, and Maria Mitchell as they grow up in three different centuries. Each confronts restricted expectations for girls while pursuing close observation and scientific work. Merian studies moth and butterfly life cycles and records them in paintings; Anning helps uncover a fossil later identified as an ichthyosaur; and Mitchell’s sustained skywatching leads to a comet discovery. The book presents their paths from childhood into adulthood in three fictionalized verse narratives.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details