Kids Book Index
Emily Barth Isler
Twelve-year-old Rosie is known as a violin prodigy. She also experiences synesthesia, seeing music as colors, but keeps that part of herself private. Rosie meets Shanna, a mysterious girl, and wonders whether she can trust her with this secret. The novel brings together Rosie’s musical talent, her perception of sound, and the question of confiding in someone new.
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One Long Line: Marching Caterpillars and the Scientists Who Followed Them (Discovery Chronicles series)Loree Griffin BurnsOne Long Line follows Jean-Henri Fabre as he questions earlier explanations for caterpillars’ leader-and-follower behavior. His investigation illustrates a careful, methodical approach to scientific discovery. Green-toned illustrations and back matter accompany this account of observing caterpillars and testing ideas about how they move in a line.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Aunt Sue’s StoriesLangston HughesThis picture-book rendering of a 1926 Langston Hughes poem centers on a child listening closely as Aunt Sue tells stories about her life as an enslaved person. The poem is paired with vivid illustrations by Gary Kelley. Through Aunt Sue’s tales, the book connects storytelling with Black oral tradition, cultural memory, and the experiences carried between generations. It presents stories of slavery and a difficult life through the bond between aunt and child.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
FerrisKate DiCamilloEleven-year-old Emma Phineas Wilkey, known as Ferris, worries as her grandmother Charisse spends more time resting because of heart problems. Around her, family life is disorderly: Charisse communicates with a ghost, Uncle Ted is meant to be working on a painting, Pinky dreams of becoming an outlaw, and Ferris’s father is preoccupied with attic raccoons. Her friend Billy is a pianist determined to play “Mysterious Barricades.” Ferris faces this mixture of family worries, ghostly plans, and everyday chaos.Nine to TwelveLexile Text Measure 630LATOS Book Level 4.4On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details