Kids Book Index
P. O’Connell Pearson
In an inspiring middle grade nonfiction work, P. O’Connell Pearson tells the story of the Civilian Conservation Corps—one of Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s New Deal projects that helped save a generation of Americans.When Franklin D. Roosevelt took office in March 1933, the United States was on the brink of economic collapse and environmental…
Stand on the SkyErin BowA girl defies tradition to train an eagle and save her brother's life.Twelve to FourteenLexile HL670LATOS 4.8On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
O Captain, My Captain: Walt Whitman, Abraham Lincoln and the Civil WarRobert BurleighDramatic, lyrical, and beautifully illustrated, author Robert Burleigh and artist Sterling Hundley’s picture book O Captain, My Captain tells the story of one of America’s greatest poets and how he was inspired by one of America’s greatest presidents.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
For Black Girls Like MeMariama J. LockingtonAn adopted girl seeks belonging in a world that feels foreign and distant.Twelve to FourteenLexile HL500LATOS 3.5On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details