Kids Book Index
Jen Sookfong Lee, illustrated by Drew Shannon
Finding Home considers why people seek new places to live. It looks at the enduring search for a place to call home and names war and politics among the reasons people leave where they are. The book centers immigration and refugee journeys as part of a broader human history of moving in pursuit of a new home.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
View from Pagoda HillMichaela MacCollSet in 1878, this historical story follows Ning, a Chinese American girl forced to leave Shanghai for America. She must live with her American father’s parents, relatives she barely knows, after leaving the home she has known. As Ning adjusts to this move, she struggles to work out where she belongs in a new country and unfamiliar household. The narrative centers on family separation, migration, and a young person’s search for a place in the world.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Dog StarMegan ShepherdSet amid the Soviet space program, this story follows Nina, a girl uncertain of her place in communist society. She befriends Laika, a stray dog whose wish for a home contrasts with her role in Nina’s father’s laboratory, where she is studied for a space mission. As Nina and Laika’s friendship develops, the book considers the ethical and political questions surrounding Laika’s journey into outer space. Archival photographs and back matter accompany the narrative.Nine to TwelveLexile Text Measure 730LATOS Book Level 4.7On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Harriet Tubman: Toward FreedomWhit Taylor, illustrated by Kazimir LeeThis graphic-novel biography focuses on Harriet Tubman and her escape from slavery. It presents her life as a story of exceptional courage and places her among significant figures in American history. Through the graphic-novel form, the book centers on Tubman’s act of escaping slavery and the determination associated with that act.Sixth to Eighth GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details