Kids Book Index
Tim Grove
A 2016 YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Finalist In 1924 the U.S. Army sent eight young men on a bold attempt to be the first to circumnavigate the globe by flight.
Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam WarSteve SheinkinIt was the height of the Cold War, and the government would do anything to stop the spread of communism―with or without the consent of the American people.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New OrleansDon BrownHeroes surface, and people find courage in this exceptional graphic novel that addresses incompetence, racism, and the resilience of the people of the Crescent City. (Sibert Honor Book)Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Hired GirlLaura Amy SchlitzOver the summer of 1911, Joan pours her heart and her hope out into her diary — because maybe, just maybe, a hired girl cleaning and cooking for six dollars a week can become what a farm girl could only dream of: a woman with a future.Older ReadersOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details