Kids Book Index
Linda Sue Park
Raffa, a young apothecary, enters a forbidden forest and finds a rare crimson vine. He makes a cure from it to save a bat, but the bat changes into something unexpected. Raffa also learns that the vine’s healing powers can be used for darker purposes, setting his discovery at the center of a fantasy adventure involving medicine, transformation, and danger.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
I Am Pan!Mordicai GersteinThis graphic novel follows Pan, the Greek god of the wild, from his birth and childhood through a sequence of mythic episodes. Pan’s unruly behavior causes pandemonium wherever he goes. Short chapters include his invention of panic and pan pipes, his relationship with Echo, a music contest, King Midas’s ears, Typhon, the Battle of Marathon, and a final suggestion that Pan’s presence can still be felt in spring mornings.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Garvey’s ChoiceNikki GrimesGarvey is a kind, funny, smart, and loyal boy who feels lonely and is teased at school because of his weight. At home, his father wishes he were more like his sports-loving sister, while Garvey prefers reading science fiction and quietly singing. His friend Joe encourages him to try out for middle-school chorus. There Garvey finds acceptance, new friendship, and confidence in his singing. His family, including his father, comes to recognize how much music means to him. The novel is told in Japanese tanka poems.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Fossils (Rock On! series)Chris OxladeThis nonfiction introduction examines several kinds of fossils and how they form. It considers fossils’ composition, appearance, locations, histories, and changes over time. Examples include a woolly mammoth body discovered in Siberia, dinosaur remains, and petrified forests. Color photographs support the presentation, alongside fact callouts and references. The book connects physical properties with the processes that produce and transform fossils.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details