Kids Book Index
Andrea Gonzales, Sophie Houser
This true story follows two high school girls who meet at a coding camp for girls and work together to make the video game Tampon Run. After the game spreads widely online, they gain an inside view of the technology industry. Their work uses technology to take on a social issue and shows the girls finding ways to make their voices heard.
This book appears on 2 reading lists across 1 edition from 2 organizations.
The Secret Life of the Red FoxLaurence Pringle, illustrated by Kate GarchinskyThis factual account follows Vixen, a female red fox, from winter into fall. She hunts, avoids chasing dogs, meets her mate, and later raises four kits in a den while her mate brings food. The kits learn from their parents through summer before leaving on their own. A concluding note provides additional information about red foxes.Five to NineLexile Text Measure 650LATOS Book Level 4On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Over and Under the PondKate Messner, illustrated by Christopher Silas NealA boy and his mother paddle a canoe on a pond as sunset nears, observing activity above the water and considering the life beneath it. Blackbirds, moose, fish, frogs, caddisfly larvae, beavers, and tadpoles appear in paired scenes that contrast what is visible with what the mother knows. End matter adds information about the pond ecosystem and the animals’ behavior.Five to NineLexile Text Measure AD660LATOS Book Level 4.3On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Grendel’s Guide to Love and WarA. E. KaplanTom worries that the wild late-night parties thrown by new neighbors will trigger a PTSD episode for his veteran father. With his friend Ed, Tom devises increasingly unusual plans to end the noise and disorder. Their efforts are complicated by Aaron’s PTSD and by Tom’s unreturned feelings for the bully’s sister. As Tom tries to protect his father and confront the neighbors, he also encounters difficult truths about his family.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details