Kids Book Index
Laura Martin
Regan Fitz and Elliot Mason have long been rivals while training as Glitchers, people who travel through time to protect significant historical events. A letter from Regan’s future self warns them of an approaching disaster that could endanger them and everyone they know. They must confront their differences while traveling through time to protect the Academy and prevent changes to American history.
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This Is Your TimeRuby BridgesRuby Bridges describes becoming the first African American child to enter a New Orleans elementary school that had been reserved for white students, when she was six. Historical photographs accompany her text. Responding to George Floyd’s 2020 murder and the protests that followed, Bridges encourages young people to continue working for equality. The 64-page book was published in 2020 by Delacorte Books for Young Readers.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The WandererPeter Van den Ende, illustrated by Peter Van den EndeThis wordless book depicts a paper boat traveling across the ocean on a large-scale, surreal journey. Its images are made with detailed pen-and-ink drawings that recall the visual effects of Escher. The boat’s voyage is the book’s central action, presented entirely through illustration rather than text. The ocean setting, elaborate line work, and shifting surreal imagery carry the narrative from scene to scene.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Gloom TownRonald L. SmithTwelve-year-old Rory takes a job at Foxglove Manor in his gloomy seaside town because he and his mother need money. Its owner, Lord Foxglove, proves strange, unpleasant, and not human. Rory discovers that Foxglove is trying to steal the townspeople’s shadows. As valet at the manor, Rory faces danger and joins his friend Izzy in trying to recover the stolen shadows. The work that seemed necessary for his family becomes an adventure with a sinister threat to the town.Nine to TwelveLexile Text Measure 731LATOS Book Level 4.7On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details