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In 1848, Victoria Blaisdell longs for independence and adventure, but girls in Rhode Island are not even allowed to attend school, let alone travel across the country. When her father sails west in search of gold, Tory secretly boards the ship, determined to shape her own future. Her journey takes her to the mud-filled, tent-filled chaos of San Francisco, where she faces a perilous mission to rescue her kidnapped brother.
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The Time of Green MagicHilary McKayAfter Abi’s father marries the mother of Max and Louis, the new family rents a large old house covered in vines. The parents take on more work to afford it, while each child is dealing with change: Max has fallen out with a friend, Louis worries about his mother’s dangerous job abroad, and Abi resents sharing her father. Abi also discovers something unusual in the house. When she reads, the world of the book becomes real, placing her in adventures such as a sea voyage or a precarious bus ride.Nine to TwelveLexile Text Measure 750LATOS Book Level 4.8On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Tune It OutJamie SumnerLou Montgomery has a sensory processing disorder and is afraid of crowds, loud sounds, and even high fives. Her mother says Lou has an angelic singing voice, although Lou hears fear when she thinks of her own voice. After living nomadically, Lou enters a home with reliable food and shelter. There, she cautiously works toward a friendship while trying to find her own voice.Nine to TwelveLexile Text Measure 670LATOS Book Level 4.4On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Grasping Mysteries: Girls Who Loved MathJeannine AtkinsThis collection profiles seven women whose work drew on mathematics. It includes Caroline Herschel's comet discoveries and star maps, Florence Nightingale's statistical charts, Hertha Marks Ayrton's engineering and inventions, Marie Tharp's ocean-floor maps, and Katherine Johnson's NASA work. Other profiles feature Edna Lee Paisano's census work and Vera Rubin's evidence for dark matter. Individual poems connect their lives and contributions.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details