Kids Book Index
H.M. Bouwman
After her grandmother dies, Jojo stops telling a fairy story. A summer adventure brings her together with her sisters and a new neighbor, and those experiences restore her trust in magic while offering comfort. Her belief is tested by a small, green, muddy person whom she denies seeing, because she believes that, if fairies were real, they would look different.
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The StarsJacques Goldstyn, illustrated by Jacques Goldstyn, Helen MixterIn multicultural Montréal, Yakov takes his sisters to the park each day. There he forms a friendship with Aïcha, a Muslim girl, and the two young people share a dream of becoming astronauts. Yakov’s Orthodox Jewish father objects both to their friendship and to that ambition. The book portrays their affection for the stars and for one another as they decide whether to continue pursuing their hopes.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Sweetness All AroundSuzanne SuppleeIn 1974, almost-eleven-year-old Josephine moves with her mother to the Happy World trailer park after her parents’ divorce and financial problems. She misses her former bedroom and friends and resists her new home. Learning that the family’s would-be next-door neighbor was kidnapped months earlier draws Josephine into a mystery. As she adjusts to the trailer park, she also wonders whether she can find friends there.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Granny Came Here on the Empire WindrushPatrice LawrenceAva talks with her Trinidadian grandmother about inspiring women in Black history. As Ava prepares for a school dress-up project, Granny suggests figures including Winifred Atwell, Mary Seacole, and Rosa Parks. Ava learns that her classmates have already chosen those people, so she must decide on someone else. Their conversation connects family knowledge, historical figures, and Ava’s own choice for the project.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details