Kids Book Index
John David Anderson
Ophelia is a new wish-granting fairy assigned to grant a wish for a human girl, Kasarah Quinn. Her task is not straightforward: the fairy world’s future depends on her success, while her supply of magic is limited. As she faces a complicated human world, Ophelia must decide how to use her magic and work out which wishes should receive it.
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To Pluto and BeyondElaine ScottTo Pluto and Beyond recounts the development of the New Horizons spacecraft and its voyage to Pluto. It follows the mission through the expectations and hopes of the scientists involved. The book includes discoveries from the journey as well as images the spacecraft sends to Earth, showing how the mission reported its findings. These images accompany the discoveries described in the book.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Summer Science (Acadia Files series)Katie CoppensAcadia Greene spends the summer investigating questions about blue blueberries, curly hair, the sun, tides, and sand. Her scientist parents steer her toward forming hypotheses, testing ideas, observing results, collecting data, and reaching conclusions instead of supplying answers. Five linked stories combine her everyday investigations with pages from her science notebook. The book also includes experiments and illustrations by Holly Hatam.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
GrenadeAlan Gratz, map by Jim McMahonWhen the Battle of Okinawa opens on April 1, 1945, Hideki, an Okinawan teenager, is conscripted into the Blood and Iron Student Corps and receives two grenades. His journey across the island brings him into conflict with the command to kill American soldiers and leads to his father, a Marine in his first battle. Hideki also meets Ray, a young American Marine, with serious consequences for them both.Nine to TwelveLexile Text Measure 760LATOS Book Level 5.2On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details