Kids Book Index
Minh Lê
Thirteen-year-old Tai Pham lives above his grandmother’s Jade Market, surrounded by sketchpads and comic books. When he inherits his Ba Noi’s jade ring, he also receives a startling secret that changes his life. As local bullies become a problem, Tai must contend with what his grandmother has left him and the pressures that come with carrying on her legacy.
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LiftMinh LêIris loves pressing elevator buttons, but becomes angry when her little brother beats her to the task. After finding a discarded elevator button, she tapes it beside her closet door and discovers that it can open extraordinary places, beginning with a jungle. She initially wants the adventures to herself. Later, when her brother cries at bedtime, she comforts him and then brings him along on a new adventure.Under FiveLexile Text Measure 390LATOS Book Level 1.3On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Julieta and the Diamond EnigmaLuisana DuarteWhen a valuable diamond disappears from the Louvre, nine-year-old Julieta is drawn into the investigation. Her father, an art handler, becomes a leading suspect, leaving Julieta determined to discover who took the jewel. She must work to clear her father’s name and recover the diamond while their family is away from home in Boston. The mystery follows Julieta as she searches for the thief before the case reaches a critical deadline.All readersOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The BraveJames BirdCollin counts the letters in every word addressed to him, a difference that draws persistent bullying and frustrates the adults in his life, including his father. After he asks to leave another school, his father sends him to Minnesota to live with the mother he has never met. At the Fond du Lac reservation, Collin begins to understand and accept the part of himself that has made him stand out. His move brings him into a new family and community while he faces the hurt caused by being treated as different.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details