Kids Book Index
Barbara Dee
Norah Levy returns to seventh grade after spending two years away from school while receiving treatment for leukemia. Back in middle school, she is trying to find her place in everyday life again while coping with being known as the student who had cancer. Her story follows the difficulties of readjustment, alongside questions of strength, acceptance, and what a normal school life can mean after a serious illness.
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Star-CrossedBarbara DeeShy eighth-grader Mattie auditions for her school’s production of Romeo and Juliet and is cast as Paris. The role gives her a chance to be near Gemma, who plays Juliet and is the focus of Mattie’s secret crush. As Mattie begins to understand her sexuality, she worries about how Gemma and other students might respond. When the actor playing Romeo leaves the production after an injury, Mattie is asked to take over the part.Fiction for ChildrenLexile Text Measure 640LATOS Book Level 4.3On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Fault Lines in the Constitution: The Framers, Their Fights, and the Flaws That Affect Us TodayCynthia Levinson, Sanford LevinsonThis nonfiction analysis connects current U.S. political issues with decisions made during the Constitutional Convention of 1787. It examines how disputes over the Constitution’s creation shaped institutions such as the Electoral College, gerrymandering, and the Senate. Chapters cover events around the convention and consider their continuing effects on rights and government. The book also discusses possible responses to these enduring problems and includes a timeline, notes, bibliography, constitutional articles and amendments, and an index.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
I Like, I Don’t LikeAnna Baccelliere, illustrated by Ale + AleFacing pages contrast children who play with particular objects with children who work using those same objects. This picture book addresses the unequal circumstances of privileged children and children experiencing poverty, while also drawing attention to child labor. It includes material about poverty, child labor, the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and ways to help.CONTEMPORARY CONCERNSOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details