Kids Book Index
Jacqueline Woodson
Six classmates begin spending the final hour of each school week alone together to talk. At first they do not expect to have much in common, but over the school year they share difficult parts of their lives, including immigration, racism, bullying, housing insecurity, and a parent in prison. Haley, whose father is preparing to leave prison, struggles with her own complicated family story.
This book appears on 3 reading lists across 1 edition from 3 organizations.
Camp Panda: Helping Cubs Return to the WildCatherine ThimmeshThis account examines a panda rehabilitation program in China and its work to return cubs to the wild. It explains the conservation pressures facing giant pandas, including poaching, habitat loss, pollution, human population growth, and climate change. Color photographs show pandas both in training and in the wild, while the book explores the unusual role of a panda suit in species conservation.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) *Apollo 8: The Mission That Changed EverythingMartin W. SandlerThis account of the Apollo 8 mission presents it as a turning point in the U.S. space program. It begins with the 1957 launch of Sputnik I, when the Soviet Union gained an early advantage in the Cold War space race. Archival photographs accompany the narrative, which considers the excitement and danger surrounding Apollo 8’s mission to the moon.Twelve to FourteenLexile Text Measure 1200LATOS Book Level 8.2On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Hazelnut DaysEmmanuel BourdierEach Saturday, a boy and his mother visit his father, who is in prison. These short weekly visits bring intense, changing feelings: he experiences love and anger, and he notices the scent of his father’s peppermint. He wishes instead for the hazelnut fragrance of a cologne. The story follows the emotional strain of maintaining a family connection during visits with an incarcerated parent and their impact.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details