Kids Book Index
Emmanuel Bourdier
Each 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.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
The Orphan Band of SpringdaleAnne NesbetIn 1940s America, eleven-year-old Gusta, also called Augusta Neubronner, is sent from New York City to her grandmother’s Maine orphanage after her father becomes a fugitive. With the United States nearing World War II, she faces classmates’ suspicions about her German name and encounters prejudice in the small town. As family secrets emerge, Gusta finds comfort in playing with the orphanage band. Her father is a foreign-born labor organizer who has fled the country.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Sound of FreedomKathy KacerSet in Krakow in 1936, The Sound of Freedom follows Anna and her family as conditions for Jewish people grow increasingly dangerous. Anna’s father is a renowned clarinet player, and she hopes he can join a newly created orchestra in Palestine. The family sees this possibility as its remaining chance to escape the danger surrounding them.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
HEALTH Eat This!: How Fast-Food Marketing Gets You to Buy Junk (and How to Fight Back)Andrea CurtisThis nonfiction book examines marketing for fast food and the ways advertising encourages people to buy junk food. It looks at sales messages placed in media and at marketing directed toward children, including food that may negatively affect children’s health. Advertising tricks and techniques are explained alongside ways to push back against them. The book also addresses making healthier food and drink choices. Color drawings, photographs, sidebars, and suggested activities are included as part of its exploration of fast-food promotion and consumer choices.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details