Kids Book Index
Victoria Scott
Twelve-year-old Sloan, a hunter, and her neighbors must make a harsh journey through the Alaskan wilderness while ravenous wolves pursue them. The story places Sloan in a struggle to travel through a dangerous natural environment, where survival depends on the group’s ability to keep moving despite the threat behind them.
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Flying Lessons & Other StoriesEllen OhThis anthology contains ten short stories about mostly contemporary older children and teenagers. The stories vary in style and setting, moving through funny, poignant, painful, and hopeful moments in their characters’ lives. Their shared idea is that every person has a voice and a story worth telling. Individual pieces begin in different ways and feature distinct characters, while the collection emphasizes the need for children and young adults to be seen as singular people.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Whiz Mob and the Grenadine KidColin MeloyIn 1961 Marseille, Charlie Fisher, the son of an American diplomat, sees a group of pickpockets carry out a robbery in a busy square. He agrees to shield one of them in exchange for learning their skills, then becomes involved with the international gang. What begins as an entry into an unfamiliar, adventurous world soon carries consequences far greater than Charlie expected.Twelve to FourteenLexile Text Measure 840LATOS Book Level 5.4On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Hell and High WaterTanya LandmanSet in England in 1752, this mystery follows Caleb after a body washes ashore that he recognizes as his father’s. The townspeople insist the dead man is not Caleb’s father, leaving him to question why they deny the identity he knows. Caleb’s search to clear his father’s name draws him into deception, conspiracy, and danger. Earlier, he and his father had traveled through southern England with little beyond a signet ring and a puppet theater.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details