Kids Book Index
Jaime Berry
Eleven-year-old Jubilee, a crafter, moves with her paternal grandmother to the home of a television idol. As she looks for a true home, Jubilee faces a threat affecting the town and discovers what community, friendship, and family mean to her. The story follows her new living situation, her relationship with her grandmother, and the connections she develops in the town.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
The Elephant Doctor of IndiaJanie ChodoshThis nonfiction account centers on veterinarian Kushal Konwar Sarma, whose lifelong connection to Asian elephants led to a career treating and protecting them. It traces his work with the last viable population of wild Asian elephants, combining his veterinary efforts with information about the animals themselves. Photographs, a glossary, and elephant facts accompany the story of his dedication to their care and survival.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Magical Reality of Nadia (The Magical Reality of Nadia series)Bassem Youssef, Catherine R. DalyNadia, an Egyptian American girl described as nerdy, joins her friends in a museum exhibit-design contest. Their enthusiastic work is complicated by a new antagonist and events that may have a supernatural explanation. Humorous black-and-white illustrations and a partially graphic format accompany Nadia and her friends as the contest becomes entangled with these strange distractions.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
How War Changed RondoRomana Romanyshyn, Andriy Lesiv, illustrated by Romana Romanyshyn, Andriy Lesiv, Oksana LushchevskaCreated by Ukrainian artists Romana Romanyshyn and Andriy Lesiv, this picture book is set in the peaceful town of Rondo after war arrives there. Its story centers on how conflict changes the town. The book presents a Ukrainian perspective through a picture-book form, focusing on Rondo and the effects of war on its once-idyllic community.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details