Kids Book Index
Rosenberg, Liz; Illustrated by Julie Morstad
An affecting biography of the author of Anne of Green Gables is the first for young readers to include revelations about her last days and to encompass the complexity of a brilliant and sometimes troubled life.
Mary Shelley: The Strange True Tale of Frankenstein’s CreatorCatherine ReefOn the 200th anniversary of the publication of Frankenstein, comes a riveting biography of its author, Mary Shelley, whose life reads like a dark gothic novel, filled with scandal, death, drama, and one of the strangest love stories in literary history.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Vast Wonder of the World: Biologist Ernest Everett JustMélina MangalHe saw the whole, where others saw only parts. He noticed details others failed to see. He persisted in his research despite the discrimination and limitations imposed on him as an African American.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Lost Soul, Be at PeaceThrash, MaggieFollowing her acclaimed Honor Girl , Maggie Thrash revisits a period of teenage depression in a graphic memoir that is at once thoughtful, honest, and marked by hope.Biography, Autobiography, and MemoirOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details