Kids Book Index
Robby Weber
Zack’s soccer captain pulls a prank that puts the entire team in trouble, and Zack chooses to protect him by accepting the consequences himself. Instead of the parties and beach days he expected, Zack spends the summer doing community service at a conservation center by the sea. With his plans abruptly changed, he finds that an unexpected connection may emerge during a summer shaped by responsibility.
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Black Bird, Blue RoadSofiya PasternackIn tenth-century Khazaria, twins Ziva and Pesah search for a way to treat Pesah’s leprosy. Pesah lives apart to prevent transmission, but Ziva continues caring for him and helping test salves. After Ziva learns that their uncle intends to send Pesah to a colony, the siblings escape in the family wagon toward Byzantium in hopes of finding doctors. Pesah’s vision of the Angel of Death on Rosh Hashanah makes their journey urgent, and they encounter a captive demon and the city of Luz along the way.Fiction for ChildrenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Summer and JulyPaul MosierJuillet travels with her mother to a California beach town for a month-long work trip. There she meets Summer, a girl who surfs and helps Juillet become less withdrawn. Their friendship develops as both girls face difficult family circumstances: Juillet’s parents have recently divorced, and Summer’s brother is in a coma. The story follows two girls seeking happiness while dealing with personal and family pain.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
RABBIT CHASEElizabeth Lapensée, illustrated by K. C. Oster, Aarin DokumAimée, a non-binary Anishinaabe middle-schooler, joins a class trip to leave offerings for water spirits who protect the land. Distracted by the bullying and isolation they have experienced, Aimée wanders away and enters another world. There, figures from Anishinaabe storytelling become part of an adventure inspired by Alice in Wonderland. Guided by the water spirits, Aimée must help Trickster, confront a Queen intent on taking the land, and find a way home. Elizabeth LaPensée's graphic novel brings questions of identity and belonging into a story about community and protecting the land. KC Oster provides the illustrations, with Anishinaabemowin translation by Aarin Dokum.Grades 6–8Lexile Text Measure 550LATOS Book Level 3.6On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details