Kids Book Index
Johnson, Dinah; Illustrated by Jerry Jordan
Until her name is as familiar as Abraham Lincoln’s, we can’t have too many books about Wells." —School Library JournalA stunning picture book biography about the early life of Ida B. Wells, her incredible work as a suffragist, and her critical role in the Women's March of 1913.
Loch Ness Uncovered: Media, Misinformation, and the Greatest Monster Hoax of All TimeRebecca SiegelYALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers2025 NCSS-CBC Notable Social Studies Book WinnerCCBC Choices 2025The New York Public Library Best Books for Teens 2024 2025 Texas Topaz ListAn extensively researched, myth-busting account of the world’s most famous monster hoax—the Loch Ness Monster—and a cautionary tale on the dangers of misinformation.In 1934…Historical People, Places, and EventsOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Bard and the Book: How the First Folio Saved the Plays of William Shakespeare from OblivionAnn BausumThe unlikely true story of why we know the name William Shakespeare today, and the four-hundred-year-old book that made it possible.Four hundred years ago, no one bothered to write down the exact words of stage plays.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Rising from the Ashes: Los Angeles, 1992. Edward Jae Song Lee, Latasha Harlins, Rodney King, and a City on FireYoo, PaulaThousands of fires were set, causing more than a billion dollars in damage. In neighborhoods abandoned by the police, protestors and storeowners exchanged gunfire.Historical People, Places, and EventsOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details