Kids Book Index
Emma Carroll
When Alice’s brother receives a heart transplant, Alice is sent to stay with her estranged grandmother Nell. There, she finds Darkling Wood at the end of Nell’s garden, even as Nell wants the wood cut down. Alice meets a strange friend in the magical place and discovers letters exchanged by a brother and sister during World War I. Fairies in the woods are connected to the question of saving her brother’s life.
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Maya Lin: Thinking with Her HandsSusan Goldman RubinThis book examines the work of artist and architect Maya Lin. It describes her winning entry for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial design competition while she was a reserved college student. The account also considers her approach to other projects, including the materials she uses and work that offers new ways of viewing U.S. history and the environment. Archival photographs accompany the text, which includes a bibliography, source notes, and an index.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
All’s Faire in Middle SchoolVictoria JamiesonEleven-year-old Imogene, known as Impy, has been homeschooled and spends eight weeks each year with her family at a Florida Renaissance Faire. She begins training as a squire to her father’s villainous knight while also choosing to start public school. As she tries to fit in, she faces social difficulties, including conflict with a popular girl and her own attempts to find a place in the school’s social order.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
INFORMATION BOOKS The Playbook: 52 Rules to Aim, Shoot, and Score in This Game Called LifeKwame Alexander, photographed by Thai NeaveThe Playbook frames 52 rules about becoming the best person possible through the language of basketball. Its stated rules use aiming, shooting, and scoring to treat life as a game. It raises the question of what people can imagine for their lives. Black-and-white photographs accompany the guidance. Written by Kwame Alexander, it is a companion to the middle-grade novel The Crossover.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details