Kids Book Index
Paul Acampora
At West Beacon Middle School, Noah Wright, Riley Baptiste, and Oscar Villanueva meet in an Introduction to Clay class. Oscar has lost his little sister to cancer, Riley has moved from Philadelphia with her single mother, and Noah is new to school after being homeschooled during his parents’ divorce. As they work with clay, the classmates face a creative challenge and form an unexpected friendship.
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Wishing upon the Same StarsJacquetta Nammar FeldmanYasmeen, a Palestinian American seventh grader, moves with her family to San Antonio and tries to find friendship and a clearer sense of herself. There she meets Ayelet, a Jewish Israeli American classmate. Their potential friendship is challenged by their parents’ prejudices and by bullying at school. The novel follows Yasmeen’s adjustment to a new place while the two girls confront the obstacles between them and consider whether they can become friends.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Answers in the PagesDavid LevithanAn adventure novel about two characters pursuing an evil genius becomes the center of a community dispute when people question whether its main characters are gay. Donovan’s mother seeks to remove the book from the school curriculum, leaving him caught between the controversy and his own belief that a story should not be banned because two boys might fall in love. Fifth graders’ reactions, first loves, and homophobia shape the story.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
InvisibleChristina Diaz GonzalezThis graphic novel brings five middle-school students together for community service after teachers group them because they speak Spanish. The assumption that the students have much in common proves wrong. As they work together, secrets emerge and unexpected connections form. The story follows the five students as they move beyond a shared-language label and begin to discover both their differences and the bonds that develop among them.Twelve to FourteenLexile Text Measure GN260LATOS Book Level 2.6On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details