Kids Book Index
Sharon Robinson
An incredible memoir from Sharon Robinson about the pivotal year of the civil rights movement -- and her unique role in it alongside her father, baseball legend and activist Jackie Robinson.In January 1963, Sharon Robinson turns thirteen the night before George Wallace declares on national television "segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever"…
A Good Kind of TroubleLisa Moore RaméeA rule-following girl faces a choice: stay silent or stand up for justice.Twelve to FourteenLexile 720LATOS 4.5On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Girl Under a Red Moon: Growing Up During China’s Cultural RevolutionDa ChenNew York Times bestselling author Da Chen weaves a deeply moving account of his resolute older sister and their childhood growing up together during…Twelve to FourteenLexile 1120LOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
It Rained Warm Bread: Moishe Moskowitz’s Story of HopeGloria Moskowitz-Sweet, poetry by Hope Anita SmithA powerful middle grade novel-in-verse about one boy’s experience surviving the Holocaust.Moishe Moskowitz was thirteen when the Nazis invaded Poland and his family learned the language of fear.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details