Kids Book Index
Marieke Nijkamp, illustrated by Sylvia Bi
In a vibrant city, Cinzia, an eleven-year-old printer’s apprentice, works in a worn paper-and-printing workshop. She values Mestra Aronne, who gave her a place when other guilds would not take an apprentice with a crippled leg. Cinzia and another girl from a very different background join forces against censorship, seeking hidden truths and protecting people they love.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
Benny Ramírez and the Nearly DepartedJosé Pablo IriarteAfter moving across the country, Benny Ramírez arrives at the Miami mansion once owned by his late grandfather. There he discovers that Ignacio Ramírez, his celebrated trumpet-playing abuelo, remains as a ghost. Benny is the only person who can see him. Ignacio has been prevented from entering the afterlife and is unhappy about Benny’s arrival. Before New Year’s Eve, the boy and his ghostly grandfather must search for greatness together.Teacher Favorites — 6th–8th GradeLexile Text Measure 730LATOS Book Level 4.7On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
What Do We Eat?: How Humans Find, Grow and Share FoodMegan Clendenan, illustrated by Meegan LimMegan Clendenan’s 96-page What Do We Eat? was published by Orca Book Publishers USA in January 2024. The book treats food as a need shared by people every day, regardless of where they are or must go. It asks readers to imagine carrying meals while parachuting into a war zone. The subject connects food to the varied circumstances and destinations of human life.Teacher Favorites — 6th–8th GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
JamieL.D. LapinskiJamie Rambeau is an eleven-year-old nonbinary child whose closest friends are Daisy and Ash. Their friendship is challenged when the local middle schools are divided into separate schools for boys and girls. Jamie realizes that nobody has decided where they belong and chooses to act. The novel follows Jamie, Daisy, and Ash as the school arrangement puts their connection and Jamie’s place in question.Librarian Favorites — 6th–8th GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details