Kids Book Index
Trevor Noah
Trevor Noah recounts his childhood in a segregated South African society in this young readers edition. His mother was Black South African, and his father was white and European. At the time of his birth, apartheid law made his existence illegal. The book also addresses the circumstances in which his parents’ interracial marriage was prohibited by law.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
The WhispersGreg HowardEleven-year-old Riley believes the Whispers are magical creatures in the woods that grant wishes when given tributes. He wants relief from school bullies, hopes that Dylan returns his feelings, and wishes to stop wetting the bed. Most urgently, Riley wants his mother to return after she vanished months earlier. Fearing her disappearance may be tied to seeing him kiss a boy, Riley cannot remember what happened. He and his friend Gary take a camping trip to seek the creatures and ask for help finding her.Twelve to FourteenLexile Text Measure 800LATOS Book Level 5.2On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Magnolia Sword: A Ballad of MulanSherry ThomasIn fifth-century China, Mulan has spent her life preparing for the duel required of every generation in her family. When she takes her brother’s place, she disguises herself as a boy and fights for the emperor. Her path also brings family secrets to light and leads to love. This retelling places the well-known Mulan ballad in 484 A.D. China and follows a young woman trained as a warrior.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Just South of HomeKaren StrongIn Warrenville, Georgia, Sarah and her cousin Janie struggle to get along after Janie comes from Chicago to stay with Sarah and her brother, Ellis. Janie disrupts Sarah’s astrobiology project, criticizes small-town life, and shoplifts. Taking a necklace at the remains of a Black church demolished by the Klan, she rouses Abner, a haint. With Ellis, Jasper, and local historian and conjurer Mrs. Whitney, the cousins must settle Abner’s spirit while concealing their efforts from Sarah’s strict grandmother.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details