Kids Book Index
Nina Varela
After her family moves again, shy loner Juniper has to adjust to unfamiliar circumstances. She dreams of a mysterious princess, who then appears in her room without her crown and with a dangerous quest ahead. Juniper develops an unexpected friendship with the magical Princess Galatea and discovers secret powers that change her life.
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Welcome to Consent: How to Say No, When to Say Yes, and How to Be the Boss of Your Body (Welcome to Your Body series)Yumi Stynes, Dr. Melissa KangThis nonfiction guide offers advice and practical tools for handling situations involving developing bodies, thoughts, and feelings. It addresses how these changes can affect a person across a range of circumstances. A list of helpful organizations is included as an additional resource. Cheery digital illustrations accompany the information. The book's material brings together bodily development, emotions, and decision-making tools for navigating everyday situations.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
We Are Your Children Too: Black Students, White Supremacists, and the Battle for America’s Schools in Prince Edward County, VirginiaP. O’Connell PearsonThis account follows African American students in a segregated Virginia school district who went on strike in 1951 to seek equal facilities. After Brown v. Board of Education in 1954, the county’s all-White school board chose to close public schools rather than integrate them. The students’ campaign was followed by years of legal battles as the county continued to refuse integration. The book includes interviews, archival photographs, and back matter.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Land of Broken PromisesJane KuoAnna, also called Ai Shi, is finishing sixth grade in the United States as her Taiwanese family adjusts to life in California. When her father misses the deadline to extend their stay, the family fears deportation. Anna gives up summer plans to work in the family restaurant while her mother takes an under-the-table job to help pay an immigration lawyer. Over the summer, Anna comes to see each parent as an individual and connects with her father through their shared love of literature.Twelve to FourteenLexile Text Measure 811LATOS Book Level 5.2On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details