Kids Book Index
Janet Howell, Theresa Howell, illustrated by Kylie Akia, Alexandra Bye
In this engaging and highly accessible compendium for young readers and aspiring power brokers, Virginia Senator Janet Howell and her daughter-in-law Theresa Howell spotlight the careers of fifty American women in politics -- and inspire readers to make a difference.
Dear America: Young Readers’ Edition: The Story of an Undocumented CitizenJose Antonio VargasIn this young readers’ adaptation of his adult memoir Dear America , Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and undocumented immigrant Jose Antonio Vargas tells his story, in light of the 12 million undocumented immigrants currently in the United States.Sixth to Eighth GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Her Own Two Feet: A Rwandan Girl’s Brave Fight to WalkMeredith Davis, Rebeka UwitonzeThrough her eyes, the moving story of a young Rwandan girl born with clubfeet and the risk she takes for the chance to walk on the bottoms of her feet for the first time.Rebeka Uwitonze was born in Rwanda with curled and twisted feet, which meant she had to crawl or be…Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Our Castle by the SeaLucy StrangeIn this haunting and compelling follow-up to the instant classic The Secret of Nightingale Wood. Lucy Strange takes a seafaring myth and grounds it inSixth to Eighth GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details