Kids Book Index
Susan Hood
Bess Walder and her younger brother Louis leave East London for Canada aboard the SS City of Benares after Nazi bombs threaten their hometown. During World War II, the ship is torpedoed. Bess and her best friend hold onto an overturned lifeboat in the Atlantic for nineteen hours as they await rescue. Written in free verse, the novel is based on the experiences of two real girls.
This book appears on 2 reading lists across 1 edition from 2 organizations.
Let Us March On!: James Weldon Johnson and the Silent Protest ParadeYohuru Williams, Michael G. LongThis nonfiction picture book recounts James Weldon Johnson’s organization of a silent New York City protest in 1917, following the East St. Louis Massacre. Ten thousand people, including children, marched along Fifth Avenue in a major all-Black civil-rights demonstration. The book also identifies Johnson as the writer of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” and includes authors’ notes.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Pearl: A Graphic NovelSherri L. SmithIn 1941, thirteen-year-old Amy, a Japanese American girl from Hawaii, travels to Hiroshima to visit her ill great-grandmother. While she is with family in Japan, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor prevents her from returning home. Separated from the people she knows in Hawaii, Amy faces upheaval and loss during World War II. The graphic novel uses artwork in blue and gray tones.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Listen to ThisJennifer BlecherTold through the perspectives of Lily and Will, this novel follows two young people dealing with middle school, changing friendships, family pressures, secrets, rumors, and a first dance. Each must find a way to speak up and stand up for themselves while navigating change around them. Their separate viewpoints show how the same world of school and relationships can be experienced differently.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details