Kids Book Index
Cynthia Grady
Enslaved African Americans longed for freedom, and that longing took many forms―including music. Drawing on biblical imagery, slave songs both expressed the sorrow of life in bondage and offered a rallying cry for the spirit.
I Am Not a NumberJenny Kay Dupuis, Kathy KacerA girl fights to reclaim her identity in a harsh residential school.Nine to TwelveLexile 640LATOS 4.1On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Great Leopard Rescue: Saving the Amur LeopardsSandra MarkleIn 2007 only thirty Amur leopards remained in the wild. Scientists knew they needed to do more to help these big cats.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Lizzie and the Lost BabyCheryl BlackfordCheryl Blackford's debut novel is set in England during World War II and told from the dual perspectives of ten-year-old Lizzie, a homesick girl evacuated from bomb-blitzed Hull to the remote Yorkshire valley, and Elijah, a local gypsy boy.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details