Kids Book Index
Thanhhà Lại. HarperCollins
This remarkable and bestselling novel from Thanhha Lai, author of the National Book Award–winning and Newbery Honor Book Inside Out & Back Again , follows a young girl as she learns the true meaning of family.
28 Days: Moments in Black History That Changed the WorldCharles R. Smith JrEach day features a different influential figure in African-American history, from Crispus Attucks, the first man shot in the Boston Massacre, sparking the Revolutionary War, to Madame C. J. Walker, who after years of adversity became the wealthiest black woman in the country, as well as one of the wealthiest black Americans…Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Thing about JellyfishAli BenjaminA girl seeks the truth behind her friend's death, suspecting a jellyfish sting.Nine to TwelveLexile 740LATOS 5On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Look Both Ways in the Barrio BlancoJudith Robbins RoseWith humor and sensitivity, a debut novelist explores the coming of age of a girl caught between two cultures as she finds the courage to forge a new destiny.“Miss, will you be my Amiga?” Amiga means "friend" in Spanish, but at the youth center, it meant a lady to take you places.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details