Kids Book Index
Michael Morpurgo
Michael Morpurgo’s novel is set during the period of World War I. Alfie lives off England’s coast, while Merry lives in New York City. Merry and her mother travel on the Lusitania to England, where her father is recovering from an injury caused by the war. The journey connects their lives across the Atlantic against the backdrop of the conflict.
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The Storyspinner (The Keepers’ Chronicles series)Becky WallaceIn a fantasy realm, dukes maneuver for the throne while magical warriors seek a missing princess. The narrative is told through five characters and includes political intrigue, magic, danger, and romance. Johanna Von Arlo is a storyspinner whose father has died; after her troupe expels her, she must work for Lord Rafael DeSilva. Her path requires her to confront her destiny amid the struggle for power.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Fatal Fever: Tracking Down Typhoid MaryGail JarrowA history of the typhoid investigations surrounding Mary Mallon follows sanitary engineer and chemist George Soper and public-health doctor Sara Josephine Baker. In 1906, Soper investigated illness in a New York City family and concluded that their cook, Mallon, was the likely bacterial source. Mallon rejected the idea that she carried typhoid. After later outbreaks were linked to her, she was quarantined on Brother’s Island, raising a civil-rights question about confinement against her will.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
MastermindsGordon KormanEli Frieden has spent his whole life in Serenity, New Mexico, a community presented as ideal and free of crime. After biking to the city limits, he encounters something that changes his understanding of the town. Eli recruits his friends to investigate, and their clues expose links between Serenity and notorious criminal masterminds. The children begin to question the adults around them, including their own parents, and the guards’ role in their lives.Twelve to FourteenLexile Text Measure 730LATOS Book Level 5.2On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details