Kids Book Index
Jonathan Case
In a future after catastrophe, sunlight is lethal to mammals and a mysterious illness has killed most of humanity. Ten-year-old Elvie travels with her guardian, studying the migration of monarch butterflies. They believe the butterflies may hold the clue to a vaccine. Their work is an urgent effort to create protection that could save humanity from the deadly sun sickness.
This book appears on 2 reading lists across 2 editions from 2 organizations.
The Tower of Life: How Yaffa Eliach Rebuilt Her Town in Stories and PhotographsChana StiefelThis biography follows Yaffa Eliach, who grew up in the Jewish community of Eishyshok, Poland, where her grandmother made portraits of local people. When Nazis entered the town, Yaffa’s family escaped while most of its 3,500 Jewish residents were killed. After surviving the war in hiding and later becoming a historian in the United States, she helped create a Holocaust memorial. She then spent 17 years collecting photographs of Eishyshok’s Jewish citizens for the Tower of Faces exhibit.Nine to TwelveLexile Text Measure 750LATOS Book Level 4.8On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
FrizzyClaribel A. OrtegaMarlene dreads the salon appointments where her mother has her frizzy hair blown out. With help from her tía, she begins to embrace her natural curls. Her changing understanding of her hair also brings her to recognize how cultural judgments about natural hair have shaped Mami’s strong opinions. The story follows Marlene’s struggle with salon visits and her growing acceptance of her curls.Nine to TwelveLexile Text Measure 440LATOS Book Level 3On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
MamoSas MilledgeAfter her grandmother dies, the young witch Orla returns home to find her town in danger. She wonders whether Mamo’s unsettled spirit is behind the chaos. With a new friend, Jo, Orla sets out to save the town while confronting her past and trying to make peace with her grandmother’s spirit.All readersOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details