Kids Book Index
Linda Davies
Merry Owen is a sixteen-year-old archer whose family farm in Wales is in danger. Near Black Castle, she discovers a buried chest holding an old Welsh text that she believes might save the farm. Instead, the find sends Merry and her friend James de Courcy into the past. In the Welsh mountains and in the time of Henry VIII, Merry’s skill with a longbow becomes part of a journey tied to her family’s history and future.
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RiverkeepMartin StewartFifteen-year-old Wull sets out on a dangerous journey along a river populated by magical creatures. His father is possessed by demons, and Wull’s purpose is to free him from them. The river is also connected to the role Wull is expected to inherit from his father: guarding waters that carry both corpses and threatening beings. Facing repeated encounters on the journey, Wull must survive while trying to save his father.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Sachiko: A Nagasaki Bomb Survivor’s StoryCaren StelsonSachiko Yasui is six when an atomic bomb falls on Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. Afterward, she and her family search for shelter and medical care, while her surviving brothers later die from radiation sickness. For years Sachiko does not discuss her experience; eventually she chooses to speak about the bombing and its immediate and long-term consequences. The book also supplies historical context for the events that preceded the bombings and considers peace and civil-rights movements that inform Sachiko’s outlook.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
OCDanielWesley KingThirteen-year-old Daniel Leigh has been concealing his obsessive-compulsive disorder, which shapes much of his daily life. At school, a girl known by the unkind nickname Psycho Sara begins to notice him. Then Daniel receives an unexplained note, bringing his private struggle into a new and uncertain situation. The novel follows Daniel as he comes to understand his OCD and confronts the consequences of keeping it hidden.Twelve to FourteenLexile Text Measure 560LATOS Book Level 3.7On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details