Kids Book Index
Lisa Graff
Trent Zimmerman starts middle school carrying guilt over a fatal accident at Cedar Lake during the previous year. He wants this new beginning to show that he is not defined by what happened. While trying to move past the traumatic event, Trent befriends Fallon Little, a class outcast with a facial scar, who helps him begin to release his guilt.
This book appears on 2 reading lists across 1 edition from 2 organizations.
Fuzzy MudLouis SacharTo avoid a bully, Tamaya and Marshall take a shortcut through woods that are off limits. There they encounter mud with a fuzzy appearance. What they find triggers a disaster with both medical and environmental consequences. The novel follows the two children as their attempt to avoid one problem leads them to a secret with far-reaching effects beyond the woods.Nine to TwelveLexile Text Measure 700LATOS Book Level 5On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Listen, SlowlyThanhhà Lại. HarperCollinsCalifornia-born Mai travels with her grandmother to Vietnam, her grandmother’s native country. Mai’s grandfather died in the Vietnam War, and the trip is intended to help her grandmother accept his death. There, Mai learns more about what happened to him and gains a broader perspective on her own life. Her journey brings questions of family, friendship, grief, and connection to Vietnam into focus.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Lucky StrikeBobbie PyronNate Harlow, who lives with his grandfather in a Florida trailer park, thinks he has always been unlucky. After he survives a lightning strike on his eleventh birthday, he believes his luck may have shifted. His best friend Genesis Beam, known as Gen, trusts science and logic rather than luck. The incident also changes Nate’s friendships in Paradise Beach, a fishing town.Nine to TwelveLexile Text Measure 770LATOS Book Level 5.2On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details