Kids Book Index
Sherri Winston
Twelve-year-old Lotus Bloom is a gifted violinist and a usually peace-loving free spirit. When she encounters a racist dress code, she must decide whether to pursue her music dreams or speak out against the rule. Lotus gathers the courage to challenge discrimination, bringing her commitment to music into conflict with a fight for fair treatment and the larger good.
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When Winter Robeson CameBrenda WoodsSet in Los Angeles during 1965, this novel in verse brings cousins Eden and Winter together for a two-week visit. Eden anticipates an easy, happy time, but Winter arrives determined to find his missing father. Their search sends them gathering facts while the Watts Rebellion unfolds around them. As they investigate, the cousins encounter family secrets amid the unrest and discord of that historical moment.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Louisa June and the Nazis in the WavesL. M. ElliottSet after the attack on Pearl Harbor, this story follows Louisa June as World War II reaches the waters near her Virginia home. Hitler’s declaration of war brings German U-boats to attack American ships, turning a coastline once associated with fishing and wild swans into a dangerous place. When a German submarine kills Louisa June’s older brother, she resolves to do what she can from home against the Nazis. Her brothers’ ships also face the threat of U-boats.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
BookedKwame AlexanderTwelve-year-old Nick loves soccer, his friend and teammate Coby, and a girl named April. At home, his parents are close to divorce, while his professor father presses him to read the dictionary he wrote. Nick sees reading as work until April and Mr. Mac, the school librarian, draw him toward books. Soccer remains central to him, especially with an elite Dallas tournament approaching. Then an injury prevents him from playing. Told in verse, the novel follows Nick through family upheaval, bullying, friendship, reading, and unexpected change.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details