Kids Book Index
Denise Lewis Patrick
A nonfiction biography recounts the life of Mahalia Jackson, known as the queen of gospel music. It covers her friendship with Martin Luther King Jr. and her performance at the March on Washington, connecting her music to justice. Two-color illustrations accompany the account, and a timeline helps place events from Jackson’s life in sequence.
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Equal (Bakers Mountain Stories series)Joyce Moyer HostetterIn 1959 North Carolina, thirteen-year-old Jackie, who is White, meets Thomas, who is Black and also thirteen. The boys face the prejudices of the society around them as they consider whether friendship is possible. Back matter and archival photographs accompany this story of two young people meeting across racial division.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Nicky & Vera: A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He RescuedPeter Sís, illustrated by Peter SísSet in Prague in 1939, this account follows Nicholas Winton as he arranged transport and refuge for Jewish children escaping Nazi persecution. Working from a makeshift headquarters in his hotel room, Winton collected names and photographs from parents seeking to move their children out of danger. He quietly organized help for 669 children, whose flight forms the center of this Holocaust story.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Maya and the RobotEve L. EwingMaya begins fifth grade with a difficult start. After she receives an unfinished robot, she works with the unusual companion while learning about an engineering legacy. As the project develops, Maya finds inspiration in her own ingenuity and forms a friendship in an unexpected place. The story follows her school-year challenges alongside the robot and the discoveries it prompts.Nine to TwelveLexile Text Measure 700LATOS Book Level 4.6On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details