Kids Book Index
Kyla Zhao
May the Best Player Win features May, who receives an award as the country’s top female chess player and appears in a leading national chess magazine. Although those achievements seem exciting, May is not necessarily delighted. Written by Kyla Zhao and published by Penguin Young Readers Group in 2024, the book places a young chess player’s public recognition at its center.
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The Woman Who Split the Atom: The Life of Lise MeitnerMarissa Moss, illustrated by Marissa MossThis biography follows Lise Meitner’s work on radiation and her efforts to solve difficult problems in nuclear science. As Hitler came to power in Germany, Meitner faced sexism and life-threatening anti-Semitism. Her scientific discoveries took many years to receive recognition as her own. The book presents the obstacles surrounding her career alongside her contributions to nuclear science and radiation research.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Rain ReignAnn M. MartinRose Howard is deeply interested in homonyms and sets rules about them. She names her dog Rain because the name has two homonyms, Reign and Rein, which she considers especially important. Her teachers, peers, and single father do not always understand her obsessions or differences. When a storm floods roads and makes rivers overflow in their rural town, Rain disappears.Grades 6–8Lexile Text Measure 720LATOS Book Level 4.3On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The History of the Computer: People, Inventions, and Technology That Changed the WorldRachel Ignotofsky, illustrated by Rachel IgnotofskyAn illustrated history follows computing from ancient counting systems and mechanical devices to smartphones and artificial intelligence. It considers important inventions, including algorithms used by AI, and traces how technology has altered everyday interactions and surroundings. The book profiles contributors such as An Wang, Margaret Hamilton, Steve Jobs, and Tim Berners-Lee, examining their aims and the effects of their inventions on daily life.Grades 6–8On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details