Kids Book Index
Calyssa Erb
Maya loves musicals and hopes to win the lead in her community theater’s summer production. Instead, the season brings several challenges: her best friend is moving, her parents are busy with work, and Maya is working out how to be herself in public after receiving an autism diagnosis. Set amid rehearsals and theatrical ambitions, the story follows Maya through an unexpectedly complicated summer.
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A World of Dogs: A Celebration of Fascinating Facts and Amazing Real-Life Stories for Dog LoversCarlie SorosiakA World of Dogs explores dogs’ long relationship with people, from their evolutionary history to the ways they help humans. It investigates canine senses and communication, including questions about whether dogs understand people, dream, or feel love. The book also looks at the ages of different breeds and includes real-life dog stories. Color illustrations accompany the information, and the volume includes both an index and a glossary.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Matt Sprouts and the Curse of the Ten Broken ToesMatt EicheldingerAfter Matt Sprouts accidentally causes Jenna to break her collar bone, he has a run of bone-breaking accidents. Matt is an eleven-year-old soccer player coping with wild coaches, difficult teachers, grounding, and a hometown curse. Wondering whether Jenna’s lost summer has cursed him, he decides to break the curse himself before more misfortune follows. The events unfold in a zany tale.Twelve to FourteenLexile Text Measure 730LATOS Book Level 4.9On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Read at Your Own RiskRemy LaiHannah and her friends play a game meant to contact the spirits of the dead. After the game goes wrong, an evil spirit begins communicating with Hannah through the pages of her illustrated sketch diary. The diary becomes the record of a haunting as Hannah confronts what the game has unleashed. The story uses a journal format to tell its supernatural horror.Kids Favorites — 6th–8th GradeLexile Text Measure 560LATOS Book Level 3.5On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details