Kids Book Index
Karla Manternach, illustrated by Mina Price
Meena’s seizures are under control, and she has started the Finders Keepers Club. She is also trying to become a better friend. When Sofía’s cat, Oriol, disappears, Meena is the first person to join the search. The story combines Meena’s health, her club, and her effort to strengthen a friendship with the immediate problem of finding a missing cat.
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Law and Justice Separate No More: The Long Road to Brown v. Board of EducationLawrence GoldstoneThis history examines the gradual struggle against racial segregation in the United States and the path to the Brown v. Board of Education case. It recounts the progress that led toward the landmark decision, which ended segregation and had a major effect on the country. Archival photographs accompany the step-by-step account of that legal and social fight.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
She Persisted: Ruby BridgesKekla MagoonThis biography tells of Ruby Bridges entering William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans as its first Black student while she was in first grade. Integrating the school was difficult for the six-year-old. Ruby’s courage and perseverance went on to encourage children and adults to continue the fight for equality and social justice. Her story centers on a child facing school integration and the wider struggle for equal treatment.Third to Fifth GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
New YearMei Zihan, illustrated by Qin LengOn the eve of Lunar New Year, a father in Beijing writes to his grown daughter, who lives in France. As he imagines her holiday with her husband, his letter recalls her earliest years, her childhood and adolescence, and family celebrations from the past. The picture book connects the holiday’s traditions with distance, homesickness, parental love, and memories passed through a family over time.Third to Fifth GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details