Kids Book Index
Alan Cumyn
Eleven-year-old Edgar moves with his mother to Dawson in Yukon, Canada, seeking a new beginning. Traumatized by the move and by his unstable parent, Edgar becomes deeply attached to an aging dog named Benjamin. His speech shifts into barking as he identifies with the dog. Fearing that his mother’s destructive behavior will make them leave, Edgar turns to Benjamin for help.
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The Looking GlassJanet McNallySylvie Blake and her older sister Julia once gave a special name to their favorite fairy-tale book. Later, Julia disappears, and nobody knows whether she is in danger. The book’s central mystery grows from Sylvie’s relationship with her missing sister and their shared childhood reading. A familiar fairy-tale volume remains part of the sisters’ history as Sylvie faces Julia’s absence.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Not-So-Boring Letters of Private NobodyMatthew LandisSeventh grader Oliver Prichard knows the Civil War’s battles, generals, and army movements, so he expects to enjoy his final history project. Instead, he is assigned to research Private Raymond Stone, an unknown soldier who never fought in a battle, with classmate Ella Berry. As Oliver, Ella, and another student uncover the soldier’s secrets, the three become each other’s first friends and Oliver learns more than he anticipated.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Nowhere BoyKatherine MarshAhmed, a fourteen-year-old Syrian refugee, has spent months in a makeshift Belgian refugee camp after losing family members during the war. Hoping to reach England, he eventually hides in the basement of a Brussels home. There he meets thirteen-year-old Max, an American expatriate struggling with school, a bully, and conflict between his parents. Max learns about Ahmed’s life and tries to help.Twelve to FourteenLexile Text Measure 810LATOS Book Level 5.4On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details