Kids Book Index
Josephine Cameron
After her little brother dies, eleven-year-old Zinnia Helinski moves across the country with her family for a fresh start. Instead, she feels as though her new life has not begun. In her new neighborhood, Zinnia forms friendships with neighbors who help other people. Those relationships help her heal after the loss, while the family adjusts to relocation and life in a new place.
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The Many Meanings of MeilanAndrea WangMeilan Hua’s family moves from a Chinatown in a large city to a small town in Ohio, changing the world she knows. At school, she is given a different name as she tries to settle into her new surroundings. Meilan must decide how to assert who she is and find strength in her own name while navigating identity and injustice after the move.Nine to TwelveLexile Text Measure 730LATOS Book Level 4.7On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
My Thoughts Are Clouds: Poems for MindfulnessGeorgia HeardThis poetry collection presents mindfulness practices from around the world. Its poems address deep breathing, attention to the present moment, and loving-kindness as ways of seeking inner peace. The book frames poetry as a form that observes the world with mindful attention. Georgia Heard, a poet and educator, wrote the collection, and Isabel Roxas created the accompanying art. Whimsical illustrations appear alongside the poems.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Ophie’s GhostsJustina IrelandAfter her father’s death, Ophelia Harrison and her mother leave rural Georgia for Pittsburgh in the 1920s. Ophie accompanies her mother to work in the home of Mrs. Caruthers, a wealthy white woman, and discovers that ghosts, called haints by her Aunt Rose, also occupy the house. Ophie has inherited the ability to see and speak with them. As she becomes familiar with the haints, she encounters secrets surrounding Clara, a former household worker who disappeared.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details