Kids Book Index
Dana Alison Levy
Molly relies on her school book club while facing upheaval at home, including a death in her family and her parents’ possible move. When students must confront book banning at their school, they fight to save the club and the part of their lives it supports. The story connects a group effort against censorship with Molly’s need for books during difficult changes.
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CONTINENTAL DRIFTER: A Graphic NovelKathy MacleodKathy grows up with a Thai mother and an American father, spending the school year in Bangkok and summer vacations in a small coastal town in Maine. She looks forward to the long journey and to foods and places she cannot find at home, but arriving in America does not bring the sense of belonging she expects. Looking different from the other children leaves her uncertain about where she fits. Kathy MacLeod's graphic memoir follows a childhood lived between cultures, using family experiences and everyday encounters to explore identity, homesickness, and the wish to feel accepted without having to choose one part of herself over another.Nine to TwelveATOS Book Level 3.5AR Interest Level MG 4-8On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Great Minds of Science (Black Lives #1): A Nonfiction Graphic NovelTonya Bolden, illustrated by David WilkersonGreat Minds of Science is a nonfiction graphic novel about Black scientists. It introduces doctors, engineers, mathematicians, and biologists whose lives are described as lesser known. The book recounts challenges they faced as they advanced in their professions, focusing on people who continued in their fields rather than giving up. Its subjects connect science with the work of these varied careers.Third to Eighth GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
On the BlockEllen OhThere's a new kid on the block,and boy, that kid is tough,that new kid punches hard,that new kid plays real rough,that new kid's big and strong,with muscles everywhere,that new kid tweaked my arm,that new kid pulled my hair.Open this book to any…Third to Eighth GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details