Kids Book Index
Anne Rellihan
Eleven-year-old Louise, also called Lou, wishes she could undo the fight in which she hurt her best friend Francie and revealed a secret. Later, new girl Cece asks whether Lou can be trusted with another secret: Cece believes her father has kidnapped her. A mysterious note, an earlier broken friendship, and competing loyalties leave Lou trying to help one friend without losing another.
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Outspoken: Paul Robeson: Ahead of His Time: A One-Man ShowCarole Boston WeatherfordPresented as a first-person narrative in free verse, this portrait of Paul Robeson is organized in four acts: Youth, Artist, Activist, and Erased. It follows his rise during the Harlem Renaissance and considers his work as an actor, singer, athlete, speaker, and advocate for humanitarian causes. Spiritual lyrics are woven through the narrative, which also includes sources, notes, and a bibliography.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Isabel in BloomMae RespicioTwelve-year-old Isabel leaves the Philippines to live with her mother in the United States, enrolling in a San Francisco middle school. Her mother’s job had allowed Isabel to live more comfortably with her grandparents in the Philippines, so their reunion is unfamiliar. Homesickness leads Isabel toward gardening, cooking, new friends, and a developing relationship with her mother. The novel is written in verse.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Nothing: John Cage and 4’33”Nicholas DayThis history introduces John Cage’s 4’33”, a composition in which pianist David Tudor sat at a piano in a concert hall in 1952 without playing notes for four minutes and thirty-three seconds. The account asks what can be heard when a performance appears silent: audience members shifting or clearing their throats, rain, and wind in the trees. It follows the unsettled response of the first audience and the work’s later performances, exploring Cage’s attention to the sounds surrounding silence.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details