Kids Book Index
Sarah Guillory
Thirteen-year-old Jillian Robichaux lives in Boutin, a coastal Louisiana town shaped by bayou sunsets and her grandmother Nonnie’s stories. After the worst flood in a century, the school closes and the bridges into town are condemned. Forced to leave, Jillian and her friends work to preserve the history and memories of their Cajun community, leading them toward environmental activism.
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Where the Sky LivesMargaret DillowayTuesday Beals is a twelve-year-old amateur astronomer trying to protect the dark skies over Utah’s Zion National Park. Developers’ light pollution threatens the place where she observes the stars. A discarded old-fashioned camera may offer help as Tuesday works to save her stargazing haven from destruction. The story combines her interest in astronomy with a riddle she must solve and a campaign to preserve nighttime skies.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Where Have All the Birds Gone?: Nature in CrisisRebecca E. HirschThis nonfiction account examines the decline of bird populations and the many threats birds face, including cats, wind turbines, glass windows, shrinking food supplies, habitat loss, and light pollution that disrupts migration. It discusses a 2019 study reporting that three billion birds, or 30 percent of bird populations, had disappeared since 1970. Chapters explore particular dangers, stories of loss, and some successful recoveries. The book also explains birds’ roles in ecosystems, such as pollination, pest control, rodent control, and cleaning waste, and considers actions people can take.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Ode to a NobodyCaroline Brooks DuBoisIn this novel told in verse, thirteen-year-old Quinn has been content to stay unnoticed. A tornado abruptly transforms her circumstances, leaving her eighth-grade life devastated and forcing her to confront trauma. As she faces what the storm has taken from her, Quinn considers whether rebuilding can mean creating a life that differs from the one she had before. The book follows her attempt to move forward after disaster and find a new sense of self.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details