Kids Book Index
Robert Burleigh
Dramatic, lyrical, and beautifully illustrated, author Robert Burleigh and artist Sterling Hundley’s picture book O Captain, My Captain tells the story of one of America’s greatest poets and how he was inspired by one of America’s greatest presidents.
Fighter in Velvet Gloves: Alaska Civil Rights Hero Elizabeth PeratrovichAnnie Boochever, with Roy Peratrovich, Jr“No Natives or Dogs Allowed,” blared the storefront sign at Elizabeth Peratrovich, then a young Alaska Native Tlingit. The sting of those words would stay with her all her life.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Never Caught, The Story of Ona Judge: George and Martha Washington’s Courageous Slave Who Dared to Run AwayErica Armstrong Dunbar, Kathleen Van CleveIn this incredible narrative, Erica Armstrong Dunbar reveals a fascinating and heartbreaking behind-the-scenes look at the Washingtons when they were the First Family—and an in-depth look at their slave, Ona Judge, who dared to escape from one of the nation’s Founding Fathers.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
OperaticKyo MaclearBut it’s hard for Charlie to concentrate when she can’t stop noticing her classmate Emile, or wondering about Luka, who hasn’t been to school in weeks.Twelve to FourteenLexile GN480LATOS 3.4On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details