Kids Book Index
Tor Seidler
Phoenix is an adventurous tree squirrel captured by a hawk and fears he may not survive. Two rats who live near a wharf rescue him. Phoenix then joins them in an effort to protect the pier they love from a New York developer. The book also includes black-and-white illustrations, accompanying this animal adventure and the animals’ effort to save their home.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
Tunnel of BonesVictoria SchwabCassidy Blake travels to Paris with her ghost best friend, Jacob, while her parents film a television program about haunted cities. Cassidy can cross the veil between the living world and the next. Beneath Paris, in the Catacombs, she accidentally awakens a powerful spirit. Cassidy draws on her developing ghost-hunting abilities and seeks help from old and new friends to solve the mystery.Nine to TwelveLexile Text Measure 769LATOS Book Level 4.9On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
EventownCorey Ann HayduElodee and her family move to Eventown, a place that appears perfectly pleasant. Yet Elodee misses the irregularity, wildness, and difference that are absent from the town. She begins investigating why those qualities have disappeared and what Eventown’s perfection conceals. The story follows her search for the truth beneath a town that seems nice on the surface but holds a secret.Nine to TwelveLexile Text Measure 740LATOS Book Level 4.7On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
One Speck of TruthCaela CarterTwelve-year-old Alma wants to understand what happened when her father died, but the adults around her refuse to give her the answers she seeks. With her patient best friend beside her, Alma searches graveyards in hopes of uncovering the truth. Her questions connect her father’s death with a larger need to understand her family history and her own past.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details