Kids Book Index
Laekan Zea Kemp
Fans of The Girl Who Drank the Moon, Paola Santiago and the River of Tears, and Disney's Encanto will be captivated by this fantastical novel about a girl who must learn to trust her ancestral powers when she comes face-to-face with the Mexican legend La Lechuza.
Law and Justice Evicted!: The Struggle for the Right to VoteAlice Faye DuncanShortlist, Goddard Riverside/CBC Young People's Book Prize for Social Justice This critical civil rights book for middle-graders examines the little-known Tennessee's Fayette County Tent City Movement in the late 1950s and reveals what is possible when people unite and fight for the right to vote.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Freddie vs. the Family CurseTracy BaduaA cursed boy must break a family curse or be trapped in an amulet forever.Nine to TwelveLexile 829LATOS 5.3On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Once I Was YouMaria HinojosaNPR’s Best Books of 2020 BookPage ’s Best Books of 2020 Real Simple ’s Best Books of 2020 Boston.com readers voted one of Best Books of 2020 “Anyone striving to understand and improve this country should read her story.” —Gloria Steinem, author of My Life on the Road The Emmy Award–winning journalist…Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details