Kids Book Index
Ellen Oh
There's a new kid on the block,and boy, that kid is tough,that new kid punches hard,that new kid plays real rough,that new kid's big and strong,with muscles everywhere,that new kid tweaked my arm,that new kid pulled my hair.Open this book to any…
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When We Flew Away: A Novel of Anne Frank Before the DiaryAlice HoffmanSet during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, this novel portrays Anne Frank and her family as their lives are increasingly restricted. Anne witnesses prejudice, loss, and terror as violence entangles children and families. The story takes place before the period in which Anne and her family went into hiding and her diary was written. It focuses on a family facing the escalating danger and dehumanization of the Holocaust.Third to Eighth GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Lost at Windy River: A True Story of SurvivalTrina RathgeberIn northern Canada in 1944, thirteen-year-old Ilse Schweder, a Cree girl, travels by dogsled with her siblings along her family’s trapline. When rapidly changing weather brings whiteout conditions, Ilse becomes separated and lost on the tundra. An experienced outdoorswoman, she survives alone for nine days before reaching help, though the experience leaves her with frostbite and other trauma. The true story is presented as a graphic novel with thought bubbles, text boxes, illustrations, and sidebars about Indigenous culture.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Race to the Truth: Borderlands and the Mexican American StoryDavid Dorado RomoThis account presents U.S. history through a Mexican American perspective. It challenges a familiar framing of migration by noting that Mexican people lived on this land before the borders discussed in the book existed. Their cultural traditions and practices helped shape the American Southwest. The book also addresses efforts by white colonizers and settlers to erase those cultures and histories.Third to Eighth GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details