Kids Book Index
Philip Pullman
A tightly plotted adventure featuring aeronaut Lee Scoresby on his first meeting with the armored bear Iorek Byrnison. Atmospheric full-color woodblock- print-style artwork.
Two TribesEmily Bowen CohenA girl seeks her identity by secretly visiting her estranged father.Twelve to FourteenLexile 420LATOS 2.9On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Land of Broken PromisesJane KuoTaiwanese immigrant Anna and her family make a shocking discovery that puts their American dreams at risk in this searing companion to In the Beautiful Country, which Gene Luen Yang called “vivid and hopeful.” * A Cooperative Children's Book Center Choices List Selection *Anna’s family have settled into life in California—their small…Twelve to FourteenLexile 811LATOS 5.2On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Race Against Death: The Greatest POW Rescue of World War II (Scholastic Focus)Deborah HopkinsonA thrilling account of the most daring American P.O.W. rescue mission of World War II. Scholastic Focus is the premier home of thoroughly researched, beautifully written, and thoughtfully designed works of narrative nonfiction aimed at middle-grade and young adult readers.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details