Kids Book Index
Ruth Freeman
Told from the viewpoint of a middle-school refugee, this novel follows a young girl beginning a new life in America. She experiences cultural confusion and homesickness while confronting challenges faced by immigrants. Her perspective also considers differences and similarities between cultures. The book includes an author’s note, further information, and English words Anaïs is learning.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
The Pants ProjectCat ClarkeLiv works to change his middle school’s strict dress code while trying to decide how to come out as transgender. His effort to wear clothes that fit his identity is tied to the larger challenge of telling others who he is. Told with humor, the story follows Liv’s campaign against the school rule and his search for a way to share this part of himself.CONTEMPORARY CONCERNSLexile Text Measure 710LATOS Book Level 4.5On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
BangBarry LygaWhen Sebastian Cody was four, he accidentally fired his father’s gun and killed his infant sister. A decade later, he still carries guilt and horror over her death. During a summer when his closest friend is away, he spends time with a new friend, Aneesa, but remains consumed by thoughts about undoing his childhood act. The novel addresses gun violence, suicide, mental illness, religious prejudice, and cyberbullying.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Pedal Power: How One Community Became the Bicycle Capital of the WorldAllan Drummond, illustrated by Allan DrummondThis nonfiction picture book tells how women and children helped lead a social movement that changed Amsterdam into a city where bicycles dominate the roads. It looks back at a time when cycling did not hold that place in Amsterdam and follows the community action that reshaped the city. The illustrated account connects bicycle transportation with civic participation and urban change.CONTEMPORARY CONCERNSOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details