Kids Book Index
Esmé Shapiro
Ooko is a fox with a stick, a leaf, and a rock, yet he feels that something is still missing. What he wants is a companion to play with. The story follows Ooko’s search for the friend he hopes to find, beginning with the small objects he already has. His quest centers on play, companionship, and the desire to share his world with someone else.
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Today As Brave As YouJason ReynoldsTwo African-American brothers from Brooklyn spend a summer with their grandfather in Virginia. The brothers decide to demonstrate their bravery, but their plan goes badly wrong. As they pursue that goal, they uncover secrets and confront ideas that challenge what they believe. The novel centers on the brothers’ relationship, their time away from Brooklyn, and a search for what being brave means when events do not unfold as expected.Nine to TwelveLexile Text Measure 750LATOS Book Level 4.8On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The William Hoy Story: How a Deaf Baseball Player Changed the GameNancy ChurninThis biography follows William Ellsworth Hoy’s determination to play baseball. After failing to earn a spot on a local deaf team, he practiced until he gained a place on a professional team. Hoy faced prejudice and could not hear umpires’ calls. He asked an umpire to make hand signals for strike, ball, and out, a change that helped him on the field and changed how the game was played.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Pugs of the Frozen North (A Not-So-Impossible Tale)Philip ReeveSika and Shen enter the Great Northern Race with a team of sixty-six pugs. They hope to win the race, reach the Snowfather, and receive the thing each of them desires most. Their journey is framed as a race to the top of the world, with the pugs forming their unusually large team. The story follows their effort to reach the promised reward at the end of the competition.All readersOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details