Kids Book Index
Mark Leiren-Young
This nonfiction book looks at orcas, which live in every ocean, through their history and culture. Photographs accompany the text as it considers the relationship between orcas and humans, including the disturbing ways people have treated them. The book asks whether these animals can survive that relationship and includes a call to action.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
Let Me Hear a RhymeTiffany D. Jackson, lyrics by Malik “Malik-16” SharifAfter Steph is killed, his two closest friends work to promote his music and hope to secure a record deal for him. Steph’s sister joins them, and together they pursue the person responsible for his death. As the friends turn his recordings into a posthumous rap success, they take risks to protect what they are doing and the secret behind it.Fourteen and OlderLexile Text Measure HL610LATOS Book Level 4On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Downstairs GirlStacey LeeIn 1890s Atlanta, a Chinese American girl named Jo works as a maid while confronting prejudice. Away from her work, she writes an anonymous newspaper advice column under the name Dear Miss Sweetie. As the column gains a wide readership, Jo uses it to address social problems, but the response brings backlash. The novel follows her double life as a worker and unseen columnist in a society shaped by discrimination.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Ordinary GirlsBlair ThornburghFifteen-year-old Plum sees herself as lacking the sparkle of her older sister, Ginny. The sisters’ differences often put them at odds, and Plum has long treated herself as Ginny’s sidekick. When their family’s finances falter, upheaval at home creates new distance between them. As Plum’s life begins to include something beyond her sister’s drama, she gradually steps away from that supporting role and begins to recognize her own possibilities.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details