Kids Book Index
Fiona Shaw
In a near-future England, Jacob escapes the Academy orphanage and enters a society controlled by the Coalition. Every person can be tracked through a chip implanted at birth, leaving Jacob pursued by authorities. He has promised his parents that he will find his dog, Jet, and he seeks a route out of England. A group of rebel children joins him in his attempt to reach freedom.
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A Tear in the OceanH.M. BouwmanIn the Second World, ocean water is becoming salty and no longer safe to drink. Prince Putnam, the future ruler of Raftworld, wants to prove himself after his father does not address the problem. He takes a boat toward the source of the salt, unaware that Artie, an island girl, has hidden aboard. Their journey brings danger as well as friendship. Occasional black-and-white drawings appear throughout.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Magnificent Migration: On Safari with Africa’s Last Great HerdsSy Montgomery, photographed by Roger Wood, Logan Wood, maps by Mike ReaganThis nonfiction account follows the wildebeest migration across the Serengeti, examining the mystery of animal migration through journal entries and photographs of the region’s wildlife. It also considers pressures on the ecosystem, including human expansion, poaching, and climate change. A selected bibliography accompanies the account, which places the migration within the wider lives and environmental challenges of the animals and landscape.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Queen of the SeaDylan Meconis, illustrated by Dylan MeconisMargaret grows up in an island convent and longs to learn her true identity. The convent's nuns pray, sew, and garden on the small island. When Queen Eleanor of Albion is banished there after her sister takes the throne, the arrival disrupts Margaret's life and leaves her with difficult choices. This graphic novel reimagines history loosely connected to Queen Elizabeth I's exile by Queen Mary.Twelve to FourteenLexile Text Measure 680LATOS Book Level 4.3On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details