Kids Book Index
Nick Abadzis
Pigdom Plains is home to hogfolk who consider flight impossible for pigs because none have wings. Lily Leanchops refuses to accept that view and works to create an airplane without magic. Her project becomes pressing when evil Warthogs attack Pigdom Plains. Lily’s determination sets her against both the assumptions of her fellow hogfolk and a looming threat to her home.
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Caleb and KitBeth VrabelTwelve-year-old Caleb lives with cystic fibrosis and tries not to let the condition define him. He is smaller and frailer than many children his age and contends with an overprotective mother and a seemingly perfect older brother. Caleb’s life changes when he meets Kit, an independent girl who believes they are meant to be friends. Kit tells magical stories and beliefs, calls birds from the sky, and turns ordinary days into adventures.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Pathfinders: The Journeys of 16 Extraordinary Black SoulsTonya BoldenThis collective biography introduces sixteen American men and women of African descent whose lives span the eighteenth through twentieth centuries. Their accomplishments include work as bankers, soldiers, filmmakers, architects, attorneys, mathematicians, spies, a concert singer, and a combat pilot. Among those profiled are Sissieretta Jones and Eugene Bullard. Archival images and photographs, along with back matter, accompany these accounts of Black Americans who made their mark on United States history.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Podkin One-Ear (Longburrow series)Kieran LarwoodAn elderly storyteller recounts the adventures of young rabbit siblings Podkin, Paz, and Pook. In their fantasy world, the Gorm tribe has killed and enslaved their clan, forcing the three to flee. As they travel, they face pursuit and treachery while seeking allies and a place of safety. Their struggle is also a fight to take their world back from the Gorm.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details