Kids Book Index
Polly Horvath
Four sisters search for true family in this story of resilience by a Newbery Honor author.When the McCready sisters' parents are washed away in a tsunami, their Great Aunt Martha volunteers to have them live with her on Pine Island in British Columbia.
Peter’s War: A Boy’s True Story of Survival in World War II EuropeDeborah Durland DeSaix, Karen Gray RuelleThe harrowing true story of a German-Jewish boy who had to survive World War II on his own, separated from his parents as they fled the Holocaust.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Maya and the Rising DarkRena BarronA girl must unlock her powers to stop a looming war between worlds.Nine to TwelveLexile 720LATOS 5.2On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Pixie Pushes OnTamara BundyA young girl learns bittersweet life lessons on the family farm after her sister gets polio, in this poignant and funny novel set in the heartland in the 1940s.Pixie's defenses are up, and it's no wonder.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details