Kids Book Index
G. Neri
Fourteen-year-old Cole remains in Philadelphia alongside his father and the Black cowboys. At the same time, he works for an elite polo team as a stable hand. His roles bring the cowboy community and polo world together in his life, and he must negotiate the two. Philadelphia’s Black cowboys and an elite polo team shape the setting around him. Black-and-white illustrations accompany Cole’s experiences.
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The Broken Raven (Shadow Skye Trilogy)Joseph ElliottAgatha and Jaime return to the Isle of Skye with their clan after escaping Norveg. A fresh threat endangers the clan’s home, requiring them to fight for it. Along with Sigrid, the two are unusual teenagers whose bravery and ingenuity help their clans endure wars carried out by cruel rulers. This is the second book in the Shadow Skye trilogy.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
MiddletownSarah MoonThirteen-year-old Eli and her seventeen-year-old sister Anna depend on each other after their single mother is sent to rehab. The sisters try to present a normal life while relying on the only family each feels able to count on. Anna is more conventionally feminine, enjoys boys, and stays out late, while the sisters face their mother's absence together. The story centers on sisters, family disruption, and resilience.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
PonyR. J. PalacioSet in 1860, this story follows twelve-year-old Silas after three armed men force his father, Martin Bird, to leave with them. Although his father tells him not to follow, Silas sets out when a horse from the kidnappers appears the next morning. With Mittenwool, the ghost who has long been his companion, Silas rides into a forest he fears and names the horse Pony. After getting lost, he encounters Marshal Farmer, whose search for counterfeiters becomes connected to Silas’s father and the name Mac Boat.Twelve to FourteenLexile Text Measure 740LATOS Book Level 5.1On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details