Kids Book Index
Jess Redman
Eleven-year-old Alma moved to Four Points three months earlier and experiences panic attacks. She is one of four Elementals who join forces to help a fallen star return home. Alongside three other Elementals, Alma attempts to save the star and send her home. The book connects Alma’s new life in Four Points with friendship, self-discovery, and the Elementals’ mission.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
No Place for MonstersKory MerrittLevi and Kat confront a hidden menace in Cowslip Grove, a suburban town whose neatly mowed lawns, tidy sidewalks, and ice-cream-truck sounds suggest that everything is in order. As they uncover a darker side of their neighborhood, the two friends must face their fears. Their efforts are tied to a threat that could cause both the town and the friends themselves to disappear.Nine to TwelveLexile Text Measure 619LATOS Book Level 4On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
King and the DragonfliesKacen CallenderKing is a Black twelve-year-old living in Louisiana’s bayou country with his parents and memories of his older brother, Khalid, who has died. He once ended his friendship with Sandy, a white classmate rumored to be gay, and later revealed Sandy’s sexuality to others. When Sandy runs away from his abusive, racist father, King hides him and brings him food. As King’s feelings for Sandy deepen beyond friendship, he also wrestles with grief, with Khalid’s hurtful advice, and with the possibility that his brother might return as a dragonfly.Nine to TwelveLexile Text Measure 830LATOS Book Level 4.9On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Railway Jack: The True Story of an Amazing BaboonKT JohnstonIn the 1880s, a South African railway inspector named Jim loses both legs in an accident at work. Wanting to remain employed despite being unable to do every task himself, he trains a baboon named Jack to assist him. The book tells the true story of this working partnership on the railway. Animated period illustrations accompany the account, which includes back matter about Jim, Jack, and their shared work.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details