Kids Book Index
Liam Francis Walsh
This wry, big-hearted, noir brings 1950s New York to life from the tenements of Hell’s Kitchen to the mansions of Riverdale, from Sing Sing to City Hall, with a gripping murder mystery laying bare the explosive conflicts between its big wheels, its working stiffs, its gangsters, and its dreamers.
The Great Stink: How Joseph Bazalgette Solved London's Poop Pollution ProblemColleen PaeffA Robert F. Sibert Honor Book! Discover the true story about the determined engineer who fixed London’s pollution problem in this funny, accessible nonfiction picture book featuring engaging art from the illustrator of Queen Victoria’s Bathing Machine.It’s the summer of 1858, and London’s River Thames STINKS.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Different: A Story of the Spanish Civil WarMónica MontañésAnd when fascist dictator Francisco Franco declared victory, he began to persecute everyone who had once opposed him. Spain became a country of secrets, where anyone who was different was in danger.Different explores this turbulent period through the voices of sevenyearold Socorro and nineyearold Paco.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Ruby Finley vs. the Interstellar InvasionK. Tempest BradfordA mysterious bug leads to a neighborhood mystery and a race against time.Nine to TwelveLexile 710LATOS 4.8On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details