Kids Book Index
Gordon Korman
After a concussion leaves Chase with amnesia, he must piece together who he was. Before his injury, he was known both as a sports star and as a bully. With no memory of that past, Chase faces decisions about the person he wants to become. His new path includes filmmaking and being a more generous friend, while the question of his earlier actions remains central.
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Poison: Deadly Deeds, Perilous Professions, and Murderous MedicinesSarah AlbeeThis nonfiction history examines poisonous substances and their place in human history. It considers intentional poisonings involving rivals, spouses, prisoners, emperors, and political leaders, including Socrates, Alexander the Great, Joseph Stalin, and Yasser Arafat. Poison has altered individual lives as well as the course of empires. Cartoons and reproduced photographs appear alongside the text, which also includes extensive back matter.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Flight RiskJennifer FennRobert Jackson Kelley is eighteen and wants to escape his small town. His chosen way out is to steal airplanes: he has taken and crashed three of them, walking away without injury each time. Inspired by true events, the novel asks who Robert Jackson Kelley is while following the consequences of his attempts to leave. Air travel and repeated theft are central to his effort to get away from home.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Robert Frost (Poetry for Kids series)Jay PariniThis collection presents poems by Robert Frost that focus on the natural world. Each poem is accompanied by a summary and definitions for words used in the text. Simple illustrations support the selections and their natural settings. The book brings together Frost’s odes to nature with explanatory material that helps frame what each poem is about, combining poetry, word meanings, brief summaries, and evocative visual art.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details