Kids Book Index
Andrea Davis Pinkney
Berry Gordy began Motown in 1959 with an $800 loan from his family. He converted the garage of a residential house into a studio and recruited teenagers from the neighborhood-like Smokey Robinson, Mary Wells, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, and Diana Ross-to sing for his new label.
Cuckoo SongFrances HardingeHer memories are muddled, her sister despises her, and when she brushes her hair, out come crumbled fragments of leaves. Or did her accident trigger a nightmarish chain of events?Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Tricky Vic: The Impossibly True Story of the Man Who Sold the Eiffel TowerGreg PizzoliA New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Children's Book of 2015 In the early 1900s, Robert Miller, a.k.a. “Count Victor Lustig,” moved to Paris hoping to be an artist.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
River Runs DeepJennifer BradburyA boy's healing journey leads to a hidden world of danger and secrets underground.Nine to TwelveLexile 730LATOS 4.9On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details