Kids Book Index
Helena Ku Rhee
Jae has recently moved from South Korea into a new apartment building and misses his former village, home, and friends. The unfamiliar surroundings feel empty, and he does not speak the new language. In the building, he meets other children who have also newly arrived, including a girl with a colorful bird on her shoulder. Friendship brings both community and hope to his new life.
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I Want to Be a VaseJulio TorresA toilet plunger wants to become a vase rather than remain in its expected role. As it becomes its true self, other household furnishings are encouraged to do the same. The book visits the personal dramas of everyday shapes and objects, with the plunger’s desire to change driving its unusual journey.Five to NineLexile Text Measure AD520LATOS Book Level 3.4On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Marvelous Mabel: Figure Skating SuperstarCrystal HubbardMabel Fairbanks sees skaters gliding and spinning at Central Park’s rink and decides she wants to skate. Orphaned in 1923 when she was eight, she teaches herself the sport. Fairbanks becomes America’s first Black figure-skating star and later the first Black athlete inducted into the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame. Colorful illustrations portray her life and skating.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Rosie and the Pre-loved DressLeanne Hatch, illustrated by Leanne HatchRosie finds a yellow dress in a thrift shop and brings it home. Noticing a name written on it, she begins imagining the girl who owned the dress before her and what that girl may have done while wearing it. The story follows Rosie’s curiosity about the dress’s earlier life and the possibilities she creates in her imagination.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details