Kids Book Index
Colleen Oakes
Colleen Oakes’s Second Favorite Daughters Club is a contemporary series published by Candlewick Press in April 2024. Santana Barnes feels eclipsed by her older sister, Victoria. Victoria is described as both a ballet protégé and an honor student. Santana is tired of being treated as second to her sister, placing their sibling relationship at the center of the conflict.
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Moko Magic: Carnival ChaosTracey BaptisteDuring carnival season in Brooklyn, three cousins discover that they are mokos, protector spirits. The novel draws on Afro-Caribbean inspiration and combines magic and mythology with an action-adventure story. Twelve-year-old Misty has recently moved to Brooklyn with her mother, where strange events and wonders surround the cousins’ discovery. Their new identity as mokos links the cousins to a role of spiritual protection.Teacher Favorites — 6th–8th GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
What Do We Eat?: How Humans Find, Grow and Share FoodMegan Clendenan, illustrated by Meegan LimMegan Clendenan’s 96-page What Do We Eat? was published by Orca Book Publishers USA in January 2024. The book treats food as a need shared by people every day, regardless of where they are or must go. It asks readers to imagine carrying meals while parachuting into a war zone. The subject connects food to the varied circumstances and destinations of human life.Teacher Favorites — 6th–8th GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Sightseeing With AliensInsha Fitzpatrick, illustrated by Lilla BöleczThis nonfiction field guide examines aliens through science, history, trivia, and accounts of reported encounters. It asks questions about Area 51 and whether human life could be sustained in outer space. The book traces past, present, and possible future space exploration, while exploring UFO sightings, crop circles, and other extraterrestrial claims. It presents these subjects as topics to investigate, including the evidence and stories surrounding them.Teacher Favorites — 6th–8th GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details