Kids Book Index
Cynthia Leitich Smith
This reworking of Peter Pan follows two stepsisters who are taken by an enigmatic boy to a magical island. One sister is Muscogee Creek and the other is White. In Neverland, they try to save themselves, the Lost Boys, and everyone else held there, while also seeking a way back home. The novel recasts Barrie’s early twentieth-century story through the sisters’ journey in Neverland.
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Child of the Flower-Song People: Luz Jiménez, Daughter of the NahuaGloria AmescuaThis account follows Luz Jiménez, who was born in late nineteenth-century Milpa Alta, Mexico. Raised with Nahuatl and stories from her Aztec, or Nahua, elders, she learned traditional practices and hoped to read and become a teacher. A government school barred her language and traditions, and after her father’s death during the Mexican Revolution, her family moved to Mexico City. There, Luz worked with artists as a model, taught Nahuatl to scholars, and guided anthropologists and artists through Milpa Alta, helping document her culture.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
BumpMatt WallaceTwelve-year-old MJ has been hurt by a bullying classmate and leaves gymnastics behind. Her father is no longer present, her mother works two jobs, and MJ has no friends at school to rely on. Professional wrestling, especially the luchadores and the stories told in the ring, becomes her passion. After discovering that her neighbor runs a wrestling school, MJ wants to train there, though her mother may not agree.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Spi-ku: A Clutter of Short Verse on Eight LegsLeslie BulionThis book uses short poems, descriptive passages, and detailed digital illustrations to introduce spiders. It covers how spiders hunt, mate, and raise offspring. Supporting material includes science-term definitions, an explanation of the poetic forms, and lists of common and scientific names. The back matter also holds a spider-hunting guide, further-study resources, and a chart comparing relative sizes.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details