Kids Book Index
Catherine Thimmesh
A 2025 Science Friday Best Science Book for KidsA joyfully illustrated picture book biography of Rube Goldberg for STEM-loving children and the many people…
A Sea of Lemon Trees: The Corrido of Roberto AlvarezMaría Dolores ÁguilaA Sea of Lemon Trees is a 2025 children's novel in free verse about Roberto Alvarez and the Lemon Grove Incident, in which a Mexican American community successfully challenged school segregation in 1930s California.Grades 3–5Lexile 800LATOS 5.1On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Sky Was My Blanket: A Young Man’s Journey Across Wartime EuropeUri ShulevitzThe final work from celebrated Caldecott Award–winning illustrator Uri Shulevitz, this gripping and revealing true story follows a young Polish exile fighting to survive…Biography, Autobiography, and MemoirOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
At Last She Stood: How Joey Guerrero Spied, Survived, and Fought for FreedomErin Entrada KellyDuring World War II, Josefina “Joey” Guerrero uses her freedom of movement and extraordinary courage to carry intelligence for the Philippine resistance.Biography, Autobiography, and MemoirATOS 7.3AR interest Middle Grades (MG 4-8)On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details