Kids Book Index
Jennifer Swender
Mika turns to a math journal while navigating fifth grade and a challenging change at home. The journal becomes a way to work through school concerns and family problems as she tries to make sense of what is happening in both parts of her life. Her unusual journal connects the difficulties she faces at school with the problems affecting her family.
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DK Life Stories: Katherine JohnsonEbony Joy Wilkins, illustrated by Charlotte AgerThis biography follows Katherine Johnson from her childhood in West Virginia through her work as a teacher and her later career at NASA. It recounts how she overcame barriers to become a mathematician whose behind-the-scenes work was connected to the United States' first moon landing. The book also covers her 2015 Presidential Medal of Freedom. Johnson's life is presented as the path of a mathematician whose NASA work made a significant contribution to the space program.Grades 3–5Lexile Text Measure 1000LOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
One Fox: A Counting Book ThrillerKate Read, illustrated by Kate ReadOne hungry fox moves through a farmyard at night as the count rises from one to ten. The fox has two sly eyes and comes upon three hens; later, ten sharp teeth heighten the tension. A turn in the action brings one hundred angry hens, who take charge of the farmyard. The brief story combines counting with a comic reversal as its events unfold.Under FiveLexile Text Measure NPOn one of the same reading listsView book details
SlayBrittney MorrisKiera is a seventeen-year-old game designer who created Slay, a fantasy role-playing game online, designed around Afrocentric elements and reserved for Black players. When a gamer is murdered, she must defend both the game and the community she built. A troll threatens Kiera’s secret game and her identity, bringing the danger surrounding her creation into focus. The story centers on her effort to protect it from that threat.Fourteen and OlderLexile Text Measure 930LATOS Book Level 6On one of the same reading listsView book details