Kids Book Index
Adam P. Schmitt
Jimmy’s cousin Patrick has recently died, and Jimmy is told that he will deliver Patrick’s eulogy. As he searches for kind words to say, Jimmy confronts the complications of death and discovers deeper truths about family and memory. Patrick seems to get the last laugh, even after his death, as the task of speaking falls to Jimmy.
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El ChupacabrasAdam RubinA goat disappears from a farm one night and is later found flattened. Carla sets out to learn what happened and uncover the truth about El Chupacabras, the legendary creature linked to the mystery. This bilingual tale brings the modern cryptid into the story through cinematic illustrations. The plot begins with the vanished goat and follows Carla’s search for an explanation.All readersLexile Text Measure AD530LATOS Book Level 3.5On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The House in Poplar WoodK. E. OrmsbeeThe Vickery brothers grow up on different sides of their house: one lives with their mother and the other with their father. Their divided life follows an agreement between Death and Memory. Bound by a dark pact, the twins must investigate a murder in an attempt to escape before Death takes additional victims. The story combines the brothers’ family separation with a mystery shaped by supernatural forces.Twelve to FourteenLexile Text Measure 710LATOS Book Level 5On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Stella Díaz Has Something to SayAngela DominguezStella Díaz loves marine animals and her betta fish, Pancho, but she also misses her best friend Jenny, who is now in another class. When a new boy joins Stella’s class, she wants to befriend him. She sometimes speaks Spanish when she means to use English and worries about pronouncing words incorrectly. Stella also faces a fear of speaking before her class while navigating family, school, immigration, citizenship, and identity.All readersLexile Text Measure 650LATOS Book Level 4.2On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details