Kids Book Index
Carl Hiaasen
Billy’s search for his missing father sends him on a cross-country summer journey. Along the way, he hikes a mountain, travels on a river, and faces a grizzly bear. He encounters a spy drone, helps a neighbor’s cat, and tries to save an endangered panther. His search also leads him to confront what family and love mean. The adventure includes unexpected dangers as Billy tries to reach his father.
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CourageBarbara BinnsTwo years after his father’s death left the family in a homeless shelter, T’Shawn and his widowed mother now live in a modest apartment on Chicago’s South Side. Diving gives T’Shawn an opportunity to join a team at a local private swim club, but lessons are expensive. Then Lamont, his older brother, is released from prison early after gang activity resulted in jail time.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Eleanor Roosevelt: Fighter for JusticeIlene CooperThis biography traces Eleanor Roosevelt’s development from a wealthy but insecure girl into a public advocate. When she became First Lady, she became especially aware of racial injustice and supported civil rights, at times despite personal risk. The book presents Roosevelt as someone who used her position to speak for people whose concerns were not being heard. Photographs accompany the account of her changing sense of purpose, her role in the White House, and her work connected with civil rights and justice.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Stay SweetSiobhan VivianAmelia spends her summers working at Meade Creamery, the Sand Lake ice cream stand founded by Molly Meade in 1944. Its history is tied to girls who ran the business and became close friends. When the owner dies, Amelia tries to uphold her vision while the book weaves in diary entries about the creamery’s earliest years. The story brings together a summer workplace, the shop’s past, and Amelia’s responsibility after a loss.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details