Kids Book Index
Laura Shovan
Discover what happens when one girl wants to break barriers in a sport dominated by boys in this exciting and thoughtful novel by the author of The Last Fifth Grade of Emerson Elementary.Mikayla is a wrestler; when you grow up in a house full of brothers who wrestle, it's inevitable.
Thirty Minutes over Oregon: A Japanese Pilot's World War II StoryMarc Tyler NoblemanAn Orbis Pictus Honor Book for Outstanding Nonfiction 2019 In this important and moving true story of reconciliation after war, beautifully illustrated in watercolor, a Japanese pilot bombs the continental U.S. during WWII—the only enemy ever to do so—and comes back 20 years later to apologize.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Running on the Roof of the WorldJess ButterworthJoin 12-year-old Tash and her best friend Sam in a story of adventure, survival and hope, set in the vivid Himalayan landscape of Tibet and India.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Benefits of Being an OctopusAnn BradenZoey juggles family duties and school, but debate club forces her to confront hidden truths.Nine to TwelveLexile 769LATOS 4.9On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details