Kids Book Index
Sophie Escabasse
Adele’s first period brings an unexpected family inheritance: she can see ghosts. As she encounters this ability, the story connects her to family secrets and to relationships across generations. Set in a fantastical city, the book also follows Adele’s growing responsibility to her community, her efforts to understand the past, and the question of how she might help other people.
This book appears on 2 reading lists across 2 editions from 2 organizations.
The Night MarketSeina WedlickA young girl enters a Nigerian night market carrying a bag of gold coins. As she visits its stalls, the market becomes an imaginative, dreamlike place full of discoveries. The story is inspired by the author’s experiences in Nigeria and follows the girl’s exploration as each stop offers a different adventure. Briana Mukodiri Uchendu illustrated this account of a nighttime market journey.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Island of WhispersFrances HardingeMilo’s father carries dead people’s ghosts to the Island of the Broken Tower, a place of rest that requires their shoes to accompany them. He refuses when a local Lord wants his dead daughter Gabrielle returned for magicians to revive. The Lord’s men kill the Ferryman and imprison Milo’s older brother. Inexperienced Milo must bring Gabrielle and four other ghosts to the island while the Lord’s men and magic-wielding pursuers chase his boat.Twelve to FourteenLexile Text Measure 888LATOS Book Level 5.7On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Astrochimps: America’s First AstronautsDawn CusickAs the United States sought to catch up with the Soviet Union after Sputnik’s launch, its space program studied chimpanzees rather than relying on Mercury Seven astronauts such as Alan Shepard and John Glenn. The book explains how observing chimpanzees during space travel helped establish the basis for later NASA missions carrying human astronauts. A glossary defines spaceflight terms, and detailed resources provide further material.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details