Kids Book Index
Ann Bausum
The unlikely true story of why we know the name William Shakespeare today, and the four-hundred-year-old book that made it possible.Four hundred years ago, no one bothered to write down the exact words of stage plays.
Vigdís: A Book About the World’s First Female Presidentwritten and illustrated by Rán Flygenring, translated from the Icelandic by Jonas MoodyFrom the acclaimed winner of the 2023 Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature PrizeVigdis Finnbogadóttir made history in 1980 when she became the world’s first woman to be democratically elected president.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Witch Hunt: The Cold War, Joe McCarthy, and the Red ScareAndrea Balis, Elizabeth LevyA cutting-edge look into a pivotal moment in US history: McCarthy's infamous "witch hunt" for communists during the 1950's Red Scare.At the cusp of the Cold War, Americans were so afraid of communists living among them that they began to hunt them like witches.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Black Girl Survives in This One: Horror StoriesDesiree S. Evans, Saraciea J. FennellINSTANT INDIE BESTSELLER!Locus Award WinnerIgnyte Award Finalist“This anthology makes a statement: Black women belong in horror…Projects like this — brave, necessary — celebrate Black women, and will hopefully inspire the future of the genre.” —The New York Times Book ReviewA YA anthology of horror stories centering Black girls who battle monsters, both…Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details