Kids Book Index
Elizabeth Rusch
No one ever thought the Pacific Northwest was due for an earthquake, let alone a catastrophic one. But geologists are transforming our understanding of the grave dangers the population in the region of Cascadia face—will there be a big one?
You Call This Democracy?: How to Fix Our Government and Deliver Power to the PeopleElizabeth RuschA 2021 YALSA EXCELLENCE IN NONFICTION FINALIST America is the greatest democracy in the world . . . isn’t it?Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Chance: Escape from the HolocaustUri ShulevitzFrom the freezing wilderness confines of a labor camp all the way north near the White Sea to hunger-filled years of displacement all the way south in the city of Turkestan, Uri recounts the lucky breaks and setbacks that happened to him and his parents along the way.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Bird in Me Flieswritten and illustrated by Sara Lundberg; translated from the Swedish by BJ EpsteinA prize-winning, illustrated novel in verse about a young girl who dreams of being an artist, inspired by the life of Swedish artist Berta Hansson.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details