Kids Book Index
Judd Winick, color by Guy Major
Hilo drops from the sky and joins D.J. and Gina on a mission to save the world. As the three work together, D.J. and Gina help Hilo adjust to life on Earth. Their discoveries suggest that Hilo is not the only being to have arrived there. The story is told with brightly colored graphic artwork.
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The ImaginaryA.F. HarroldRudger is Amanda Shuffleup’s imaginary friend, visible only to her until Mr. Bunting comes to their door. Bunting hunts imaginary friends to prolong his own life. After Amanda is injured while escaping him, Rudger begins to fade and is rescued by a cat. The cat brings him to a library where imaginary friends without children can shelter. Although Rudger is urged to choose another child, he is determined to return to Amanda, who is unconscious in hospital.Nine to TwelveLexile Text Measure 720LATOS Book Level 4.7On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Boy Who Fell off the Mayflower, or John Howland’s Good FortuneP. J. Lynch, illustrated by P. J. LynchJohn Howland, a teenage indentured servant to Pilgrim John Carver, leaves London aboard the Mayflower. During the Atlantic crossing he falls overboard and survives. On shore, he helps sick fellow voyagers search for a safe harbor and landing place. The account also covers the difficult voyage and the start of a new colony, with watercolor and gouache illustrations and a bibliography.Nine to TwelveLexile Text Measure 940LATOS Book Level 5.5On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth, & Harlem’s Greatest BookstoreVaunda Micheaux NelsonTold in the fictionalized voice of Lewis Michaux’s son, this picture book introduces Lewis Michaux and Harlem’s National Memorial African Bookstore. Michaux could not obtain a bank loan because a banker claimed Black people did not read. The store became a gathering place with books by Black authors and other writers of color, alongside readings, rallies, activists, famous visitors, and young readers who returned each week.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details