Kids Book Index
Wade Hudson
In 1969, Charlie and Ralph go with their mother, Madear, when she votes for the first time. She has waited because Black people faced many barriers intended to keep them from participating in elections. The story follows the brothers as they share her joy on the day she can exercise a right won through hard work. It presents one family’s voting day and their hope for the future.
This book appears on 2 reading lists across 1 edition from 2 organizations.
Freedom on the Sea: The True Story of the Civil War Hero Robert Smalls and His Daring Escape to FreedomMichael Boulware MooreDuring the Civil War, Robert Smalls, an enslaved seaman, took control of a Confederate ship. He used the vessel to free himself, his family, members of the crew, and their families, as well as more than a dozen other people held in slavery. The account centers on his escape from enslavement by sea. His family and the crew’s families were also liberated.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
SimoneViet Thanh NguyenAs California wildfires burn, Simone and her Vietnamese immigrant family head to a high school gym for shelter. On the way, they pass firefighters from a prison unit working against the fire. At the gym, Simone’s family joins other evacuees and finds community while they wait out the emergency. The story places family displacement and mutual support against the immediate danger of the wildfires.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Dictionary StoryOliver JeffersDictionary longs to have a story of her own, so she brings the words on her pages to life. Her new characters quickly become unruly, colliding and creating disorder until a huge tantrum erupts. Alphabet, Dictionary’s friend, responds with a song that restores calm and arrangement to the pages. This playful story turns words, a dictionary, and the alphabet into characters as a planned adventure becomes a jumble.Five to NineWord Count 3798On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details