Kids Book Index
Jessie Janowitz
Tris expects that leaving New York City for a remote place will make his life worse. Instead, he begins a doughnut business, and the move becomes more complicated as his venture develops. The story brings together baking, a young person’s business efforts, and the changes that follow a move away from the city. Spot illustrations in black and white appear throughout.
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OutwalkersFiona ShawIn a near-future England, Jacob escapes the Academy orphanage and enters a society controlled by the Coalition. Every person can be tracked through a chip implanted at birth, leaving Jacob pursued by authorities. He has promised his parents that he will find his dog, Jet, and he seeks a route out of England. A group of rebel children joins him in his attempt to reach freedom.Twelve to FourteenLexile Text Measure HL660LATOS Book Level 4.8On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Elon Musk: A Mission to Save the WorldAnna Crowley ReddingThis biography follows Elon Musk from a childhood marked by bullying to his work as an entrepreneur. It presents curiosity and inventiveness as qualities that shaped his path toward becoming a polymath. The account connects him with SpaceX and Tesla, placing his career in the context of his frequently headline-making public profile. Archival photographs and endnotes accompany this portrait of a figure associated with space exploration and electric cars.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The GiverLois LowryJonas lives in a conformist community shaped by Sameness, where pain and conflict have been removed but emotional depth has also disappeared. The community lacks color, climate, and terrain. The Giver passes Memory, and with it feelings, to Jonas. As Jonas learns the dark truth behind what seems like an ideal world, he must seek a way out. This edition uses blue-grey cartoon panels to portray its colorless setting.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details