Kids Book Index
Chi Thai
Chi Thai recounts her family’s escape from Vietnam when she was three. Leaving their home, they travel in a small boat along a river delta and out across the sea toward the United Kingdom. The account follows the family through hunger, thirst, fear, and uncertainty as they seek safety and a new place to live. Linh Dao’s illustrations accompany this true refugee journey.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
Finding LostHolly Goldberg SloanCordy Jenkins is grieving her father and searching for the security her family has lost. She hopes she can keep her mother from leaving the small town she, her brother, and their family know as home. Instead, she finds a hungry stray dog with bad breath. The dog, whom the family calls Lost, follows Cordy home and becomes a turning point as they begin to move forward after her father’s death.Nine to TwelveLexile Text Measure 740LATOS Book Level 4.7On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Natalie Babbitt’s Tuck Everlasting: The Graphic NovelNatalie Babbitt, adapted, illustrated by K. Woodman-MaynardThis graphic-novel version follows Winnie Foster after she discovers a concealed spring in the woods and meets the Tuck family. The family explains that the spring has altered their lives, leaving Winnie to consider what to do with what she has learned. A suspicious stranger is also looking for the Tucks and wants to expose their secret. The adaptation draws on lines from the original work and includes a conversation with Natalie Babbitt’s daughter in its back matter.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Library of Unruly TreasuresJeanne Birdsall, illustrated by Matt PhelanGwen MacKinnon stays with an uncle she has not previously known and uncovers small winged beings connected to her family’s past. At the children’s room of a library bearing her family name, she finds the Lahdukan. Their home is in danger, so Gwen helps move them elsewhere. The task echoes the work of earlier MacKinnon women and leads Gwen toward a sense of purpose and home.Nine to TwelveLexile Text Measure 710LATOS Book Level 4.8On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details