Kids Book Index
Megan Frazer Blakemore
Mori and her friends live on Firefly Lane in the utopian community of Old Harmonie. Their secure, seemingly perfect lives have given them little reason to question their world. When Ilana moves in, the children notice that she seems unusually perfect and sometimes behaves strangely. Her secret prompts them to question where she came from, whether she is human, and the world they have always known.
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A Spy Called James: The True Story of James Lafayette, Revolutionary War Double AgentAnne RockwellJames Lafayette, enslaved in Virginia, agrees to work as a spy for the Continental Army during the American Revolution, hoping to gain his freedom. He presents himself to the British as an escaped enslaved person serving as a guide, while secretly gathering information for George Washington’s army. The book tells this true story in picture-book form and includes bold full-page paintings, an author’s note, and an annotated reading list.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Remarkable Journey of Charlie PriceJennifer MaschariCharlie Price is twelve and grieving after his mother’s death, which leaves his life feeling divided. His younger sister, Imogen, wants to be with their mother and begins vanishing from family photographs. Charlie must save Imogen after she finds an almost-world under her bed where their mother is alive. The novel combines a family’s bereavement with a strange question about Imogen’s disappearance.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The First Last DayDorian CirroneEleven-year-old Haleigh wishes that her perfect final day of summer would not end. Her wish comes true, but it leaves her trapped in time as the same summer day returns again and again. Haleigh realizes that reliving the day may not have been what she wanted, and she must restart time to protect the future. The story follows her effort to escape an endless summer and confront the consequences of a wish that initially seemed ideal.Nine to TwelveLexile Text Measure 620LATOS Book Level 4.4On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details