Kids Book Index
Gordon Korman
Five boys discover a hidden fallout shelter and turn it into their clubhouse. What begins as an exciting private place is complicated by secrets and danger that put their bond under strain. Before long, the shelter is no longer only a place for the friends to gather: it becomes a refuge they truly need. The story follows the group as the hidden space takes on a more urgent role in their lives.
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Operation Do-OverGordon KormanMason and Ty were best friends until both developed crushes on Ava, leaving the boys estranged. After an accident, seventeen-year-old Mason wakes up in his twelve-year-old body and has the chance to alter what happened. He tries to change the past in hopes of repairing the friendship he lost with Ty. The story combines a fractured friendship, romantic feelings, and an unexpected opportunity to rewrite personal history.Twelve to FourteenLexile Text Measure 811LATOS Book Level 5.2On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Save the People!: Halting Human ExtinctionStacy McAnultyThis book travels through Earth’s history before turning to the present climate emergency. It considers extinction, noting that scientists estimate 99 percent of species that have existed are now extinct, and asks what that history may mean for people. The book concludes by presenting actions that can be taken now. Black-and-white drawings and extensive back matter accompany its treatment of the planet, climate, and the possibility of preventing human extinction.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Lady and the Octopus: How Jeanne Villepreux-Power Invented Aquariums and Revolutionized Marine BiologyDanna Staaf, illustrated by Danna StaafThis account traces the work of French-born, self-taught scientist Jeanne Villepreux-Power during the 1830s. To study living marine animals instead of preserved specimens, she devised an early form of the aquarium and later adapted it for observing animals in their natural surroundings. Working off the coast of Sicily, she focused on argonauts, octopuses that travel with shells. Her research showed that they make and repair those shells, and she identified the male argonaut for the first time. In a scientific world dominated by men who doubted women’s abilities, she pursued recognition for her work. After a shipwreck destroyed much of her research and documentation, she began rebuilding it.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details