Kids Book Index
Hetxw’ms Gyetxw (Brett D. Huson)
To the Gitxsan of Northwestern British Columbia, Nox Ga’naaw is a storyteller, speaking truths of the universe. After Nox Ga’naaw, the frog mother, releases her eggs among the aquatic plants of a pond, the tiny tadpoles are left to fend for themselves.
Hope SpringsJaime BerryA girl seeks a true home while facing a town's biggest threat.Nine to TwelveLexile 811LATOS 5.2On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The World below the BrineWalt WhitmanNineteenth-century poet Walt Whitman employs the language of his day to express a wonder about the world below the sea that is timeless.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Genius under the Table: Growing up behind the Iron CurtainEugene YelchinAn Association of Jewish Libraries Sydney Taylor Honor WinnerWith a masterful mix of comic timing and disarming poignancy, Newbery Honoree Eugene Yelchin offers a memoir of growing up in Cold War Russia.Drama, family secrets, and a KGB spy in his own kitchen!Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details