Kids Book Index
Karuna Riazi
Twelve-year-old Farah and her two closest friends begin playing an ancient mechanical board game, The Gauntlet of Blood and Sand. Once the game comes alive, it draws them inside and makes them its prisoners. The game resembles an oversized Rubik’s Cube, and its architect is dangerous. Farah and her friends must defeat that architect to escape and rescue other trapped people, including Farah’s baby brother Ahmed.
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The War I Finally WonKimberly Brubaker BradleyIn this sequel, Ada lives with her guardian Susan and her younger brother Jamie after leaving London. Ada loves Susan but continues to carry anger from her mother’s years of neglect and cruelty. Her mother’s death during the London Blitz leads to surgery for Ada’s club foot and complicated emotions. After bombs damage their village home, Ada, Jamie, and Susan move to a cottage where wartime tensions increase with the arrival of a German Jewish refugee.Nine to TwelveLexile Text Measure HL520LATOS Book Level 3.7On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Sled Dog SchoolTerry Lynn JohnsonEleven-year-old Matt struggles with math and must create a business to avoid a failing grade. A business project leads him to start a dog sled school. As he works on it, Matt confronts his self-doubt and gains two friends. The book connects his school difficulty with a practical project involving sled dogs, business, and the relationships that develop while he tries to improve his situation.Nine to TwelveLexile Text Measure 660LATOS Book Level 4.4On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Good Fight: The Feuds of the Founding Fathers (and How They Shaped the Nation)Anne QuirkThe Good Fight examines rivalries and disputes among five founding fathers during the era of the Revolutionary War and independence. It places disagreements within a period marked by battles and broken treaties, showing that conflict existed among colonial leaders as well as between the colonies and the British crown. The account includes pencil illustrations and provides sources and a bibliography. Figures mentioned include King George, Benjamin Franklin and his son William, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and Alexander Hamilton.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details