Kids Book Index
Liz Garton Scanlon
Twelve-year-old Ivy’s mother leaves with a preacher called Hallelujah Dave and is believed to be with his church in Florida. Ivy and her father have no phone number, website, or forwarding address for the church, leaving her unsure where her mother is. Ivy and her friend Paul make a secret plan to travel from Texas to find her. They also hope to say goodbye to the space shuttle.
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The Disappearance of Emily H.Barrie SummyEighth-grader Raine is new to Yielding Middle School and has an unusual ability to see other people’s memories. Touching glittering sparkles visible only to her pulls her into moments from the past. When Emily Huvar disappears, Raine gathers these memories to determine what happened. She also suspects that a cliquish group of girls who make her life difficult know more about Emily’s disappearance than they admit.Twelve to FourteenLexile Text Measure 590LATOS Book Level 4.1On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The War That Saved My LifeKimberly Brubaker BradleyThis historical novel follows ten-year-old Ada as she leaves London during wartime with her younger brother. In the English countryside, the siblings start an unfamiliar life in Susan Smith’s care. Ada’s departure is also tied to her desire to get away from her mother’s cruelty. The story centers on the children’s move from wartime London, their new household, and Ada’s search for freedom amid upheaval.All readersLexile Text Measure 580LATOS Book Level 4.1On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Great War: Stories Inspired by Items from the First World Warillustrated by Jim Kay, David AlmondThis 2019 Candlewick Press collection contains eleven original short stories about the tragedy associated with the First World War, often called the war intended to end all wars. The stories are accompanied by black-and-white illustrations. Its title identifies the pieces as being inspired by objects from that conflict, linking the collection's form and subject to the material traces of the war.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details