Kids Book Index
Claire Swinarski
After Kate is credited with saving a classmate from drowning, a video spreads and people celebrate her as a hero. But Kate knows there is more to what happened at the lake. As attention builds around the rescue, she faces the possibility that others will learn the fuller story of that day and that the public version of events may come apart.
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Black Bird, Blue RoadSofiya PasternackIn tenth-century Khazaria, twins Ziva and Pesah search for a way to treat Pesah’s leprosy. Pesah lives apart to prevent transmission, but Ziva continues caring for him and helping test salves. After Ziva learns that their uncle intends to send Pesah to a colony, the siblings escape in the family wagon toward Byzantium in hopes of finding doctors. Pesah’s vision of the Angel of Death on Rosh Hashanah makes their journey urgent, and they encounter a captive demon and the city of Luz along the way.Fiction for ChildrenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
GROWING PANGSKathryn Ormsbee, illustrated by Molly BrooksIn this fictionalized graphic memoir, homeschooled Katie attends a weekly co-op class and goes to sleepaway camp with her best friend Kacey. A new camp friendship brings jealousy and a painful break between them. Katie is also coping with braces, oral surgery, and persistent thoughts that lead her to tap, count, or repeat tasks because she fears something bad will happen. As the compulsions grow, she asks her parents for help and learns that OCD can be treated.Fiction for ChildrenLexile Text Measure GN380LATOS Book Level 3On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
THE TROUBLED GIRLS OF DRAGOMIR ACADEMYAnne UrsuMarya lives in the shadow of her older brother, who is said to have the potential to become a heroic sorcerer. After making a mistake, she is invited to a mysterious school for girls. At Dragomir Academy, Marya begins uncovering secrets and learning more about power and control in her kingdom.Grades 6–8Lexile Text Measure 829LATOS Book Level 5.3On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details