Kids Book Index
Ellie Marney
A strange event unfolds, holding Beach enthralled as events develop much like an episode of The Twilight Zone. Alan, a detective with years of experience, watches despite the event's surreal nature. His experience and detective skills guide his close attention to details of this surreal event. The book's plot brings together conspiracy, action, suspense, and elements of hard science fiction.
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Ducks: Two Years in the Oil SandsKate Beaton, illustrated by Kate BeatonKate Beaton’s autobiographical comic recounts her time working in Alberta’s Athabasca oil sands. Originally from Atlantic Canada, she took the job to repay student loans. The book grew from a five-part webcomic she posted in 2014 and was published by Drawn & Quarterly in 2022. Its title refers to an incident in which hundreds of ducks landed in a toxic tailings pond and died.Teacher Favorites — 9th–12th GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
And We Rise: The Civil Rights Movement in PoemsErica MartinAnd We Rise is a poetry collection about the U.S. Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s. Erica Martin uses verse and historical photographs to cover major events and also bring forward lesser-known people and moments. The book begins with the Separate but Equal ruling and follows a longer struggle for justice and equality affecting Black people in the United States.Teacher Favorites — 9th–12th GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Turning PointeVanessa L. TorresThe Turning Pointe is a novel about Rosa Dominguez, a sixteen-year-old Latinx girl living in 1980s Minnesota. Rosa finds freedom in dance while facing expectations that constrain her. She is a dancer whose pirouettes are described in poetic terms. The book presents dance as both a source of freedom and a way for Rosa to resist those expectations in her life.Teacher Favorites — 9th–12th GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details