Kids Book Index
Clarence A. Haynes
In the late nineteenth century, white lawmakers in the United States created a set of policies, collectively called “Jim Crow,” that created segregated facilities, like schools and parks, for African Americans in the South.
ThirstVarsha BajajA girl uncovers a water mafia in Mumbai, risking everything to expose them.Nine to TwelveLexile 700LATOS 4.4On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Peace Is a Chain Reaction: How World War II Japanese Balloon Bombs Brought People of Two Nations TogetherTanya Lee StoneThis is a story about two groups of teenagers on opposite sides of the world, forever connected by an act of war.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Witness Blanket: Truth, Art and ReconciliationCarey Newman, Kirstie HudsonFor more than 150 years, thousands of Indigenous children were taken from their families and sent to residential schools across Canada. Artist Carey Newman created the Witness Blanket to make sure that history is never forgotten.Sixth to Eighth GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details