Kids Book Index
Alyson Gerber
Weatherby receives a scholarship to the prestigious Boston School, hoping to enter the world of the father she has never met and to make genuine friends. She also carries a secret that could upend her new life. Elsewhere at the school, two students must investigate a theft in order to gain entry to a hidden society, where family secrets and an island mystery raise the stakes.
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Haiku, Ew! Celebrating the Disgusting Side of NatureLynn Brunelle, illustrated by Julia PattonThis collection contains fourteen haiku about the less tidy parts of nature. Its poems turn to subjects such as whale gas, how lobsters urinate, the source of honey, and flamingos that cool themselves by defecating on their legs. Rather than focusing on flowers or sunsets, the book presents bodily functions and animal behavior as its subject matter. Each poem approaches the natural world through details that are intentionally gross or surprising.All readersOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Scare School Diaries: Welcome to Scare SchoolJarrett Lerner, illustrated by Jarrett LernerBash is a young ghost who does not feel skilled at typical ghost activities. He heads to Scare School, an institution devoted to teaching elementary-level scaring, and tries to fit in among other ghouls. The story follows Bash as he enters this supernatural school environment and faces the difference between what other ghosts expect and what he feels able to do.All readersOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Lumbering Giants of Windy PinesMo NetzAfter her father’s death, eleven-year-old Jerry Blum and her mother move from town to town, staying in rundown motels where her mother finds housekeeping work. Jerry uses a wheelchair and arrives at a creepy motel near the woods. When her mother vanishes, Jerry must enter the forest, confront its demons, and uncover what lies behind the motel’s unsettling secrets to protect her family.All readersOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details