Kids Book Index
Claudia Mills
Sixth grader Betsy and her best friend, Lizard, confront both a language in danger of disappearing and strain in their own friendship. Their effort to revive the endangered language helps Betsy discover the strength of her own voice and face truths about friends and family. Told in verse, the story connects preserving words with finding ways to communicate through a difficult relationship.
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Atlantis: The Accidental InvasionGregory MoneTwelve-year-old Lewis lives in the world above the sea, where climate change has brought immense tsunamis that endanger coastlines. He wants more time with his scientist father. Deep underwater, fourteen-year-old Kaya lives in the hidden world of Atlantis and dreams about the Sun People, legends officials known as Erasers want suppressed. Lewis, his father, and the father’s assistant encounter Kaya beneath the ocean as Kaya seeks the truth about those stories.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Being Clem (Finding Langston trilogy)Lesa Cline-RansomeIn 1940s Chicago, Clemson Thurber Jr. admires his Navy-serving father. After Clem Sr. is killed in the Port Chicago disaster, Clem tries to honor him by acting brave and improving at swimming, despite being afraid of water. He is also frightened of Lymon, a classmate who bullies new student Langston, and initially joins in. A meeting with Langston at the library reveals common ground. As Clem works toward friendship and learns to swim, his mother takes demanding work as a maid after his father’s death.Nine to TwelveLexile Text Measure 900LATOS Book Level 4.8On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Magical Reality of Nadia (The Magical Reality of Nadia series)Bassem Youssef, Catherine R. DalyNadia, an Egyptian American girl described as nerdy, joins her friends in a museum exhibit-design contest. Their enthusiastic work is complicated by a new antagonist and events that may have a supernatural explanation. Humorous black-and-white illustrations and a partially graphic format accompany Nadia and her friends as the contest becomes entangled with these strange distractions.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details