Kids Book Index
Andrea Wang
Meilan Hua’s family moves from a Chinatown in a large city to a small town in Ohio, changing the world she knows. At school, she is given a different name as she tries to settle into her new surroundings. Meilan must decide how to assert who she is and find strength in her own name while navigating identity and injustice after the move.
This book appears on 3 reading lists across 2 editions from 3 organizations.
Ten Animals in Antarctica: A Counting BookMoira CourtThis collage-illustrated counting book introduces ten animals that live on land and in the sea in Antarctica. Each animal is described through details of its traits and habitat, using alliteration and internal rhyme. The book centers the distinctive wildlife of Antarctica while inviting readers to count from one through ten. Its animal portraits connect the continent's environments with the creatures that inhabit them.Under FiveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
A Plan for the People: Nelson Mandela’s Hope for His NationLindsey McDivittThis book traces Nelson Mandela’s life under apartheid in South Africa, where race-based separation imposed abusive laws and harsh limits on nonwhite citizens. Mandela’s desire for freedom grew alongside his grief and anger, but he retained hope for a nation shared by everyone living there. The account follows his work with the African National Congress, imprisonment on Robben Island, and later rise to the presidency as a force against injustice.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Message: The Extraordinary Journey of an Ordinary Text MessageMichael Emberley, illustrated by Michael EmberleyThis picture book traces a text message as it moves around the world from one phone to another. Its account connects human neural networks with electrical networks and fiber optics, showing the systems that allow people to quickly send thoughts to one another. The book focuses on the path behind a familiar digital message and the connections it creates between people.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details