Kids Book Index
Seina Wedlick
A young girl enters a Nigerian night market carrying a bag of gold coins. As she visits its stalls, the market becomes an imaginative, dreamlike place full of discoveries. The story is inspired by the author’s experiences in Nigeria and follows the girl’s exploration as each stop offers a different adventure. Briana Mukodiri Uchendu illustrated this account of a nighttime market journey.
This book appears on 2 reading lists across 2 editions from 2 organizations.
The Girl Who Sang: A Holocaust Memoir of Hope and SurvivalEstelle Nadel, with Sammy Savos, Bethany StroutThe Girl Who Sang is a graphic memoir about Enia, a young Jewish girl trying to survive after Nazi forces enter Poland in 1939. She and her extended family flee, and neighboring people help Enia and two of her brothers stay alive. The surviving siblings later move to the United States. The memoir portrays the family’s flight, the assistance they receive, and Enia’s experience of survival under Nazi occupation.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The School for Invisible BoysShaun David HutchinsonAfter his best friend rejects him, Hector wishes he could disappear—and then discovers that he has actually become invisible. He soon meets another invisible boy who is stranded in a frightening dimension. The two boys must join forces to return to their own world before time runs out. Their search for answers brings unseen dangers at school into the story.Nine to TwelveLexile Text Measure 700LATOS Book Level 4.5On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Noisy Puddle: A Vernal Pool Through the SeasonsLinda Booth SweeneyTwo siblings observe a vernal pool, a temporary shallow wetland filled with plants and animals. The pool appears in spring, dries during summer, returns in fall, freezes in winter, and comes back again the following spring. As the seasons change, the children watch its wildlife and the shifts in this small habitat. The book also notes that vernal pools store rain and provide environmental benefits, presenting the changing ecosystem across a full year.Five to NineLexile Text Measure AD400LATOS Book Level 2.8On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details