Kids Book Index
Kaija Langley
Eleven-year-old April Jackson loves playing drums and is especially close to Zee, a gifted violinist. When Zee begins at a STEAM school, April remains in sixth grade without her best friend. Soon afterward, Zee dies suddenly, leaving April to confront a devastating loss. Told in free verse, the novel considers how she might continue after losing someone central to her life.
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Welcome to Consent: How to Say No, When to Say Yes, and How to Be the Boss of Your Body (Welcome to Your Body series)Yumi Stynes, Dr. Melissa KangThis nonfiction guide offers advice and practical tools for handling situations involving developing bodies, thoughts, and feelings. It addresses how these changes can affect a person across a range of circumstances. A list of helpful organizations is included as an additional resource. Cheery digital illustrations accompany the information. The book's material brings together bodily development, emotions, and decision-making tools for navigating everyday situations.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global CelebrityNicholas DayThis historical account interweaves two stories connected to the Mona Lisa. One follows the 1911 theft of the painting from the Louvre and the investigation that did not locate either the artwork or those who took it. The other examines Leonardo da Vinci: his wide-ranging interests, artistic skill, and the circumstances that led him to paint Lisa Gherardini’s portrait in the early sixteenth century. It also traces how public and media response to the theft changed the painting’s cultural prominence.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Plot to Kill a QueenDeborah HopkinsonAspiring playwright Emilia Bassano is asked to investigate a rumored assassination plot against Queen Elizabeth I. Her assignment is to determine whether Mary, Queen of Scots, is connected to the threat. During the story, Emilia meets Will Shakespeare and Mary, Queen of Scots. The novel combines theater, music, writing, spycraft, and a historical setting, with archival images, spot art, and extensive back matter.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details