Kids Book Index
Brendan Kiely, introduction by Jason Reynolds
Talking about racism can be hard, but... Most kids of color grow up doing it. They have “The Talk” with their families—the honest talk about survival in a racist world.
Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for KidsCynthia Leitich SmithYoung protagonists will meet relatives fromfaraway, mysterious strangers, and sometimes one another (plus one scrappy rezdog).They are theheroes of their own stories.Featuring stories and poems by:Joseph Bruchac Art CoulsonChristine DayEric GansworthCarole LindstromDawn QuigleyRebecca RoanhorseDavid A. RobertsonAndrea L. RogersKim RogersCynthia Leitich SmithMonique Gray SmithTraci Sorell, Tim TingleErika T. WurthBrian YoungIn partnership with We…Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Freedom SwimmerWai ChimA powerful story of friendship, bravery, and a desperate bid for freedom, inspired by true events.Ming survived the famine that killed his parents during China's "Great Leap Forward", and lives a hard but adequate life, working in the fields.When a group of city boys comes to the village as part of a…Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Renegade ReportersElissa Brent WeissmanWhen Ash gets kicked off her school's news show, she becomes a renegade reporter--and makes a big discovery about technology and her fellow students' privacy.Ash and her friends are reporters.Twelve to FourteenLexile 810LATOS 5.2On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details