Kids Book Index
Sarvenaz Tash
Eleven-year-old Roya is the daughter of a superintendent in a Brooklyn apartment building, where she knows the residents well and makes a podcast. When a neighbor disappears, she and the new child next door investigate. Their clues point toward a fortune-telling machine in Coney Island and a curse that began a century earlier. Roya must try to solve the mystery before time runs out.
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Rumi—Poet of Joy and LoveRashin KheiriyehThis picture-book biography introduces the life and teachings of the Persian poet Rumi. It follows his childhood in Iran, including his curiosity and affection for nature, before exploring his adult work as an Islamic scholar and Sufi mystic. The book also considers The Masnavi, Rumi’s extensive poem containing stories about animals and people.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Taming PapaMylène GoupilMélie has grown up in Canada with her mother, Sofia, while her father remains imprisoned in the country of her birth for refusing to stay silent. When Papa is released and joins them in Montreal, he is a stranger to Mélie. He speaks a different language, rarely leaves their apartment, and has bad dreams. Angry and uncertain, Mélie tries to connect with him by helping him learn her language.Fiction for ChildrenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Race to Be MyselfCaster SemenyaCaster Semenya recounts her rise in professional running, from winning the 2009 World Championships to becoming an Olympic and World Champion. After being labeled “different,” she was barred from the sport she loved and became central to an ongoing debate about gender in sport and the right to compete as oneself. Her memoir addresses athletic ambition, defiance, race, gender, and acceptance.All readersOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details