Kids Book Index
Dan Gemeinhart
Coyote and her father, Rodeo, have lived in an old school bus since her mother and two sisters died in a car crash. When Coyote hears that the park from her former neighborhood will be demolished, she wants to recover a memory box buried there. She devises a plan to bring Rodeo back to Washington state without telling him their destination.
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Lenny’s Book of EverythingKaren FoxleeEleven-year-old Lenny Spink and her younger brother Davey become absorbed in the monthly installments of an encyclopedia. Davey has a rare form of gigantism, and other children taunt him; his size also leads to his being refused entry to school. As the siblings pursue the encyclopedia’s contents, Davey’s health worsens. The story follows Lenny’s relationship with her brother amid his illness and the treatment he receives from others.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Stand on the SkyErin BowAmong Kazakh nomads, Aisulu’s decision to train an eagle challenges a tradition that reserves eagle flying for men. She discovers that her brother Serik has concealed a serious limp, then secretly cares for an orphaned baby eagle while her parents travel to seek treatment for him. Aisulu rescues and trains the bird in hopes of competing at the Mongolian Eagle Festival, defying expectations along the way.Twelve to FourteenLexile Text Measure HL670LATOS Book Level 4.8On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Seventh VoyageStanisław LemThis graphic adaptation of a humorous science-fiction short story puts astronaut and space traveler Ijon aboard a damaged spaceship. After a meteoroid strikes the craft, he becomes trapped in a time loop. Ijon encounters versions of himself from both the near and distant past and future while contending with the consequences of the loop. The action is illustrated in watercolors.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details