Kids Book Index
Heather Fawcett
Twelve-year-old Autumn Malog serves at Inglenook School, where young magicians train to become the king’s monster-hunters. She works as a beastkeeper alongside her Gran and older brothers, tending a menagerie that includes wyverns and a boggart. After her twin brother disappears, Autumn seeks clues and enlists Cai, the kingdom’s heir, in exchange for joining him against his enemy.
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Being Clem (Finding Langston trilogy)Lesa Cline-RansomeIn 1940s Chicago, Clemson Thurber Jr. admires his Navy-serving father. After Clem Sr. is killed in the Port Chicago disaster, Clem tries to honor him by acting brave and improving at swimming, despite being afraid of water. He is also frightened of Lymon, a classmate who bullies new student Langston, and initially joins in. A meeting with Langston at the library reveals common ground. As Clem works toward friendship and learns to swim, his mother takes demanding work as a maid after his father’s death.Nine to TwelveLexile Text Measure 900LATOS Book Level 4.8On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
BordersThomas KingA Blackfoot boy and his mother drive from their home on a Blackfoot reserve in Alberta to visit his older sister in Salt Lake City. At the Canada–United States border, officials demand that they identify as either Canadian or American. His mother answers Blackfoot and refuses to choose either national label. Denied entry in both directions, they spend several days in the space between the borders, sleeping in their car and passing time at the duty-free shop. Their journey centers on identity, family, and resistance.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Stolen Prince of CloudburstJaclyn MoriartyAt Esther’s boarding school, nearly everyone thinks new teacher Mrs. Pollock is amusing, but Esther finds her teasing cruel. Other worries are mounting: Esther’s historian father believes environmental changes affecting the oceans are caused by an evil force, and Shadow Mages attack the school. With only limited magic skills, Esther tries to protect those around her while Mrs. Pollock’s treatment weakens her already fragile confidence. Esther later discovers powers greater than she expected, but accepting them requires revisiting a traumatic memory that may explain her mother’s distance.Nine to TwelveLexile Text Measure 769LATOS Book Level 4.9On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details