Kids Book Index
Shaun David Hutchinson
After his best friend rejects him, Hector wishes he could disappear—and then discovers that he has actually become invisible. He soon meets another invisible boy who is stranded in a frightening dimension. The two boys must join forces to return to their own world before time runs out. Their search for answers brings unseen dangers at school into the story.
This book appears on 3 reading lists across 2 editions from 3 organizations.
ViewfinderChristine D.U. Chung, Salwa MajokaIn this wordless story, a young traveler from space arrives on an Earth left behind after an ecological catastrophe. While exploring the abandoned planet, the traveler discovers a time capsule. Inside is a viewfinder that reveals scenes from Earth’s past. The book uses its visual narrative to connect a future journey through a changed world with glimpses of what the planet once held.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Bird Girl: Gene Stratton-Porter Shares Her Love of Nature with the WorldJill EsbaumThis biography follows Gene Stratton-Porter, a farm girl whose fascination with birds grew from collecting chicken eggs to observing hawks. As an adult, she became a wildlife photographer and author who shared the beauty of nature, especially birds, with a wider audience. The book also describes her role in helping save and restore wetlands and other wild places, connecting her life’s work to preservation.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Science of FriendshipTanita S. DavisRylee Swanson begins eighth grade with no friends after a humiliating incident at a seventh-grade pool party. She had believed deeply in friendship, but is then pranked and abandoned. Rylee approaches the makeups and breakups of middle-school relationships through a friendship hypothesis and a failed experiment. As she plans to survive as a loner, she investigates what friendship means to her.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details