Kids Book Index
Megan Shepherd
During World War II, Emmaline lives in a hospital for children with tuberculosis. The building’s rooms once belonged to a princess and are now occupied by ill children. Emmaline believes she can see winged horses in mirrors, then enters the world connected to them. A sinister force threatens one magical horse in this colorless world. Black-and-white woodcuts accompany the story.
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The ExtinctsVeronica CossanteliGeorge wants a new bicycle, so he takes a job at Wormestall Farm. There he finds creatures described as prehistoric, mythological, or supposedly extinct, and meets a new girl. His unusual job becomes dangerous when a maniacal taxidermist wants the animals for a private collection. George’s search for money turns into a strange adventure involving rare creatures and a threat to their safety.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Sweet Home AlaskaCarole Estby DaggIn 1934, during the Great Depression, eleven-year-old Terpsichore leaves Wisconsin when her father joins President Roosevelt's Palmer Colony project. Her family travels to Alaska to become pioneers and start over. Although the move brings rough conditions and many hardships, Terpsichore resists letting them define the experience. As the family settles into its new surroundings, she grows to love Alaska and works with determination to keep her family there.Nine to TwelveLexile Text Measure 870LATOS Book Level 5.7On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Secret Life of Lincoln JonesWendelin Van DraanenEleven-year-old Lincoln Jones fills a notebook with stories about psychic vampires, zombies in wheelchairs, ghosts, and a one-eyed cat. Fiction is his refuge while his mother, leaving an abusive boyfriend, begins work at a dementia facility. At a new school, a girl presses Lincoln to explain his writing and where he goes after school. As he meets the facility’s residents, he comes to recognize their humanity and writes about them.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details