Kids Book Index
Stanisław Lem
This 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.
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It’s Trevor Noah: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African ChildhoodTrevor NoahTrevor Noah recounts his childhood in a segregated South African society in this young readers edition. His mother was Black South African, and his father was white and European. At the time of his birth, apartheid law made his existence illegal. The book also addresses the circumstances in which his parents’ interracial marriage was prohibited by law.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Funny, You Don’t Look Autistic: A Comedian’s Guide to Life on the SpectrumMichael McCrearyMichael McCreary, a stand-up comic in his twenties, writes about living on the autism spectrum. The book considers the repeated assumption that an autistic person must look a particular way. Instead of approaching autism solely through clinical language, it describes a fulfilling life on the spectrum from the perspective of a comedian. McCreary’s experience in comedy is part of the personal viewpoint named in the title, alongside his reflections on autism and identity.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Story Pirates Present: Digging Up Danger (Story Pirates series)Jacqueline WestThirteen-year-old Eliza prefers searching for ghosts, but spends the summer helping her scientist mother study unusual plants. When a mysterious plant disappears, Eliza thinks someone or something may be haunting the flower shop. Black-and-white illustrations appear throughout the book. A section on writing a mystery accompanies the spooky plot, which was inspired by a child’s idea.Twelve to FourteenLexile Text Measure 640LOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details