Kids Book Index
Chris Grabenstein
After eating jellybeans, a boy becomes a genius. Elsewhere in the story, three seventh graders encounter an unusual science experiment and search for buried treasure. Their efforts are tied to saving their middle school from demolition. The book brings together a sudden change in one boy’s abilities, a strange experiment, a treasure hunt, and a group’s attempt to protect its school.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
One TimeSharon CreechEleven-year-old Gina Filomena has been told that her imagination is overactive. At school, she and her classmates wrestle with the question of who they are. Their imaginative teacher introduces writing exercises that prompt the students to define their own worlds and reconsider their relationships. Gina’s class becomes a place where writing and imagination shape how students understand themselves and one another.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Duck DaysSara LeachLauren, a third grader with autism spectrum disorder, faces a series of changes at school and in her friendships. She is uncertain about new friends and about taking part in a school mountain-biking day. When a classmate makes fun of the training wheels on her bicycle, Lauren works to keep going, using strategies that help her cope with the challenges she encounters.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Space between Lost and FoundSandy Stark-McGinnisCassie is in seventh grade when her mother develops early-onset Alzheimer’s. Cassie has long admired her mother, whom she knows as a lively person with large ideas. Wanting to give her mother an experience to remember, Cassie hopes they can swim with dolphins. The book addresses their family relationship as Cassie responds to her mother’s illness and plans the outing.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details