Kids Book Index
Roshani Chokshi
Drawing on Filipino mythology, this quest centers on Corazon, who wants to become a babaylan and reconnect with her parents after their deaths. A hostile ghost takes her soul key, putting the balance between worlds at risk. With Saso, her gecko companion, Corazon travels through spirit realms in an effort to create a replacement key.
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The Death & Life of Benny BrooksEthan LongBenny Brooks is contending with a series of troubles at home and at school. His parents have divorced, and his mother moves away, leaving Benny, his brother, and his sister with their father, who has received a lung-cancer diagnosis. Benny is also picked on by his older brother, unnoticed by his crush, and having difficulty in all classes other than art. The story follows how these pressures accumulate for Benny.Kids Favorites — 6th–8th GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My LifeJerry PinkneyJerry Pinkney’s memoir recounts his childhood in a Black Philadelphia neighborhood during the 1950s. Drawing helped Jerry make sense of the world as he grew up in crowded spaces, struggled with dyslexia, and lived during segregation. He was constantly drawing or thinking about it, and a teacher recognized him as the class artist and incorporated art assignments into his schoolwork. While selling papers at a newsstand, he sketched passersby and sold the drawings. A customer, comic-strip artist John Liney, later invited Jerry to observe his studio process.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
WildfireBreena Bard, illustrated by Breena BardMaple Hills students Russ Callaghan and Aurora Roberts cross paths at a party celebrating the end of the academic year, where a drinking game results in them having a passionate one-night stand.Kids Favorites — 6th–8th GradeLexile Text Measure 479LATOS Book Level 3.2On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details