Kids Book Index
Christina Soontornvat, illustrated by Joanna Cacao
This graphic novel is a stand-alone companion to The Tryout. Its story centers on cheerleading, with pom poms, increased stakes, and middle-school drama shaping the book’s premise. It returns to the world of its companion title while presenting an independent story focused on the pressures and events surrounding a cheer squad.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
In Search of Superpowers: A Fantasy Pin World AdventureBriana Lawrence, illustrated by Joanna CacaoFour preteens receive mysterious enamel pins that give them superpowers. To understand their new abilities, they must set aside their differences and travel together to find the pinmaker. Their search also leads them to investigate the truth behind a new theme park, while pin trading remains part of their adventure. The group navigates newfound powers as the mystery unfolds.Kids Favorites — 6th–8th GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook For KidsDavid Borgenicht, Justin Heimberg, illustrated by Wenke KrampThis handbook offers 40 survival tips for extreme outdoor situations. Its step-by-step guidance addresses scenarios such as freezing conditions in the Arctic, quicksand in the jungle, and encounters with tarantulas in the desert. The book frames the outdoors as a place where strange, frightening, and demanding situations can arise, then provides instructions intended to help readers respond to them.Kids Favorites — 6th–8th GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The World-Famous NineBen Guterson, illustrated by Kristina KisterZander Olinga’s grandmother owns Number Nine Plaza, a spectacular nineteen-story department-store skyscraper known as the Nine. The building contains a rooftop Ferris wheel, ceiling-suspended monorail tracks, and twenty-five glass elevators. Zander and Natasha investigate its secrets as people who wish harm on them and the store threaten the Nine. They race to solve its mysteries in time.Kids Favorites — 6th–8th GradeWord Count 67283On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details