Kids Book Index
Anna Rose Johnson
Norvia leaves country life on Beaver Island for a city, where she is told never to reveal that she is Ojibwe. The move places her identity at risk as she tries to gain acceptance in a new place. Norvia carries with her the stories Grand-père shared about her ancestor Migizi, the Wintermaker, and the Crane and Reindeer Clans. Her family history and Ojibwe heritage remain central to her experience.
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The Lady and the Octopus: How Jeanne Villepreux-Power Invented Aquariums and Revolutionized Marine BiologyDanna Staaf, illustrated by Danna StaafThis account traces the work of French-born, self-taught scientist Jeanne Villepreux-Power during the 1830s. To study living marine animals instead of preserved specimens, she devised an early form of the aquarium and later adapted it for observing animals in their natural surroundings. Working off the coast of Sicily, she focused on argonauts, octopuses that travel with shells. Her research showed that they make and repair those shells, and she identified the male argonaut for the first time. In a scientific world dominated by men who doubted women’s abilities, she pursued recognition for her work. After a shipwreck destroyed much of her research and documentation, she began rebuilding it.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Ode to a NobodyCaroline Brooks DuBoisIn this novel told in verse, thirteen-year-old Quinn has been content to stay unnoticed. A tornado abruptly transforms her circumstances, leaving her eighth-grade life devastated and forcing her to confront trauma. As she faces what the storm has taken from her, Quinn considers whether rebuilding can mean creating a life that differs from the one she had before. The book follows her attempt to move forward after disaster and find a new sense of self.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The WellJake WyattOn an imagined Chinese archipelago, Li-Zhen has magical abilities and takes three coins from a wishing well. The well’s punishment requires her to fulfill the wishes connected to those coins. Her quest to undo the consequences of the theft unfolds as a fantasy adventure, illustrated with dramatic Chinese motifs. The story centers on magic, wishes, and the responsibility that follows her choice.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details