Kids Book Index
Kat Yeh
Seventh grader Beatrix Lee is dealing with a break from her best friend and the approaching arrival of a new sibling. Feeling ignored and invisible, Bea writes haiku in invisible ink and hides the poems. When someone responds to one of them, the exchange opens unexpected connections. As Bea turns to writing, she begins to find a way through her loneliness and toward a new friendship.
This book appears on 2 reading lists across 1 edition from 2 organizations.
Flowers for SarajevoJohn McCutcheonSet in Sarajevo in 1992 during the Balkan War, this fictional story follows Drasko, whose father is serving as a soldier and who sells flowers in the marketplace. A mortar attack kills people waiting to buy bread. In the days afterward, a cellist returns to the damaged square to play in remembrance. Drasko witnesses how the music gives a diverse crowd a way to share grief, hope, and a wish for healing.Nine to TwelveLexile Text Measure 570LATOS Book Level 3.7On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
AhimsaSupriya KelkarSet in India in 1942, this historical novel follows ten-year-old Anjali during the struggle for independence from British rule. Gandhi asks every family to send one person to the freedom movement. Anjali fears her father will go, but her mother joins instead and is jailed. Anjali must move beyond her comfort zone to continue her mother’s work. The title refers to nonviolent resistance, a central idea in the story’s portrayal of the independence movement.Nine to TwelveLexile Text Measure 830LATOS Book Level 5.3On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Wedding Portrait: The Story of a Photograph and Why Sometimes We Break the RulesInnosanto Nagara, illustrated by Innosanto NagaraThe Wedding Portrait combines the author’s wedding story with accounts of direct action from different parts of the world. It considers ways people respond when they encounter wrongdoing or injustice, framing those examples around a photograph and the events of a wedding. Collages accompany the book’s exploration of taking action in response to unfair conditions. Its examples focus on people who act when they believe something in the world needs to be challenged or changed.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details