Kids Book Index
Martin Stewart
Luka lives in a city devastated by war, where faeries are dangerous creatures rather than harmless figures from a fairy tale. He joins Hazel and Max to fight offended faeries that threaten Luka, his friends, and his young sister. Hazel is described as brainy and Max as muscular. Together, the three face a peril that reaches beyond their own lives.
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One Small HopMadelyn RosenbergIn a world where global warming has caused shortages and wiped out much of the animal population, Ahab and his friends find a live male bullfrog. They believe it may be the last bullfrog in North America. Rather than report it to a discredited Environmental Police Force, the group plan to get it to Canada, where a female bullfrog is waiting. Their effort is meant to help save the species.Twelve to FourteenLexile Text Measure 610LATOS Book Level 4.4On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
World in Between: Based on a True Refugee StoryKenan, Susan ShapiroEleven-year-old Kenan and his family escape Bosnia during the 1992 Serbian invasion and the massacre of Muslims that followed. Their flight takes them from a country torn by war to the United States. The book depicts a Muslim boy’s exile and a family’s effort to make a new life in America. It is based on a true refugee story.Twelve to FourteenLexile Text Measure 769LATOS Book Level 4.9On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Woman All Spies Fear: Code Breaker Elizebeth Smith Friedman and Her Hidden LifeAmy Butler GreenfieldThis biography follows Elizebeth Smith Friedman from her early work with codes and ciphers alongside George Fabyan to her growing expertise in deciphering them. After she and William Friedman left Fabyan’s employment, Elizebeth joined the U.S. Coast Guard’s efforts against rum smugglers. Her ability to recognize patterns shaped her codebreaking work. During World War II, the couple worked separately on secret military assignments while also raising two children and facing William’s depression.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details