Kids Book Index
Alki Zei, Karen Emmerich
During a summer on a Greek island, Melia becomes absorbed by a stuffed wildcat that her cousin claims can come alive. A signed note sends her into an adventure as a childhood mystery develops around her. Family loyalties are tested while the adults react with fear and division to the rise of fascism in the 1930s. The story brings private mystery and political turmoil together.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
Fake Chinese SoundsJing Jing TsongMěi Yīng, a Taiwanese American girl, spends her summer balancing homework, study, Chinese school, and soccer practice with her team, the Divas. Her grandmother visits from Taiwan, and although Měi Yīng’s Mandarin and Năi Nai’s English are limited, they connect by cooking guōtiē and practicing tai chi together. The graphic novel also follows Měi Yīng as she faces bullying and questions of identity while seeking comfort in herself.Sixth to Eighth GradeLexile Text Measure HL420LATOS Book Level 2.9On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
FerrisKate DiCamilloEleven-year-old Emma Phineas Wilkey, known as Ferris, worries as her grandmother Charisse spends more time resting because of heart problems. Around her, family life is disorderly: Charisse communicates with a ghost, Uncle Ted is meant to be working on a painting, Pinky dreams of becoming an outlaw, and Ferris’s father is preoccupied with attic raccoons. Her friend Billy is a pianist determined to play “Mysterious Barricades.” Ferris faces this mixture of family worries, ghostly plans, and everyday chaos.Nine to TwelveLexile Text Measure 630LATOS Book Level 4.4On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
What Do We Eat?: How Humans Find, Grow and Share FoodMegan Clendenan, illustrated by Meegan LimMegan Clendenan’s 96-page What Do We Eat? was published by Orca Book Publishers USA in January 2024. The book treats food as a need shared by people every day, regardless of where they are or must go. It asks readers to imagine carrying meals while parachuting into a war zone. The subject connects food to the varied circumstances and destinations of human life.Teacher Favorites — 6th–8th GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details