Kids Book Index
Jennifer Maschari
A�beautifully layered story about navigating the often shifting bonds of family and friendship, and learning how to put the pieces back together when things fall apart.Emily Murphy is about to enter middle school.
The Heartbeats of Wing JonesKatherine WebberJandy Nelson meets Friday Night Lights in this sweeping, warm, arrestingly original novel about family, poverty, and hope. Wing Jones, like everyone else in her town, has worshipped her older brother, Marcus, for as long as she can remember.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The March against Fear: The Last Great Walk of the Civil Rights Movement and the Emergence of Black PowerAnn BausumJames Meredith's 1966 march in Mississippi began as one man's peaceful protest for voter registration and became one of the South's most important demonstrations of the civil rights movement.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
This Is Just a TestMadelyn Rosenberg, Wendy Wan-Long ShangA boy juggles cultural clashes, friendships, and Cold War fears in a coming-of-age tale.Twelve to FourteenLexile 690LATOS 4.7On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details