Kids Book Index
Torrey Maldonado
Bryan enjoys superhero comics, drawing, and spending time without drama, but his new friend Mike pushes him toward risky behavior. The two boys share family experiences and a love of comics, yet Mike’s cruel and reckless choices repeatedly create trouble. Bryan is drawn to some of the excitement but worries about his own temper and whether Mike is still a friend when he avoids responsibility.
This book appears on 3 reading lists across 1 edition from 3 organizations.
Finding LangstonLesa Cline-RansomeAfter his mother dies, eleven-year-old Langston moves with his father from Alabama to Chicago in the late 1940s. Both are grieving, and Langston is teased at school after the move. Avoiding a bully one afternoon, he enters a Chicago public-library branch and discovers its welcoming space. There he finds poems by Langston Hughes, whose words make him feel understood and help him begin to feel at home.Fiction for ChildrenLexile Text Measure 760LATOS Book Level 4.5On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Fake BloodWhitney GardnerAJ begins sixth grade with his friends Hunter and Ivy, then develops a crush on Nia Winters, a classmate who loves vampires. Hoping to get Nia’s attention, AJ decides to pretend to be a vampire. He changes his appearance with hair mousse, makeup, sunglasses, and fake blood, and studies vampire behavior in books and television shows. When AJ and Nia are assigned a project about Transylvania, his efforts lead to more attention than he expected when he learns that Nia is a slayer.Twelve to FourteenLexile Text Measure GN150LATOS Book Level 2.5On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Tiny InfinitiesJ. H. DiehlWhen Alice’s father leaves home, she stays with her troubled mother and withdraws to an old Renaissance tent in the backyard, hoping he will return. Trying to preserve one unchanged part of summer, she aims to earn a place on her swim team’s record board in freestyle. She also meets Harriet, a new friend devoted to the science fair, who thinks Alice’s stronger stroke is backstroke.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details