Kids Book Index
Ali Lewis
In the Australian outback, Danny Dawson makes his home at a cattle station, where the yearly muster no longer feels the same. An accident killed his older brother the previous year, but no one in the family talks about it. Drought, his teenage sister's pregnancy, and his mother's inability to cope compound the strain. Danny also confronts his prejudice toward Aboriginal people.
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It Ain’t So Awful, FalafelFiroozeh DumasEleven-year-old Zomorod Yousefzadeh, who calls herself Cindy, is originally from Iran and is growing up in Southern California during the late-1970s Iranian Revolution and hostage crisis. Her family’s move to Newport Beach makes her the new child in the neighborhood for the fourth time. Determined to leave behind her reputation as a brainy loner, she tries to make a fresh start under the name Cindy while facing cultural challenges and rising anti-Iranian sentiment.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Dollars & Sense: A Kid’s Guide to Using—Not Losing— MoneyElaine ScottThis guide explains how money developed and how it functions. It begins with barter in ancient civilizations and continues through contemporary economic systems. The book notes that people often learn to handle money through experience because it does not come with instructions. Pen-and-ink cartoons appear throughout, and the back matter includes a glossary and bibliography. Its subject is the history and practical function of money.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Time Traveling with a HamsterRoss WelfordOn his twelfth birthday, Al Chaudhury gets a letter from the father who died four years earlier. The message tells him how he might prevent the accident that caused his father’s death. At the bunker in the family’s former house, Al finds a time machine made from an old computer and a tin bucket. He then travels to 1984 in an attempt to save his father.Twelve to FourteenLexile Text Measure 900LATOS Book Level 5.6On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details