Kids Book Index
Gwendolyn Hooks
NAACP Image Awards Winner - National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)Recipient of the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work for Children, this is the life story of Vivien Thomas, a Black surgical technician who developed the first procedure used to perform open-heart surgery on children.Vivien Thomas's greatest dream…
Raymie NightingaleKate DiCamilloA girl enters a pageant hoping to reunite her family, but unexpected friendships change everything.Nine to TwelveLexile 550LATOS 3.6On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Inquisitor’s Tale; or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy DogAdam GidwitzThe Inquisitor's Tale is a 2016 novel by Adam Gidwitz, illustrated by Hatem Aly and inspired by The Canterbury Tales.Nine to TwelveLexile 620LATOS 4.5On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
To Burp or Not to Burp:A Guide to Your Body in SpaceDave Williams, Loredana CuntiOf all the questions astronauts are asked by kids, the most frequent one is “How do you go to the toilet in space?”This book not only answers that question, but many others about the effect of zero gravity on the human body:How do you brush your hair in space?Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details