Kids Book Index
Martha Brockenbrough
In a small seaside town, a thief takes the dragonfly staff believed to provide the community's good fortune. The missing staff is also central to the upcoming Dragonfly Day Festival, putting the town's celebration at risk. Eleven-year-old Amelia MacGuffin is quiet and has no special talent like her four younger siblings. The story places Amelia amid the mystery surrounding the stolen staff.
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Stuntboy, In-Between TimeJason Reynolds, illustrated by Raúl the ThirdPortico Reeves sees himself as an unrecognized superhero whose job is to keep people safe. He is distressed that he could not prevent his parents’ divorce and that they now live on separate floors of the same apartment building. Portico calls the divorce “Xs” and avoids discussing it, while the changes in his family leave him with what he calls the frets.Librarian Favorites — 3rd–5th GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
It’s Not Bragging If It’s TrueZaila Avant-garde with Marti DumasThis book by Zaila Avant-garde with Marti Dumas looks at the attention that followed Avant-garde’s win at the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee. The victory made her the competition’s first African American student champion and brought sudden public notice. Eight pages of previously unpublished photographs supplement the account. It was published by Random House Children’s Books in 2023.Librarian Favorites — 3rd–5th GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Weird But True SharksNational Geographic KidsWeird But True Sharks presents shark information alongside photographs. It notes that whale sharks have tiny teeth over their eyeballs. The book also reports that a great white can sense one drop of blood in water from roughly one-third of a mile away. Its examples concern two different kinds of shark and highlight unusual physical features and sensory abilities.Librarian Favorites — 3rd–5th GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details