Kids Book Index
Dusti Bowling
Gus is a thirteen-year-old who hopes to leave Nowhere, Arizona, and attend college. Life there is made harder by Bo Taylor, the town’s biggest bully. After Rossi gives Bo her bicycle to save Gus, Gus agrees to retrieve gold from a collapsing mine in exchange for getting the bike back. The mine is described as lethal, turning the bargain into a dangerous task.
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Captain Superlative!J. S. PullerAt Deerwood Park Middle School, Janey is a quiet outsider who prefers to remain unnoticed. She becomes intrigued by Captain Superlative, an eccentric masked figure who races through the halls carrying out acts of kindness. Janey uncovers the identity behind the costume and forms an unexpected friendship, becoming Captain Superlative’s sidekick. When she learns that the superhero is terminally ill, Janey confronts her insecurities and takes on a heroic role herself.Nine to TwelveLexile Text Measure 600LATOS Book Level 4.4On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Ode to an Onion: Pablo Neruda and His MuseAlexandria GiardinoPablo visits the garden of his friend Matilde for lunch. He approaches the world with conflict and sadness in mind, while Matilde responds to the garden with love and hope. Her optimism lifts Pablo’s spirits and is imagined as an inspiration for his poem. Inspired by Pablo Neruda’s “Ode to the Onion,” the book centers less on a conventional biography than on a poetic tribute to an ordinary vegetable.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Tom’s Midnight Garden: A Graphic Novel Adaptation of the Philippa Pearce ClassicPhilippa PearceWhen Tom’s brother becomes seriously ill, Tom moves in with his aunt and uncle. There, he discovers a clock with an unexplained power to travel through time. This graphic-novel adaptation tells Tom’s story with detailed illustrations in a restrained, muted palette, bringing together a family disruption and a mysterious clock at the center of his new home.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details