Kids Book Index
Cheryl Mullenbach. Jacket Illustration by Marnie Galloway
A Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People 2018 A gripping adventure story and a rich resource for history lovers When 14-year-old Florence Kelly and 11-year-old Russell Park left their hometowns for summer vacations in Europe in 1939, they considered themselves awfully lucky.
My Brigadista YearKatherine Paterson, map by Mike ReaganIn an engrossing historical novel, the Newbery Medal-winning author of Bridge to Terabithia follows a young Cuban teenager as she volunteers for Fidel Castro’s national literacy campaign and travels into the impoverished countryside to teach others how to read.When thirteen-year-old Lora tells her parents that she wants to join Premier Castro’s army…Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Traveling the Blue Road: Poems of the SeaCollected by Lee Bennett Hopkins, illustrated by Bob Hansman, Jovan HansmanA 2018 Notable Poetry Book for Children (National Council of Teachers of English) Selected for Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People 2018 by NCSS-CBC, a cooperative project of the National Council for the Social Studies and the Children’s Book Council Traveling the Blue Road is a carefully curated collection of…Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Tutti’s Promise: A Novel Based on a Family’s True Story of Courage and Hope during the HolocaustK. Heidi Fishman. MB PublishingAnne O'Malley of Booklist writes: "Fishman plots her family’s gripping tale in stages—restrictions on Jewish businesses and school attendance; yellow stars and relocations; their removal to one work camp and then to the transport labor camp, Theresienstadt.WORLD HISTORY & CULTUREOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details