Kids Book Index
Diana Renn
When eleven-year-old Miles moves to Marsh Hollow, he's desperate for a fresh start. At his last school, his ADHD-related challenges earned him a reputation as a troublemaker and cost him his friends, especially after he lost a beloved class pet.
Garvey in the DarkNikki GrimesWinner, 2023 Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry AwardCapturing the shock and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic through the eyes of Garvey, a beloved character, Nikki Grimes’s newest novel in verse shows readers how to find hope in difficult times.Garvey’s finally happy—he’s feeling close to his father through their shared love of music, bullies…Sixth to Eighth GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Elephant GirlJames Patterson, Ellen Banda-Aaku, Sophia KrevoyA girl and an elephant face blame for a tragic stampede.Librarian Favorites — 6th–8th GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
True History: Indigenous AmericaLiam McDonaldAmerican schoolchildren have long been taught that their country was “discovered” by Christopher Columbus in 1492. But the history of Native Americans in the United States goes back tens of tens of thousands of years prior to Columbus’s and other colonizers’ arrivals.Librarian Favorites — 6th–8th GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details