Kids Book Index
Frances O’Roark Dowell
In 1953, in a segregated Kentucky town, twelve-year-old Callie and Wendell, a Black girl and a white boy, meet because of an elderly yellow dog. The dog seems to be searching for a person or place, and Callie sets out to learn who owns it. As the children investigate, they confront prejudice and become involved with a reportedly haunted cabin in the woods.
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School Ship TobermoryAlexander McCall SmithTwins Ben and Fee earn places aboard a training ship that serves as an unusual school. Onboard, they make new friends, study nautical subjects, and take part in unexpected adventures. The siblings also become involved in a mystery they feel they must help solve, as secrets emerge on the ship. Black-and-white illustrations appear throughout, and a glossary explains nautical terms. The story centers on the twins’ shared experience of learning and living at sea.Twelve to FourteenLexile Text Measure 710LATOS Book Level 5.1On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Folk and Fairy Tales *Snow WhiteMatt Phelan, illustrated by Matt PhelanThis retelling places Snow White in New York City as the Roaring Twenties give way to the Great Depression. Samantha White returns after years away from the stepmother known as the Queen of the Follies. Her father, the King of Wall Street, survives the market crash but then dies suddenly. Seven street children become Samantha’s protectors, while a mysterious stock ticker exerts power over her stepmother. Pencil, ink, and watercolor art accompanies the reimagined fairy tale.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Uprooted: The Japanese American Experience during World War IIAlbert MarrinThis historical account examines the wartime incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II. It describes how the U.S. government detained more than 100,000 people, including its own citizens, because of their ancestry and doubts about their loyalty, keeping them in camps for much of four years. The book traces the history of racism in the United States and the route that led to this decision by a president widely admired by many Americans. It also addresses the consequences of a policy that uprooted Japanese American communities.Twelve to FourteenLexile Text Measure 1050LATOS Book Level 8.2On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details