Kids Book Index
M. Evan Wolkenstein
During the year of his bar mitzvah, seventh grader Will Levine must complete a community-service project that involves hospital visits. He is frightened of hospitals and is also targeted by classmates because of his unusual-looking chin. Will is assigned to visit RJ, an older boy living with an incurable disease. Their first meeting goes badly, adding another challenge to Will’s already difficult school year.
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Earth Day and the Environmental Movement: Standing Up for EarthChristy PetersonThis book recounts the first Earth Day on April 22, 1970, when an estimated twenty million people joined a teach-in supporting environmental protections. Different environmental groups came together around a shared celebration, linking issues that had previously been separate. Their efforts aimed to increase awareness of the urgent need to protect the planet. A bibliography provides additional context for this history of environmental organizing.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
When You Know What I KnowSonja K. SolterTen-year-old Tori has always loved her Uncle Andy, until he sexually abuses her. When she tells her mother, Tori is confused and frightened, and her mother initially dismisses what she says. After Tori explains more, her mother takes action, affecting the whole family. Tori’s grandmother refuses to believe her, her father threatens to seek custody, and her younger sister feels overlooked despite believing Tori from the start. Tori also struggles to tell her best friend what happened and worries about her missing hamster, Furball.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Village of ScoundrelsMargi PreusSet in Vichy France during World War II, this novel draws on the actions of villagers who sheltered Jews and other people targeted by Nazism. The villagers helped people evade capture and cross into Switzerland. French teenagers take part in efforts to protect refugees despite the dangers involved. A Jewish boy learns document forgery to help his mother, then later uses those skills to save many more lives. Photographs, grayscale illustrations, a timeline, and a bibliography accompany the narrative.Twelve to FourteenLexile Text Measure 899LATOS Book Level 5.8On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details