Kids Book Index
Anna Hays, illustrated by Mary Kate McDevitt
This illustrated history profiles seven women magicians who became internationally known for mind reading, levitation, escapes, and other stage illusions before fading from the historical record.
A Sea of Lemon Trees: The Corrido of Roberto AlvarezMaría Dolores ÁguilaA Sea of Lemon Trees is a 2025 children's novel in free verse about Roberto Alvarez and the Lemon Grove Incident, in which a Mexican American community successfully challenged school segregation in 1930s California.Grades 3–5Lexile 800LATOS 5.1On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Where Only Storms GrowAlyssa ColmanIt’s been four years since rain fell on the Oklahoma panhandle and the closeness between the Stanton twins has dried up as much as the land. Howe Stanton has been practicing running away and longs for the family to quit this land of dust where only troubles grow.Third to Eighth GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Fight for the Right to Read: Samuel Wilbert Tucker and the 1939 Sit-Down Strike for Library Reading EqualityJeff Gottesfeld and Michelle Y. Green, illustrated by Kim HoltIn 1939, lawyer Samuel Wilbert Tucker organizes a peaceful sit-in at a segregated Virginia library and begins a long legal fight for equal access to public reading spaces.Third to Eighth GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details