Kids Book Index
Tommie Smith, Derrick Barnes
Both men were forced to leave the Olympics, received death threats, and faced ostracism and continuing economic hardships.In his first-ever memoir for young readers, Tommie Smith looks back on his childhood growing up in rural Texas through to his stellar athletic career, culminating in his historic victory and Olympic podium protest.
The Bluest SkyChristina Diaz GonzalezA boy must choose between his homeland and a new future amid Cuba's turmoil.Twelve to FourteenLexile 650LATOS 4.2On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
On the Move: Home Is Where You Find ItMichael RosenIn a masterful new collaboration, personal poems and poignant art illuminate the experience of refugees and immigrants everywhere.Some of Michael Rosen’s relatives were lost before he was born, in the Holocaust.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
WaveDiana FaridWinner of the Cybils Award for Poetry Novel, Diana Farid's Wave is a coming-of-age novel in verse set in 1980s Southern California, about a Persian American girl who rides the waves, falls, and finds her way back to the shore, illustrated by Kris Goto.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details