Kids Book Index
Kristin L. Gray
Vilonia is a fourth grader working hard to show that she can be responsible: she keeps track of her raincoat, brushes her teeth nightly, and volunteers as a library helper. She wants to prove herself ready for a dog, partly to help her mother through grief. At home, Vilonia also struggles to help her father manage the household after her grandmother’s death and her mother’s depression.
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Grandpa’s Great EscapeDavid WalliamsJack’s grandfather was a World War II ace, though he now wears slippers to the supermarket, serves unusual dinners, and sometimes forgets Jack’s name. When his grandfather is placed in an old folks home that Jack finds ghastly, Jack plans a rescue. The escape is shaped by his grandfather’s memories and belief that he is back in World War II.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Last Day on Mars (Chronicle of the Dark Star series)Kevin EmersonThirteen-year-olds Liam and Phoebe are the final human beings remaining on Mars. They uncover a scheme intended to wipe out humanity. Their discovery places two young people on Mars at the center of a threat to the entire human population. The book begins the Chronicle of the Dark Star series, and Liam and Phoebe are identified as its two central characters. Its premise combines their isolated location with the danger they uncover.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Walking with Miss MillieTamara BundyAfter Alice moves with her mother and deaf brother to her grandmother’s small Georgia town in the 1960s, she feels isolated and upset by the change. She begins spending time with Miss Millie, the elderly Black woman next door. Their walks through town develop into a meaningful friendship and introduce Alice to the town’s history of segregation, as well as the unfinished work connected to that history.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details