Kids Book Index
Raquel Donoso
Five-year-old Viva loves accompanying her father, a bus driver in Los Angeles, at work. When transit workers strike, she goes with Papi to a protest and helps him speak out on the picket line. Through that experience, Viva recognizes the importance of girls raising powerful voices. The story centers her admiration for her father and her active role during the workers’ action.
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CavesNell Cross BeckermanCaves invites readers into hidden natural environments around the world. The book follows an exploration of their depths and mysteries, presenting caves as ecosystems shaped by the natural world. Illustrations depict caves in many places, while the journey centers on what might be found beyond an entrance and farther underground. The account frames entering a cave as an encounter with unfamiliar spaces, their concealed features, and the questions they raise about nature’s less visible habitats.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
MoonwalkingZetta Elliott, Lyn Miller-LachmannSet in 1980s Brooklyn, this novel in verse follows two boys who form a cautious friendship over one season. JJ is the grandson of Polish immigrants, while Pierre is a high-achieving mixed-race student who secretly creates graffiti. Told in both boys’ voices and using varied verse forms, the story traces their tentative connection as they get to know one another.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Wednesday and Woof #1: CatastropheSherri WinstonWednesday and Woof, her support dog, operate a detective agency from their backyard. Their neighbor Mrs. Winter is about to travel when her cat vanishes, giving the pair a case to solve. Wednesday and Woof search around their lakeside neighborhood, gathering clues and trying out explanations for the disappearance. The mystery asks whether they can locate the cat before Mrs. Winter leaves.All readersOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details