Kids Book Index
Adi Alsaid
In We Didn’t Ask for This, Marisa and her friends use an annual lock-in night at an international school to press for environmental action. They lock themselves to the school doors and hold others hostage for days. The group’s demand seeks environmental change, turning the lock-in into an event that changes lives. The book is by Adi Alsaid.
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Attacked at Sea: A True World War II Story of a Family’s Fight for Survival (True Rescue series)Michael J. Tougias, Alison O.LearyDuring World War II, a family’s ship is destroyed by a German submarine. This nonfiction account recounts the family’s frightening experiences after the attack and their struggle to stay alive. The book is adapted for young readers from So Close to Home, a true account of the same family’s wartime ordeal. Photographs accompany the narrative, and the back matter includes a bibliography and notes for further context about the events.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
All He KnewHelen FrostHenry, a deaf boy in the 1930s, has decided that speaking to strangers is unsafe. Although he understands language, he is wrongly considered unteachable and faces inhumane treatment at an institution. His family has little money and feels unable to help him; his older sister Molly loves him deeply. At the institution, a worker recognizes Henry’s potential and becomes an important ally. Told in verse and inspired by real events, the novel follows Henry’s treatment and the people who see more in him.Twelve to FourteenLexile Text Measure 760LATOS Book Level 4.7On 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