Kids Book Index
Alyssa Colman
It’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.
Vanished: Seven Women Magicians Who Simply DisappearedAnna Hays, illustrated by Mary Kate McDevittThis 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.Third to Eighth GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
It's About Time!: Big Ideas That Changed the World #6 (A Nonfiction Graphic Novel)Don Brown, illustrated by Don BrownWith Albert Einstein as guide, this graphic nonfiction book explores how people have measured time, from ancient monuments and sundials to watches, standardized time, and atomic clocks.Third to Eighth GradeLexile GN940LOn 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