Kids Book Index
Nicole Helget
Lu Wonder, a bright, curious girl who hopes to be a scientist, sets out from her Kansas home in 1855 with her best friend Eustace, a slave, on a journey to Antarctica to protect a mysterious artifact and hide it from the man responsible for her fathe
Blackbird FlyErin Entrada KellyA young girl navigates the challenges of middle school while dealing with her own identity and sense of belonging.Nine to TwelveLexile 660LATOS 4.3On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Look Both Ways in the Barrio BlancoJudith Robbins RoseWith humor and sensitivity, a debut novelist explores the coming of age of a girl caught between two cultures as she finds the courage to forge a new destiny.“Miss, will you be my Amiga?” Amiga means "friend" in Spanish, but at the youth center, it meant a lady to take you places.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
28 Days: Moments in Black History That Changed the WorldCharles R. Smith JrEach day features a different influential figure in African-American history, from Crispus Attucks, the first man shot in the Boston Massacre, sparking the Revolutionary War, to Madame C. J. Walker, who after years of adversity became the wealthiest black woman in the country, as well as one of the wealthiest black Americans…Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details