Kids Book Index
Patricia Santana
In 1968, twelve-year-old Yolanda Sahagún lives in a large Mexican immigrant family with strict rules for its daughters. Yoli imagines her nine siblings as the family in The Sound of Music and hopes to become a nun. As the Vietnam War shapes her family’s fears, her favorite older brother may be drafted. Knowing that he could be killed, Yoli makes a pact with God in an effort to protect him.
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BustedDan GemeinhartTwelve-year-old Oscar Aberdeen lives at Sunny Days retirement home, where he enjoys bridge, Frank Sinatra, and attending funerals. When eviction threatens the only home he has known, Oscar agrees to help a dubious resident get away. Their dangerous journey includes theft, trespassing, a police chase, and a search for money that could save the home. Along the way, Oscar’s unusual circle of companions tests his loyalty, courage, and compassion.Grades 3–5ATOS Book Level 3.7AR Interest Level MG 4–8On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Someone’s Been Messing with RealityJohn HearneMartin discovers that his missing parents are aliens. In an abandoned mine, he and Tina find enormous glowing eggs that hatch into killer insects rather than anything harmless. The insects set out to destroy human life, and the children first rescue Martin’s parents before pursuing the threat. Their friend Enda builds a powerful zapper, while Martin uses telekinesis. In a seaside Irish village holding its annual event for UFO seekers, Martin and his friends try to save the planet.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
You Were Made for this World: Celebrated Indigenous Voices Speak to Young PeopleStephanie Sinclair, Sara Sinclair, foreword by Mazina Giizhik-iban (Murray Sinclair)Forty Indigenous contributors, including writers, artists, activists, athletes, scholars, and thinkers, provide letters and artwork in prose and poetry. The voices represent communities in the United States and Canada, including Native American and First Nations communities. Their pieces draw on language, traditional teachings, personal stories, and shared experiences. Powerful illustrations accompany letters that address cultural dignity as well as young people’s potential and dreams.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details