Kids Book Index
Christian Robinson
This picture book considers how varied points of view can reveal connections across the world. It acknowledges each person’s lived experience and carries an affirming message that every individual matters, regardless of status, situation, or circumstance. The book’s focus on perspective and shared connection places individual experience within a wider, interconnected world.
This book appears on 2 reading lists across 2 editions from 2 organizations.
The Radium GirlsKate MooreThis informational book tells the story of America’s “glowing girls,” mostly female employees whose exposure to radium was concealed by the corporations they worked for. When a mysterious illness revealed the danger, the young women fought for justice. The account examines the companies’ attempts to hide radium’s effects and the workers’ struggle to hold them accountable. It includes an epilogue, postscript, timeline, glossary, bibliography, and index.HISTORY/LIFE & CULTURE IN THE AMERICASLexile Text Measure 880LATOS Book Level 6.8On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
A Sporting ChanceLori AlexanderThis biography traces Ludwig Guttmann’s path from a Jewish doctor fleeing Germany to his work treating soldiers with spinal injuries near London. Rejecting the idea that people with paralysis should be treated as hopeless cases, he developed physical therapy, training, work opportunities, and sports programs. Inspired in part by patients’ wheelchair polo, the competition at Stoke Mandeville eventually became the Paralympics. Historic photographs, original illustrations, source notes, a timeline, and an index accompany the account.Nine to TwelveLexile Text Measure 960LATOS Book Level 6.6On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
ActKayla MillerIn this graphic novel, sixth grader Olive campaigns for class president while challenging school policies she sees as unfair. Her run for office puts her up against Trent and Sawyer, two close friends, and turns the campaign into a difficult contest among friends. As Olive learns about historic protests, she tries to make her voice heard and change school policy. The book also includes sections on past protests and further reading.SOCIAL INTERACTIONS/RELATIONSHIPSLexile Text Measure 580LATOS Book Level 3.8On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details