Kids Book Index
Martha Freeman
After a prolonged power failure affects Hampton, New Jersey, eleven-year-olds Luis and Maura set out to determine its cause. The outage prompts irritation in their community and then theories of a conspiracy. Luis brings two friends into the investigation as the mystery grows. Alongside the story, the book provides information about electric power and directions for putting together an emergency kit.
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Dolores Huerta Stands Strong: The Woman Who Demanded JusticeMarlene Targ BrillDolores Huerta is presented as the daughter of a farmer who immigrated to the United States. She committed herself to community service and political activism. With Cesar Chavez, Huerta helped found the National Farmworkers Association, an organization later known as the United Farm Workers of America. She was the second Mexican American woman to earn the Presidential Medal of Freedom award.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Trash Revolution: Breaking the Waste CycleErica FyvieThis book follows the life cycle of everyday materials: they are gathered, made into products, distributed, used, and then discarded or recycled. Using items found in a child’s school backpack, including food, clothing, paper, plastic, metals, and electronics, it examines these stages in detail. Diagrams and charts explain the waste cycle alongside facts, future goals, and suggestions for reducing, reusing, or recycling waste. A glossary and colored pen-and-ink illustrations are included.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
1968: Today’s Authors Explore a Year of Rebellion, Revolution, and ChangeMarc Aronson, Susan Campbell BartolettiSeveral authors examine 1968, a consequential year whose effects continued beyond the events themselves. The book considers the Vietnam War, in which Vietnamese and American people were being killed, alongside student demonstrations that spread through colleges and city streets on four continents. Its contributors bring personal experiences and perspectives to historical events that are often absent from standard textbooks. Author notes, source notes, and a selected bibliography accompany the accounts.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details