Kids Book Index
Lance Rubin
Sixth grader Zed Moonstein finds making friends difficult. His longtime best friend Rishti is now in different classes and has made another friend, leaving Zed feeling unable to compete. He secretly downloads an app designed to provide the perfect AI companion. The new buddy, Matt, soon becomes possessive, and Zed finds that the friendship is far less perfect than he expected.
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Will’s Race for HomeJewell Parker RhodesAfter years of sharecropping in Texas, Will and his father join the 1889 Oklahoma Land Rush, hoping to claim land of their own. Traveling with supplies in a mule-drawn wagon, they face dangerous terrain, thieves, and a snake that threatens their mule, Belle. On the journey, Will meets Caesar, a Black traveler and Union soldier who helps defend their supplies, while a Confederate soldier tracks Caesar.Fiction for ChildrenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
A Hero's Guide to Summer VacationPablo CartayaAfter his father’s death, Gonzalo is sent to spend the summer with a grandfather he barely knows. Alberto is a reclusive, world-famous fantasy author, yet Gonzalo feels no connection to him or to his books. When Gonzalo joins Alberto on a cross-country tour for the final volume in his fantasy series, the two encounter real and imagined challenges. Their trip brings family history into view and asks them to learn how to show up for each other.Grades 3–5Lexile Text Measure 781LATOS Book Level 5On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
A Wolf Called FireRoseanne ParryWarm is the smallest pup in his wolf pack, often measuring himself against larger siblings who win the wrestling matches. He helps care for the younger pups, although he does not always see that work as important. When enemy wolves attack, the pack must defend itself. Warm then becomes responsible for its survival as it faces enemy wolves, hunters, and natural disasters. His story is an animal survival tale about finding a role within the pack.Nine to TwelveATOS Book Level 4.3AR Interest Level MGOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details