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H.I.S.D. Name That Book, Grades 3-6 2022-2023 |
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Amari and The Night Brothers
by B. B. Alston
Thirteen-year-old Amari, a poor Black girl from the projects, gets an invitation from her missing brother to join the Bureau of Supernatural Affairs and join in the fight against an evil magician
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Once Upon a Camel
by Kathi Appelt
Wandering the desert as the last camel in Texas, Zada, who has many stories to tell, saves two tiny kestrel chicks during a massive dust storm, which takes her on one more grand adventure. 75,000 first printing.
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The Ogress and The Orphans
by Kelly Regan Barnhill
In Stone-in-the-Glen, which has fallen on hard times, the Orphans of Orphan House, when a child goes missing and their Ogress is accused, must prove her innocence to the town and expose the real villain in their midst. 250,000 first printing.
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The Beatryce Prophecy
by Kate DiCamillo
Beatryce, the key to a prophecy, ventures into a dark wood in search of the castle of the one who wants her dead, knowing that if she loses her way, those who love her will never stop searching for her.
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Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna
by Alda P. Dobbs
After her mother dies and her father is dragged away by soldiers in 1931 during the Mexican Revolution, 12-year-old Petra Luna will do anything to keep her family safe and lead them to a better life across the U.S. border.
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Nightingale
by Deva Fagan
After twelve-year-old Lark, determined to escape her squalid life, steals a magical sword from the Royal Museum, she reluctantly becomes the next Nightingale, destined to vanquish an ancient evil
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2009: The Graveyard Book
by Neil Gaiman
Raised since he was a baby by ghosts, werewolves, and other residents of the cemetery in which he has always resided, Bod wonders how he will manage to survive amongst the living with only the lessons he has learned from the dead.
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Girls with guts! : the road to breaking barriers & bashing records
by Debbie Gonzales
A celebration of the strength, endurance and athleticism of women and girls throughout history profiles inspirational athletes from the late 1800s through the 1970s who pushed for changes to the legal boundaries that prevented women from participating in sports.
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The Amelia Six : an Amelia Earhart mystery
by Kristin L. Gray
Accepting the opportunity of a lifetime when she is invited to a sleepover at the preserved childhood home of Amelia Earhart, a pilots daughter meets five other girls before finding herself on a race to recover a pair of the famed aviatrixs historical goggles. 20,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Born on the water / : Born on the Water
by Nikole Hannah-Jones
A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and a Newbery Honor-winning author present a lyrical picture book that chronicles the consequences of slavery and the history of Black resistance in the U.S. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
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Playing the Cards You're Dealt
by Varian Johnson
Hoping to measure up to his fathers expectations at the card table, 10-year-old Anthony Joplin keeps his strategy a secret until he discovers his father has been hiding one that could tear their family apart.
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When You Trap a Tiger
by Tae Keller
Moving with her parents into the home of her sick grandmother, young Lily forges a complicated pact with a magical tiger, in a story inspired by Korean folktales. By the author of The Science of Unbreakable Things. Simultaneous eBook.
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Those Kids From Fawn Creek
by Erin Entrada Kelly
When Orchid Mason moves to their small factory town where everyone knows everything about everyone, the students of Fawn Creek Middle School dont know what to think of this newcomer who could change everything.
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The People's Painter : How Ben Shahn Fought for Justice With Art
by Cynthia Levinson
A lyrical picture book introduction to the life and achievements of the influential Jewish artist and activist touches on Ben Shahns remarkable skills of observation, his witness to his protester fathers banishment and his commitment to promoting justice through art. Illustrations.
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The Time of Green Magic
by Hilary McKay
Rendered a middle child in her newly blended family, Abi escapes into books to ignore the creepy phenomena occurring in her new home, while her two stepbrothers encounter a mysterious guest and unexpected romance.
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No Place for Monsters
by Kory Merritt
When children start disappearing, nobody looks for the children because nobody can remember them, except Levi and Kat, and now they must figure out what terrible presence is taking the children and fight it to save the missing kids, before the whole town disappears.
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The One Thing You'd Save
by Linda Sue Park
The Newbery Medal-winning author of A Single Shard explores a diverse classroom’s varied answers to a question about what they would save if their homes were on fire, in a series of linked poems complemented by striking black-and-white art.
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A Year Down Yonder
by Richard Peck
During the recession of 1937, fifteen-year-old Mary Alice is sent to live with her feisty, larger-than-life grandmother in rural Illinois and comes to a better understanding of this fearsome woman. By the author of the Newbery Honor book A Long Way from Chicago.
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The Little Mermaid
by Jerry Pinkney
"In this reinvention of Hans Christian Andersen's classic tale, a little mermaid trades her voice for legs and makes a new friend on land, but must return to the sea to save her family"
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Sisters of the Neversea
by Cynthia Leitich Smith
In this magical, modern twist on Peter Pan, stepsisters Lily and Wendy are spirited away to Neverland by a mysterious boy and must find a way back to the family they love.
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Endlessly Ever After : Pick Your Path to Countless Fairy Tale Endings! : A Story of Little Red Riding Hood, Jack, Hansel, Gretel, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, a Wolf, a Witch, a Goose, a Grandmother, Some Pigs, and Endless Variations
by Laurel Snyder
This funny choose-your-path picture book of fractured fairy tales offers young readers the chance to build their own narrative out of the decisions they make each step of the way.
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The Last Mapmaker
by Christina Soontornvat
Joining an expedition to chart the southern seas, 12-year-old mapmakers assistant Sai, posing as a well-bred young lady with a glittering future, realizes shes not the only one on board harboring secrets when she discovers the ships true destination
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Unspeakable : the Tulsa Race Massacre
by Carole Boston Weatherford
"Celebrated author Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrator Floyd Cooper provide a powerful look at the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, one of the worst incidents of racial violence in our nation's history"
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Long Lost
by Jacqueline West
Feeling lonely and out of place after her family moves to a new town, eleven-year-old Fiona Crane ventures to the local library, where she finds a gripping mystery novel about a small town, family secrets, and a tragic disappearance
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