Lists and Suggestions for Kids
List: Kumon Level H
The secret garden
Burnett, Frances Hodgson.
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. A ten-year-old orphan comes to live in a lonely house on the... More
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. A ten-year-old orphan comes to live in a lonely house on the Yorkshire moors where she discovers an invalid cousin and the mysteries of a locked garden. Less
King of the wind : [the story of the Godolphin Arabian]
Henry, Marguerite.
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. Sham and the stable boy, Agba, travel from Morocco to France... More
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. Sham and the stable boy, Agba, travel from Morocco to France to England where, at last, Sham's majesty is recognized and he becomes the "Godolphin Arabian," ancestor of the most superior Thoroughbred horses. Less
Jacob have I loved
Paterson, Katherine.
Feeling deprived all her life of schooling, friends, mother, and even her name by her twin sister, ... More
Feeling deprived all her life of schooling, friends, mother, and even her name by her twin sister, Louise finally begins to find her identity. Less
Kidnapped : being memoirs of the adventures of David Balfour in the year 1751
Stevenson, Robert Louis.
Also available in Hoopla. The adventures of a sixteen-year-old orphan who was kidnapped by his villa... More
Also available in Hoopla. The adventures of a sixteen-year-old orphan who was kidnapped by his villainous uncle, but later escaped and became involved in the struggle of the Scottish highlanders against English rule. Less
Roll of thunder, hear my cry
Taylor, Mildred D.
A black family living in Mississippi during the Depression of the 1930s is faced with prejudice and... More
A black family living in Mississippi during the Depression of the 1930s is faced with prejudice and discrimination which its children do not understand. Less
The hobbit, or, There and back again
Tolkien, J. R. R.
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. Bilbo Baggins, a respectable, well-to-do hobbit, lives comfo... More
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. Bilbo Baggins, a respectable, well-to-do hobbit, lives comfortably in his hobbit-hole until the day the wandering wizard Gandalf chooses him to take part in an adventure from which he may never return. Less
Around the world in 80 days
Verne, Jules.
Also available in Hoopla. Jules Verne--and his one-of-a-kind hero, Phileas Fogg--take children on an... More
Also available in Hoopla. Jules Verne--and his one-of-a-kind hero, Phileas Fogg--take children on an action-packed, whirlwind race around the world. For as long as anyone can remember, Fogg's daily ritual has never varied by even a minute. Then, on a whim and a bet, he sets out to prove that he can span the globe and return to his club in London in only 80 days. Suddenly, his life is turned upside down, and every day offers an exciting new adventure. Kids will love it! Less
Daddy Long-Legs
Webster, Jean.
Also available in Hoopla in English and Spanish. A trustee of the John Grier orphanage has offered ... More
Also available in Hoopla in English and Spanish. A trustee of the John Grier orphanage has offered to send Judy Abbott to college. The only requirements are that she must write to him every month, and that she can never know who he is. Judy's life at college is a whirlwind of friends, classes, parties, and a growing friendship with the handsome Jervis Pendleton. With so much happening in her life, Judy can scarcely stop writing to the mysterious "Daddy-Long-Legs"! Less
The story of my life
Keller, Helen.
Also available in Hoopla. "Helen shares her struggles with unassuming charm and intelligence: ... More
Also available in Hoopla. "Helen shares her struggles with unassuming charm and intelligence: the frustration of not being able to express herself-- like wandering though a dense fog-- and the happiness of finally apprehending light breaking through the mist. The joy she felt when she first made the connection between the word WATER and the cold, wet liquid that poured over her fingers, comes spilling onto the pages with girlish, infectious enthusiasm. Written when she was just 22, Helen's story would gain the attention of some of the most famous people of her day, among them Alexander Graham Bell, the poet Oliver Wendell Holmes and Mark Twain"--Container. Less
Shipwreck at the bottom of the world : the extraordinary true story of Shackleton and the Endurance
Armstrong, Jennifer.
Describes the events of the 1914 Shackleton Antarctic expedition when, after being trapped in a fro... More
Describes the events of the 1914 Shackleton Antarctic expedition when, after being trapped in a frozen sea for nine months, their ship, Endurance, was finally crushed, forcing Shackleton and his men to make a very long and perilous journey across ice and stormy seas to reach inhabited land. Less