Author
Mabel Robinson
2 books here
Bright Island
Middle grade · ages 8–12 · 720L · 1937
A rare mid-century survival-family story that feels both dated and urgent — resourceful kids, genuine stakes (weather, isolation), and zero condescension toward rural/island life.
Runner of the Mountain Tops: The Life of Louis Agassiz
Nonfiction · ages 8–12 · 720L · 2018
A vivid, movement-filled biography that makes a 19th-century naturalist's obsessions contagious—kids who like adventure and science will chase Agassiz up mountains and across glaciers.