Books like Frozen secrets by Sally M. Walker

Taggish the famed canine hero of Jack London’s classic adventure, The Call of the Wild, is uprooted from a comfortable home in California and forced into brutal sled work in the Yukon, where he must confront survival, the call of wilderness, and the pull of his wolf ancestry.

A verse novel that follows a ten‑year‑old Vietnamese girl’s first year in the United States in 1975, as she navigates language, culture, bullying, and family change while yearning for home.

Leon Tillage’s memoir, drawn from interviews, recounts his childhood in segregated North Carolina and his later fight in the civil‑rights movement.

Eleven‑year‑old Caitlin, living with Asperger’s, struggles to accept her brother Devon’s death and her father’s absence, learning that life is more than black and white and finding closure in color.

A stormy tale of 1888's deadliest blizzard, with personal perspectives and historical context

A child‑friendly biography that recounts Anne Frank’s life, her diary, and the two years she spent hiding from the Nazis in Amsterdam, highlighting her courage and literary talent.

Jerry Spinelli shares a candid, humor‑laden memoir of his youth, charting the awkward milestones from first romance to schoolyard mishaps and his early writing ambitions.

A true‑story of the U.S.S. Indianapolis’s tragic sinking in WWII, the Navy’s cover‑up, and the unjust court‑martial of its captain—revelated decades later by a young boy who helped survivors set the record straight.

A 13‑year‑old left‑handed boy struggles to accept his uniqueness when his pastor‑father insists it is evil, forcing him to choose between conformity and self‑acceptance.

Twelve‑year‑old Sarny endures a harsh life in slavery until a new fellow servant offers to teach her literacy, placing her in a perilous but hopeful path.

Barry Holstun Lopez: “Arctic Dreams; Imagination and Desire in a Northern Landscape” ( 1986) This is an account of the author's exploration of the Western Arctic region, between Bering Strait and Davis Strait. It is an account both of the natural history of the Arctic, and equally of how the Arctic grips the human spirit and imagination. The chapters are rich in their descriptions of the Arctic –of the physical land itself, the native peoples that the author met, the Arctic animals and plants, both terrestrial and aquatic, the ice and the Arctic light that make the region so distinctly different from the temperate and tropical parts of Earth. But Lopez also gives us a sense of how the Arctic fascinates the mind and spirit – through his own personal experiences and through the history of the Arctic - both of the native peoples and the discovery expeditions.

Diary of eleven‑year‑old Zlata Filipović as Sarajevo falls into war, witnessing shortages, loss and survival amid bombardments.

In the small town of Middleburg, Indiana, constant church bell chimes and a mysterious bat sighting stir chaos. Bernie Magruder and his friends investigate the rumors of the elusive Indiana Aztec bat and the cause of the relentless ringing.

After throwing Mrs. Tuggle’s evil eye into a creek, Lynn discovers mysterious purple plants unearthed there and suspects a new coven forming around her best friend Mouse.

Delve into the lives of slaves, sharecroppers and textile workers who shaped America's cotton history, as presented by Deborah Hopkinson through oral histories, archival photos, and vivid narrative.

A nonfiction account of U.S. child laborers who, from the early 19th century to the early 20th, organized strikes demanding better wages, safer work, and improved housing—highlighting both successes and struggles in industrial America.

The new tutor at Goody Hall senses that the house hides a mystery, prompting a subtle detective adventure for young readers.