Not so boring letters of private nobody by Landis, Matthew 

BTSB Prebound(Dial Books for Young Readers, 2018)

BTSB #: 540451 Available

Dewey: FAges: 10-14   
AR: 4.4 MG RC: 4.3 6-8 Lexile: 580 HL F&P: V

Genres:

Subjects: Soldiers - Fiction Documentary films - Production and direction - Fiction Friendship - Fiction Middle schools - Fiction School stories Pennsylvania - Fiction United States - History|y1861-1865, Civil War - Fiction

Summary: Seventh grader Oliver, a Civil War buff and weekend reenactor, is partnered with two misfits--Ella, who is on the verge of failing all her classes, and Kevin, who is Oliver's lunch companion--to create a documentary about the wartime experience of a Civil War contemporary, and while they conduct research in local historical societies, collaborate on a script, and edit the film, they discover secrets about their Pennsylvania soldier and learn how to be friends with each other.

Reckoning by Hudson, Wade 

BTSB Prebound(Crown Books for Young Readers, 2024)

BTSB #: 469494 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
Lexile: 630 F&P: Z

Genres: Multicultural

Subjects: Race relations - Fiction Documentary films - Production and direction - Fiction Video recordings - Production and direction - Fiction Grandfathers - Fiction African Americans - Fiction

Summary: Twelve-year-old Lamar dreams of becoming a filmmaker, but when his grandfather is killed in a racist act of violence, Lamar becomes determined to honor his legacy by documenting the fight for justice.