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At Her Majesty's Request: An African Princess in Victorian England
By Walter Dean Myers
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 9 - 12 years
A Newbery Honor author traces the biography of Sarah Forbes Bonetta, the African princess saved from execution and taken to England where Queen Victoria oversaw her upbringing and where she lived for a time before marrying an African missionary.
"As Long as Grass Should Grow and Water Flow"
By Argentina Palacios
Category: Young Chapter
Reading Level: 9 - 12 years
If a promise is made for "as long as grass should grow and water flow," how long should it be kept? Those words were actually used in treaties between Native Americans and the United States government. However, many of these treaties were broken in a matter of years. What happened? Who was at fault? To understand, we need to back up to a time when the western United States was home to only Native Americans. Who were these people? How did they live? What changes did they face when the explorers and settlers moved west?
A Boy at War: A Novel of Pearl Harbor
By Harry Mazer
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 10 - 14 years
They rowed hard, away from the battleships and the bombs. Water sprayed over them. The rowboat pitched one way and then the other. Then, before his eyes, the Arizona lifted up out of the water. That enormous battleship bounced up in the air like a rubber ball and split apart. Fire burst out of the ship. A geyser of water shot into the air and came crashing down. Adam was almost thrown out of the rowboat. He clung to the seat as it swung around. He saw blue skies and the glittering city. The boat swung back again, and he saw black clouds, and the Arizona, his father's ship, sinking beneath the water. -- from A Boy at War "He kept looking up, afraid the planes would come back. The sky was obscured by black smoke....It was all unreal: the battleships half sunk, the bullet holes in the boat, Davi and Martin in the water." December 7, 1941: On a quiet Sunday morning, while Adam and his friends are fishing near Honolulu, a surprise attack by Japanese bombers destroys the fleet at Pearl Harbor. Even as Adam struggles to survive the sudden chaos all around him, and as his friends endure the brunt of the attack, a greater concern hangs over his head: Adam's father, a navy lieutenant, was stationed on the USS Arizona when the bombs fell. During the subsequent days Adam -- not yet a man, but no longer a boy -- is caught up in the war as he desperately tries to make sense of what happened to his friends and to find news of his father. Harry Mazer, whose autobiographical novel, The Last Mission, brought the European side of World War II to vivid life, now turns to the Pacific theater and how the impact of war can alter young lives forever.
An Indian Winter
By Russell Freedman
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 8 - 12 years
Relates the experiences of a German prince, his servant, and a young Swiss artist as they traveled through the Missouri River Valley in 1833 learning about the territory and its inhabitants and recording their impressions in words and pictures.
Around the World in a Hundred Years: From Henry the Navigator to Magellan
By Jean Fritz
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 8 - 12 years
Newbery-Honor winning author, Jean Fritz, brings history to life once again in 10 true tales of 15th-century European explorers! True tales of our world's greatest 15th century explorers, from Bartholomew Diaz and Christopher Columbus to Juan Ponce de Leon and Vasco Nunez de Balboa, are fascinatingly portrayed, complimented with the softly shaded pencil illustrations of Anthony Bacon Venti. Readers are led through a one-hundred-year period when Europeans explored the world and mapped the globe, while selfishly feeding their own curiosity and greed along the way. Fritz includes astounding details, which provide young readers with an expanded understanding of events and the idiosyncrasies of these colorful characters. Venti's maps clarify the explorers' routes. Count on Jean Fritz to breathe life into these true tales of the Old World's fifteen most extraordinary explorers. It is history written in a refreshingly new way. "While presenting the salient facts, Fritz approaches them with playful irreverence; accordingly, the frequently traveled material can seem refreshingly new."--Publisher's Weekly
Bessie Coleman
By Bruce L. Brager
Category: Picture
Reading Level: 6 - 8 years
Wendy Towle wrote a children's book that is informative and "inspiring." The book give a short precise of the life and achievements of Elijah McCoy (1844-1929).
Blizzard!: The Storm that Changed America
By Jim Murphy
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 8 - 12 years
With his powerful and intriguing narrative style, Newbery Honor Book author Jim Murphy tells the harrowing story of the Blizzard of 1888. Available for the first time in paperback.
Snow began falling over New York City on March 12, 1888. All around town, people struggled along slippery streets and sidewalks -- some seeking the warmth of their homes, some to get to work or to care for the less fortunate, and some to experience what they assumed would be the last little snowfall of one of the warmest winters on record. What no one realized was that in a very few hours, the wind and snow would bury the city in nearly 21 inches of snow and bring it to a ferocious standstill.
Bonanza Girl
By Patricia Beatty
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 10 - 14 years
A widow and her two children head for gold rush territory in Idaho, hoping to find jobs and a new life.
Building a Biome
By Anna Prokos, Macmillan/McGraw-Hill School Publishing Company
Category: Young Chapter
Reading Level: 8 - 12 years
Explains the unique features of biomes and how they are shaped by climate and geography, with strong visuals for young readers.
Bully for You, Teddy Roosevelt!
By Jean Fritz
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 8 - 12 years
Today's preeminent biographer for young people brings to life our colorful 26th president. Conservationist, hunter, family man, and politician, Teddy Roosevelt commanded the respect and admiration of many who marveled at his energy, drive and achievements. An ALA Notable Book. A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year.
Castle
By David Macaulay
Category: Picture
Reading Level: 10 - 14 years
Award-winning author and illustrator David Macaulay explores the history and construction of castles in a richly illustrated resource for curious young readers.
The word itself conjures up mystery, romance, intrigue, and grandeur. What could be more perfect for an author/illustrator who has continually stripped away the mystique of architectural structures that have long fascinated modern man? With typical zest and wry sense of humor punctuating his drawings, David Macaulay traces the step-by-step planning and construction of both castle and town.
Children of the Wild West
By Russell Freedman
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 8 - 12 years
This is a portrait of pioneer and American Indian children in the 19th-century West. It covers both the lives of settlers, crossing America in covered wagons and building log or sod cabins, and of the American Indians whose lives were changed by the new arrivals.
Childtimes: A Three-Generation Memoir
By Eloise Greenfield
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 8 - 12 years
In this lyrical memoir, three African-American women -- grandmother, mother, and daughter -- bring to life again the children they used to be and the times they used to have. This is a book about family, about people struggling, about sorrow and pain as well as laughter and joy.
City: A Story of Roman Planning and Construction
By David Macaulay
Category: Picture
Reading Level: 10 - 14 years
The Caldecott Medal-winning author and illustrator takes young readers through the building of an imaginary city in Ancient Rome. In City, David Macaulay introduces readers to the fascinating world of Ancient Roman architecture and engineering, combining straightforward text and black and white illustrations to tell the story of a city’s creation. While the Roman city of Verbonia is imaginary, its planning and construction are based on those of the hundreds of Roman cities founded between 300 B.C. and 150 A.D. From the process of selecting the ideal site on which to build, Macaulay moves through each phase of the process. “Engineering, architectural and human details enliven a tour of the completed city—the water supply and drainage system, the forum and central market, the homes of a merchant and a craftsman, the theatre, the public baths” and much more are intricately imagined, illustrated, and explained (Kirkus).
Cyber-hunt
By Lisa Palazzolo
Category: Young Chapter
Reading Level: 8 - 10 years
The Internet Tour Guide invites you on a Cyber-Hunt that will take you around the world and back again!
Day of the Blizzard
By Marietta D. Moskin
Category: Young Chapter
Reading Level: 8 - 10 years
Eager to accomplish an errand for her sick mother, Katie braves one of New York City's severest snowstorms in history, the blizzard of 1888.
Earthquake!: A Story of the San Francisco Earthquake
By Kathleen V. Kudlinski
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 8 - 12 years
An hour before dawn on April 18, 1906, Phillip is awakened by the barking of dogs and the fearful whinnying of his father's horses. Moments later, San Francisco is struck by a tremendous earthquake. As walls buckle and bricks rain down on them Phillip's family struggles to escape from their own home. Then he remembers the horses. Can Phillip save them—and himself—in time?
Eureka!: It's Television!
By Jeanne Bendick
Category: Picture
Reading Level: 8 - 10 years
An illustrated history of invention provides an in-depth examination of television, tracing its origins and showing the series of inventions that made the television a reality.
First Ladies: Women who Called the White House Home
By Beatrice Gormley
Category: Young Chapter
Reading Level: 8 - 12 years
Biographies of the women who have been First Ladies of the United States
Get on Board: The Story of the Underground Railroad
By James Haskins
Category: Young Chapter
Reading Level: 9 - 12 years
Discusses the Underground Railroad, the secret, loosely organized network of people and places that helped many slaves escape north to freedom.
Great Escapes of World War II
By George Sullivan
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 10 - 14 years
A collection of true stories of seven daring escapes by prisoners of war during World War II.
Gulliver's Stories
By Edward William Dolch, Beulah F. Jackson
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 9 - 12 years
A fantasy relating experiences of an English adventurer in the land of little people and in the land of giants.
Hoang Anh: A Vietnamese-American Boy
By Diane Hoyt-Goldsmith
Category: Picture
Reading Level: 8 - 12 years
In a photographic study of the immigrant experience in action today, a Vietnamese-American boy explains how he successfully lives astride two cultures, American and Vietnamese. By the author of Totem Pole.
Invincible Louisa: The Story of the Author of Little Women
By Cornelia Meigs
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 12 - 17 years
Profiles the life of the noted nineteenth-century writer, detailing her early, happy childhood in Pennsylvania and Boston, and her later success as author of the classic "Little Women"
Lincoln: A Photobiography
By Russell Freedman
Category: Picture
Reading Level: 9 - 12 years
Lincoln: A Photobiography is an illustrated biography of Abraham Lincoln written by Russell Freedman, and published in 1987.[1] The book won the Newbery Medal in 1988. It was the first nonfiction book to do so in 30 years.[2]
The photobiography covers Lincoln's entire life: his childhood, his stint as a lawyer, his courtship and marriage to Mary Todd Lincoln, as well as his ascent from Congressman to President. The final chapter is an account of Lincoln's assassination and death.
The photographs and drawings that fill the book are drawn from many sources, including the Abraham Lincoln Museum, the National Portrait Gallery, and other historical archives. Many of the photographs are portraits of Lincoln. Freedman uses them as a focal point in his narrative. In the opening chapter, he talks about how Lincoln viewed himself and often made fun of his own appearance. Later, Freedman places four portraits of Lincoln on one page to show how much he aged throughout the Civil War.
M. C. Higgins, the Great
By Virginia Hamilton
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 9 - 12 years
Now available in this summer reading program edition, this Newbery Award-winning novel tells the story of M.C. Higgins, who saves his home and family from the slag heap of an Ohio strip mine when two strangers enter his life.
Mark Twain: America's Humorist, Dreamer, Prophet
By Clinton Cox
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 9 - 12 years
An introduction to the life of Mark Twain examines his many achievements as a riverboat pilot, newspaper reporter, adventurer, satirist, and author of many classic works including The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
Mary On Horseback: Three Mountain Stories
By Rosemary Wells
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 8 - 12 years
Master storyteller Rosemary Wells tells the incredible true story of a World War I nurse who brought medical care to the Appalachians Mary Breckinridge, trained as a nurse during World War I, rode on horseback into the isolated mountains of Appalachia and never looked back. Instead, she spent her life fording icy streams and climbing untracked mountains to bring medical help to those in need. More nurses on horseback joined Mary . . . and the Frontier Nursing Service was born. Mary’s story is amazing. And it is true. “Wells’s realistic yet poetic prose perfectly captures the dichotomy of the majestic beauty of Appalachia and the harsh realities of mountain life. . . . This one’s a gem.”—School Library Journal
Midnight Magic
By Avi
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 8 - 12 years
In Italy in 1491, Mangus the magician and his apprentice are summoned to the castle of Duke Claudio to determine if his daughter is indeed being haunted by a ghost.
Mystery at Marin Marsh
By Denise M. Jordan, Rigby
Category: Young Chapter
Reading Level: 9 - 12 years
A school project takes Robin into the marsh--a place she considers slimy, yucky, and bug-infested. Once there, she, her stepsister, and their friend encounter an unexpected mystery. Finding its solution teaches Robin a lot about the marsh's ecology--and about herself.
Nature's Scales: Weighing Environmental Issues
By Maureen Mecozzi
Category: Early Reader
Reading Level: 8 - 12 years
Rigby Literacy Leveled Reader exploring the environment and environmental issues
Now is Your Time!: The African-American Struggle for Freedom
By Walter Dean Myers
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 9 - 12 years
A Coretta Scott King Award winner that is more timely than ever—excellent narrative nonfiction that's "history at its best."* Like Howard Zinn's People's History of the United States, Now Is Your Time! explores American history through the stories of the people whose experiences have shaped and continue to shape the America in which we live.
History has made me an African American. It is an Africa that I have come from, and an America that I have helped to create.
Since they were first brought as captives to Virginia, the people who would become African Americans have struggled for freedom. Thousands fought for the rights of all Americans during the Revolutionary War, and for their own rights during the Civil War. On the battlefield, through education, and through their creative genius, they have worked toward one goal: that the rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness be denied no one.
Fired by the legacy of these men and women, the struggle continues today.
"Portrays the quests of individual Africans against the background of broader historical movements. Instead of a comprehensive, strict chronology, Myers offers, through freed slave Ibrahima, investigative reporter Ida Wells, artist Meta Warrick Fuller, inventor George Latimore, artist Dred Scott, the 54th Massachusetts Regiment, and others, history at its best—along with deeper understanding of past and contemporary events. Readers will grasp reasons behind incidents ranging from bewildering Supreme Court decisions to the historical need for the black extended family. Intriguing and rousing." (Publishers Weekly starred review*).
Walter Dean Myers was a New York Times bestselling author, Printz Award winner, five-time winner of the Coretta Scott King Award, two-time Newbery Honor recipient, and the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature. Maria Russo, writing in the New York Times, called Myers "one of the greats and a champion of diversity in children’s books well before the cause got mainstream attention."
Old Yeller
By Fred Gipson
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 9 - 12 years
Set in the rough wilderness of early frontier Texas, "Old Yeller" is a timeless coming-of-age tale. Travis is left to care for the farm when his father leaves on a cattle drive. He copes with many hardships with the help of his big, yellow dog, Old Yeller. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
Once Upon a Marigold
By Jean Ferris
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 10 - 14 years
Happily-ever-after turned upside down, inside out, and completely over the top! Christian is gaga for Princess Marigold. He's just a commoner, though, and no match for royalty. Heck, he lives in a cave with a troll! And now he's discovered another reason to put his love-soggy heart on ice: Queen Olympia is scheming to take over the kingdom, and she'll bump off Marigold to do it! Can Chris foil her diabolical plans?
One More River to Cross: The Stories of Twelve Black Americans
By James Haskins
Category: Teen/Young Adult
Reading Level: 10 - 14 years
Presents brief biographies of twelve African Americans who courageously fought against racism to become leaders in their fields, including Marian Anderson, Ralph Bunche, Fannie Lou Hamer, and Malcolm X.
P.S. Longer Letter Later
By Paula Danziger, Ann M. Martin
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 9 - 12 years
The beloved collaboration between legendary authors Ann M. Martin and Paula Danziger, telling the story of two inseparable best friends who are suddenly separated... and must try to stay in touch.
P.S. Longer Letter Later joins the Scholastic Gold line, which features award-winning and beloved novels. Includes exclusive bonus content!
Twelve-year-old best friends Elizabeth and Tara Starr continue their friendship through letter-writing after Tara Starr's family moves to another state, in a complex and emotionally rich novel about two friends coping with overwhelming change.
*Some of the books have different title pages.
Pawns
By Willo Davis Roberts
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 10 - 14 years
Teddi is determined to protect the elderly neighbor who took her in after she lost her parents in this fast-paced mystery from Edgar Award--winning author Willo Davis Roberts. Teddi has recently been orphaned and she now lives with her kindly, older next door neighbor, Mamie. The times they share and the safety Teddi feels are precious. Then trouble appears in the form of Dora, Mamie's daughter-in-law. Not only did Mamie not know that Dora was expecting a baby, she didn't even know that her recently dead son had been married. Something seems out of sync and Teddi is determined to find out why. This description may be from another edition of this product.
Philip Hall Likes Me, I Reckon Maybe
By Bette Greene
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 8 - 12 years
Beautifully Illustrated. A Newbery Honor Book, An ALA Notable Book and A New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year. No one gets the better of Beth Lambert. Except, maybe, Philip Hall..Philip Hall is the cutest, smartest boy in the sixth grade, and Beth Lambert loves him. the fact that he beats her in classwork, sports, and just about everything else doesn't particularly bother Beth at first. then she realizes that Philip might be best in everything because she's letting him beat her. and coming out on top is just too natural a thing for Beth to hold back for very long! I reckon Philip Hall can't help liking spunky, expansive Beth...and you'll like her, too.
Restless Spirit: The Life and Work of Dorothea Lange
By Elizabeth Partridge
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 8 - 12 years
Photographer Dorothea Lange captured some of the most famous and moving images of the Great Depression. This biography, written by the daughter of Lange's assistant, showcases 60 of Lange's most famous black-and-white photos which show how she caught her subjects in relation to harsh, powerful events, and to one another.
Rigby Literacy: Leveled Reader Grade 5 Glessner House: An American Home and Family
By Rigby
Category: Early Reader
Reading Level: 8 - 12 years
Grade 5 Leveled Reader exploring the history of the Glessner Family.
Sarah Bishop
By Scott O'Dell
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 12 - 17 years
Fiction - When Sarah learns that her father and brother have died in the Revolutionary War, and her home has been destroyed, she escapes to the wilderness.
Saturn (Exploring Our Solar System)
By Susan Ring and Alexis Roumanis
Category: Picture
Reading Level: 9 - 12 years
The sixth planet from the Sun, Saturn is known for its rings. These rings can be seen from Earth using a telescope. Saturn also has dozens of moons, including the only moon in the solar system known to have a thick atmosphere. Learn these facts and more in Saturn, an Exploring Our Solar System book.
Sleeping Beauty Wakes
By M. C. Hall, Rigby
Category: Young Chapter
Reading Level: 8 - 12 years
Everyone knows the Grimm Brothers' tale about Princess Briar Rose --the "Sleeping Beauty." But what happens after the brave prince's kiss wakes the princess? Do they really live happily ever after? Or is that too much to ask?
Song Quest
By Katherine Roberts
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 9 - 12 years
* Winner of the Branford Boase Award. *
When novice singer Rialle hears the cry of the merlee, she knows her life will never be the same again. Taken from the Echorium as part of a dangerous mission to punish the hunters, she finds herself a prisoner of the Karch, where the evil Khizpriest wields black crystal that can control people's thoughts.
Meanwhile, class rebel Kherron has fled the Singer Isle, and also finds himself facing the power of the Khiz. He has friends in the Karch - but when the Khizpriest tries to use Rialle's songs against the Isle, which side will Kherron choose?
"Fascinating and poetic... extremely original too." Joan Aiken.
This debut novel from award-winning UK author Katherine Roberts is the first part of a trilogy, followed by 'Crystal Mask' and 'Dark Quetzal'.
Steal Away
By Jennifer Armstrong
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 10 - 14 years
In 1896, Mary Emmons is surprised when her grandmother takes her along to visit an old friend, in Toronto, named Bethlehem. Mary has led a sheltered life in New York City, far from hardship and danger. But when Mary meets the ancient woman, the personal history she shares removes the blinders from Mary’s eyes, forcing the girl to recognize prejudice and injustice for the first time.
As a young girl, Suzanna, Mary’s grandmother, is sent to live with her uncle in the South. Seeing slaves for the first time, and the horrible way they are treated, Suzanna decides to run away, back to her home in Vermont. When she leaves, though, she is not alone. Disguised as a boy, the young slave Bethlehem escapes with her. As the story of these two brave young women is told through alternating chapters, they share the dangers they face on the perilous journey from Virginia to freedom.
Strange Meetings
By Jenny Wagner
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 8 - 11 years
Michael's new in town and wants to make a good impression, especially where his new neighbor, Anita, is concerned. But wearing his cousin's baggy clothes doesn't help! Michael turns to his mother's new computer, the space-age Vector 3e, for company. Through the Vector's infrared modem he makes a new friend, Tania, and when they finally do meet face to face, Michael makes more of an impression the he'd bargained for!
Summer of Fire: Yellowstone 1988
By Patricia Lauber
Category: Picture
Reading Level: 8 - 12 years
Describes the season of fire that struck Yellowstone in 1988, and examines the complex ecology that returns plant and animal life to a seemingly barren, ash-covered expanse.
Supernova!
By Heather Hammonds
Category: Young Chapter
Reading Level: 7 - 9 years
PM Chapter Book: Amy and her friend James like to study the stars with the telescope her father gave her. The trouble is the kids at school like to tease them. Then one night Amy and James see something different in the sky. What could it be?
Thanksgiving
By Steve Potts
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 6 - 9 years
Briefly discusses the history and customs connected to the celebration of Thanksgiving in the United States.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
By Mark Twain
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 12 - 18 years
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer revolves around the youthful adventures of the novel's schoolboy protagonist, Thomas Sawyer, whose reputation precedes him for causing mischief and strife. Tom lives with his Aunt Polly, half-brother Sid, and cousin Mary in the quaint town of St. Petersburg, just off the shore of the Mississippi River. St. Petersburg is described as a typical small-town atmosphere where the Christian faith is predominant, the social network is close-knit, and familiarity resides. The story revolves around the mischievous young boy Tom Sawyer, who lives with his Aunt Polly and half-brother Sid. Tom is known for his imaginative antics and his knack for getting into trouble. Along with his best friend Huckleberry Finn, Tom engages in various adventures, including exploring caves, attending their own funeral, and hunting for treasure. One of the central plotlines involves Tom's infatuation with Becky Thatcher, the new girl in town. Their budding romance and Tom's attempts to impress her add a layer of charm and innocence to the story. Key themes in the novel include the transition from childhood to adulthood, the importance of friendship, and the spirit of adventure. Twain captures the essence of boyhood with humor and nostalgia, painting a vivid picture of life in a small, 19th-century American town. "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" is celebrated for its engaging storytelling, memorable characters, and timeless appeal. It has been adapted into numerous films, television shows, and stage productions, solidifying its status as a beloved classic of American literature.
The Amazing Adventure of Ann Turnner
By A.J. Wich
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 14 - 18 years
First time Author, A.J. Wich has written a delightful story. Readers will be engaged with this fun, creative story about a girl named Ann, and her friendship with a boy and his dog. It is also about the adventures they go on, which contain pirates, a new friend, an overprotective brother, and an unexpected. . . well you are just going to have to read it to find out.
The Big Lie: A True Story
By Isabella Leitner
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 10 - 14 years
The Pulitzer Prize–nominated author recounts her Holocaust experience—her imprisonment at Auschwitz and her dramatic escape—in this book for young readers.
As World War II rages in Europe, the fighting seems far away from Isabella Leitner and her family. Only rumors of Nazi horrors have reached them, and they feel safe in the small Hungarian town of Kisvarda. That is, until March 20, 1944 . . .
Overnight, Isabella’s whole world changes. Suddenly, she must wear a yellow star, be inside by curfew, and cannot go back to school. And that’s only the beginning. Her family is rounded up by Nazi soldiers. They are put in cattle cars and taken to Auschwitz, a death camp in Poland. Only Isabella and three of her sisters are kept together, the rest of their family is forced to separate parts of the camp. Together, the four girls face their worst fears—until they get a chance at freedom.
The Big Lie offers a look at history through the eyes of a woman whose strength and hope helped her overcome the worst of human nature. Leitner’s “approach allows readers to appreciate the young Isabella’s incomprehension of the Final Solution even as she generates a coherent and compelling narrative” (Publishers Weekly).
The Broccoli Tapes
By Jan Slepian
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 9 - 12 years
During a stay of several months in Hawaii with her family, Sara reports her experiences by tape back to her sixth grade class in Boston, detailing her "adoption" of a wild cat, a friendship with a troubled Hawaiian boy, and the death of a beloved grandmother.
The Coral Reefs of Florida
By Peggy Sias Lantz, Wendy A Hale
Category: Picture
Reading Level: 10 - 14 years
This charmingly illustrated booklet explores Florida's coral reefs and introduces children to the plants and animals that live there. It was originally published as part of The Florida Water Story in 1998. This is one of a four part series that includes the Oceans, the Coastlines, and the Wetlands of Florida. Next in series > > See all of the books in this series
The Day Martin Luther King Jr. Was Shot: A Photo History of the Civil Rights Movement
By Jim Jaskins
Category: Picture
Reading Level: 9 - 12 years
Uses drawings and photographs to trace the history of the Civil Rights movement from the American Revolution to the present
The Day the Women Got the Vote: A Photo History of the Women's Rights Movement
By George Sullivan
Category: Picture
Reading Level: 9 - 12 years
Traces the history of women's rights in the United States, both before and after the achievement of the vote.
The Golden Goblet
By Eloise Jarvis McGraw
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 10 - 14 years
Winner of a Newbery Honor, an exciting ancient Egyptian mystery!
Ranofer wants only one thing in the world: to be a master goldsmith like his beloved father was. But how can he when he is all but imprisoned by his evil half brother, Gebu? Ranofer knows the only way he can escape Gebu's abuse is by changing his destiny. But can a poor boy with no skills survive on the cutthroat streets of ancient Thebes? Then Ranofer finds a priceless golden goblet in Gebu's room and he knows his luck−and his destiny−are about to change.
The History of Emigration from China & South-East Asia
By Katherine Prior
Category: Picture
Reading Level: 9 - 12 years
A colour illustrated history of emigration from China and South-East Asia, which features accounts of the experiences of various migrants and analysis of the contribution of immigrants to their new country. Part of the ORIGINS series and compatible with National Curriculum Key Stage 3.
The Kid Who Became President
By Dan Gutman
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 9 - 12 years
"My fellow Americans, When I was running for President, I said you should vote for me because I didn't know anything about politics . . . or how to raise taxes . . . or how to ruin the economy. I didn't know how to get us into a war. I said you should vote for me because I didn't know anything. Well, that was two months ago, and I'm very proud to say that . . . I still don't know anything. Let's face it: I'm a kid. I'm going to need a lot of help. Here's the deal I offer America: I'll help all of you if you all help me!"
The Kids from Quiller's Bend
By Marie Gibson
Category: Young Chapter
Reading Level: 9 - 12 years
Sharma thinks Quiller's Bend is a great place to live. She has her fiends Davy, Jane, and Marty to hang out with; an awesome hill to coast down; and cool neighbors, such as old Mr. Quiller.
The Moon Bridge
By Marcia Savin
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 9 - 12 years
The friendship between San Francisco girls Mitzi Fujimoto and Ruthie Fox is changed when World War II begins and Mitzi and her family are forced to go into an internment camp.
The Music of Dolphins
By Karen Hesse
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 12 - 17 years
“This powerful exploration of how we become human and how the soul endures is a song of beauty and sorrow, haunting and unforgettable.” —School Library Journal (starred review) A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year An ALA Best Book for Young Adults A Book Links Best Book of the Year A New York Public Library Children’s Title for Reading and Sharing Mila becomes famous around the world when she is rescued from an unpopulated island off the coast of Florida. Years ago, Mila went missing from a boat crash, and she has been raised by dolphins from the age of four. Researchers teach Mila language and music. But she also learns about rules and expectations, about locked doors and broken promises, disappointment and betrayal. The more Mila finds out about what it means to be human, the more she longs for her home in the ocean . . . “As moving as a sonnet, as eloquently structured as a bell curve, this book poignantly explores the most profound of themes—what it means to be human . . . All together, a frequently dazzling novel.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Her mind and spirit shaped by the dolphins who raised her, a feral child views herself and her human captors from a decidedly unusual angle in this poignant story . . . A probing look at what makes us human, with an unforgettable protagonist.” —Kirkus Reviews “Mila’s rich inner voice makes her a lovely, lyrical character.” —VOYA Magazine
The Shakespeare Stealer
By Gary Blackwood
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 10 - 14 years
A delightful adveture full of humor and heart set in Elizabethan England! Widge is an orphan with a rare talent for shorthand. His fearsome master has just one demand: steal Shakespeare's play "Hamlet"--or else. Widge has no choice but to follow orders, so he works his way into the heart of the Globe Theatre, where Shakespeare's players perform. As full of twists and turns as a London alleyway, this entertaining novel is rich in period details, colorful characters, villainy, and drama. * "A fast-moving historical novel that introduces an important era with casual familiarity." --School Library Journal, starred review "Readers will find much to like in Widge, and plenty to enjoy in this gleeful romp through olde England" --Kirkus Reviews "Excels in the lively depictions of Elizabethan stagecraft and street life." --Publishers Weekly An ALA Notable Book
They Came from Center Field
By Dan Gutman
Category: Young Chapter
Reading Level: 7 - 9 years
A team of youngsters takes on a crew of extraterrestrials determined to learn the game of baseball.
Timedetectors
By Sally Farrell Odgers, Sally Odgers
Category: Young Chapter
Reading Level: 8 - 12 years
When Tom and Coxie go on a camping trip, the discovery of some mysterious objects sends them on an adventure to another time. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.
Timothy Whuffenpuffen-Whippersnapper
By Sally Odgers
Category: Young Chapter
Reading Level: 8 - 11 years
Every Christmas, Marcus Whippersnapper receives an extraordinary gift from his Great Uncle Hinkley. But this year Hinkley has outdone himself: he sends Marcus the magical flying dragon who has been the servant of generations of Whippersnappers. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.
True Stories about Abraham Lincoln
By Ruth Belov Gross
Category: Young Chapter
Reading Level: 6 - 10 years
Traces the political and personal life of the Civil War president.
Under the Royal Palms: A Childhood in Cuba
By Alma Flor Ada
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 8 - 12 years
In this companion volume to Alma Flor Ada's Where the Flame Trees Bloom, the author offers young readers another inspiring collection of stories and reminiscences drawn from her childhood on the island of Cuba. Through those stories we see how the many events and relationships she enjoyed helped shape who she is today.
We learn of a deep friendship with a beloved dance teacher that helped sustain young Alma Flor through a miserable year in school. We meet relatives, like her mysterious Uncle Manolo, whose secret, she later learns, is that he dedicated his life to healing lepers. We share the tragedy of another uncle whose spirited personality leads to his love of flying...and the crash that takes his life.
Heartwarming, poignant, and often humorous, this collection encourages children to discover the stories in their our own lives -- stories that can help inform their own values and celebrate the joys and struggles we all share no matter where or when we grew up.
Water Hole: Life in a Rescued Tropical Forest
By Kenneth Mallory
Category: Picture
Reading Level: 9 - 12 years
Examines the world of a tropical dry forest in Santa Rosa National Park in Costa Rica and the work being done to preserve it.
What Is Anti-Racism?
By Hedreich Nichols, Kelisa Wing
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 10 - 14 years
Race in America has been avoided in children's education for too long. What Is Anti-Racism? explores the idea of actively working against racism in a comprehensive, honest, and age-appropriate way. Developed in conjunction with educator, advocate, and author Kelisa Wing to reach children of all races and encourage them to approach race issues with open eyes and minds. Includes 21st Century Skills and content, as well as a PBL activity across the Racial Justice in America series. Also includes a table of contents, glossary, index, author biography, sidebars, educational matter, and activities.
Where Can You Find Different States of Water?
By Romaytha Abdullah
Category: Early Reader
Reading Level: 8 - 12 years
Leveled reader science book exploring water in its various states on Earth.
Who Will Look Out for Danny?
By Marie Gibson, Kelvin Hawley
Category: Young Chapter
Reading Level: 8 - 12 years
Thirteen-year-old Abby doesn't want her family to spend the summer picking fruit at an orchard; being stuck out in the country with no access to a computer means she has no hope of entering the story competition. And to add to her worries are seven-year-old Danny, who needs constant attention, and her older brother Leo who thinks only about himself. Suggested level: intermediate.
Zia
By Scott O'Dell
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 8 - 12 years
In this sequel to the beloved Newbery Medal-winning classic Island of the Blue Dolphins, readers can learn what happened to Karana after she left the island.
For years, Zia has dreamt of going to the Island of the Blue Dolphins to find her aunt Karana, her dead mother’s sister who was left alone on the island nearly twenty years earlier. It’s the reason Zia came to the Santa Barbara Mission in the first place. The reason she braves the treacherous ocean waters again and again to rescue Karana. But every time she tries, she fails.
Finally, Zia’s aunt is brought to her. Finally, her greatest dream has come true. But sometimes the reality is not nearly as sweet as the dream.
Zia tells those facts so far as they are known from the point of view of a girl who has her own story to tell.
Like Island of the Blue Dolphins, Scott O'Dell's Zia is a gripping tale of survival, strength, and courage.