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10 Days: Abraham Lincoln
By David Colbert
Category: Early Chapter
Reading Level: 9 - 12 years
You're about to be an eyewitness to the ten crucial days in Abraham Lincoln's life, including: A tragic loss that sets a boy on a course for greatness A career sacrificed to protest an unjust war A state resorting to treason to preserve slavery A president who learns the most difficult decisions are made alone And a promise made to every citizen that American's salves will be free. These days and five others shook Lincoln's world - and yours.
A Jar of Dreams
By Yoshiko Uchida
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 10 - 14 years
A young girl grows up in a closely-knit Japanese American family in California during the 1930's, a time of great prejudice.
A Theft in Time: Timedetectors II
By Darrel and Sally Odgers
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 6 - 10 years
Tom and Coxie thought they had put time travel behind them. But when Tom becomes ill and his search for a missing skull leads him to team up with Coxie again, the past and the future are placed very much in doubt. Then, a mysterious stranger from the future begins to follow them, and a pesky doctor accuses Tom of stealing the very skull he has been hoping to find. But when two more strangers appear from the future and try to grab Tom and Coxie, they boys don't know where to turn. What's more, Tom is getting sicker and sicker, and time seems to be running out...
A.R. Blasts Off!
By Charles Hirsch
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 6 - 10 years
A.R. Smith (formerly Aida Rose Smith) is a resident of a small farming town called Kindbrae. Life in town centers around the General Store and Cafe, which A.R. is also kept busy tending her garden and taking trips to the farmer's market. A.R. loves Kindbrae and Kindbrae loves A.R., but she has always had her sights set skyward. She is positive that one day her dream of space flight will come true.
Al Capone Does My Shirts
By Gennifer Choldenko
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 10 - 14 years
The Newbery Honor Book and New York Times Bestseller that is historical fiction with a hint of mystery about living at Alcatraz not as a prisoner, but as a kid meeting some of the most famous criminals in our history. Al Capone Does My Shirts has become an instant classic for all kids to read!
Today I moved to Alcatraz, a twelve-acre rock covered with cement, topped with bird turd and surrounded by water. I'm not the only kid who lives here. There are twenty-three other kids who live on the island because their dads work as guards or cooks or doctors or electricians for the prison, like my dad does. And then there are a ton of murderers, rapists, hit men, con men, stickup men, embezzlers, connivers, burglars, kidnappers and maybe even an innocent man or two, though I doubt it. The convicts we have are the kind other prisons don't want. I never knew prisons could be picky, but I guess they can. You get to Alcatraz by being the worst of the worst. Unless you're me. I came here because my mother said I had to.
Alabama Moon
By Watt Key
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 9 - 12 years
For as long as ten-year-old Moon can remember, he has lived out in the forest in a shelter with his father. They keep to themselves, their only contact with other human beings an occasional trip to the nearest general store. When Moon's father dies, Moon follows his father's last instructions: to travel to Alaska to find others like themselves. But Moon is soon caught and entangled in a world he doesn't know or understand; he's become property of the government he has been avoiding all his life. As the spirited and resourceful Moon encounters constables, jails, institutions, lawyers, true friends, and true enemies, he adapts his wilderness survival skills and learns to survive in the outside world, and even, perhaps, make his home there.
Alexander Graham Bell: An Inventive Life
By Elizabeth MacLeod
Category: Picture
Reading Level: 8 - 12 years
"One would think that I had never done anything worthwhile but the telephone," complained Alexander Graham Bell. No wonder he was annoyed; Bell invented the phone when he was just 29 and went on to lead a long and inventive life. This biography in the Snapshots: Images of People and Places in History series chronicles the life and many remarkable achievements of Alexander Graham Bell, including his work with the hearing impaired and experiments with flight, iceberg locators and, of course, the telephone.
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.
Away West
By Patricia McKissack
Category: Early Chapter
Reading Level: 8 - 12 years
A historical chapter book series from three-time Coretta Scott King Award winner and Newbery Honor author, Patricia C. McKissack. Unlike his older brothers, thirteen-year-old Everett was "born in freedom," never knowing life as a slave. His most prized possession is the medal his father earned in the Civil War. Now, more than 125 years later, that treasure is kept in the Websters' attic with other "scraps of time," ready to be discovered by another generation eager to know its family history. The second novel in Patricia C. McKissack's family saga recounts a young Southern boy's dream of heading west to a new life and the way in which his journey teaches him the deeper meaning of the medal his father won. "A rewarding tale that highlights a lesser-known aspect of American's pioneer story." --School Library Journal
Baseball's Shining Season: America's Pastime on the Brink of War
By Martin W. Sandler, Craig Sandler
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 10 - 14 years
From National Book Award winner Martin W. Sandler, a fascinating look at the intersection of baseball and society in America on the eve of World War II.
Because of Walter
By Carol Krueger
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 6 - 10 years
Kaysha has always longed to have a family. Unfortunately, every time she thinks she's about to be adopted, something goes wrong, and she's bounced to another foster home.
Just as she's losing hope, Kaysha is placed with the Parkers, and they seem to be the family she's always dreamed of having. There's only one problem - Victoria Parker, a girl about Kaysha's age. Victoria does not want to share her parents, and will do anything to get Kaysha kicked out. Will Kaysha every become part of the family? Maybe, with a little help from an unexpected source...
Becoming Naomi Leon (Scholastic Gold)
By Pam Muñoz Ryan
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 9 - 12 years
A reissue of Pam Munoz Ryan's bestselling backlist with a distinctive author treatment and new cover art by Raul Colon.Naomi Soledad Leon Outlaw has had a lot to contend with in her young life, her name for one. Then there are her clothes (sewn in polyester by Gram), her difficulty speaking up, and her status at school as "nobody special." But according to Gram, most problems can be overcome with positive thinking. And with Gram and her little brother, Owen, Naomi's life at Avocado Acres Trailer Rancho in California is happy and peaceful...until their mother reappears after seven years of being gone, stirring up all sorts of questions and challenging Naomi to discover and proclaim who she really is.
Beethoven Lives Upstairs
By Barbara Nichol
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 8 - 10 years
Classical Kids presents Beethoven Lives Upstairs, a touching tale of music, friendship and genius. The arrival of an eccentric boarder turns Christoph's life upside down. Ludwig van Beethoven has moved in upstairs! The young boy slowly comes to understand the genius of the man, the torment of his deafness and the beauty of his music.
Birdy
By N. West Moss
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 10 - 14 years
After the death of their mother, Birdy and Mouse are forced to start over in this debut novel about discovering where you belong—for fans of Forever This Summer and The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise. Eleven-year-old Birdy and her younger brother, Mouse, have always looked out for each other. They make the perfect team: Birdy is realistic and practical, while Mouse is affable and trusting. After their mother dies of cancer, Birdy and Mouse are forced to move out of the city to the country with relatives they’ve never met. Aunt Mitzie and Uncle Shadow’s house is full of organized chaos, and it takes Birdy time to adjust to having adults around. But the kitchen is always stocked, and both kids are allowed to play outside as often as they want. There’s only one problem: it’s all temporary. Their social worker has promised to find them a permanent home by the next school year, whether they want to leave or not. As the summer unfolds, Mouse starts to feel attached to their new life. But Birdy knows better—adults have never been reliable. When Birdy’s fears get the best of her, she makes a big mistake that could jeopardize their future. Heartfelt and emotionally resonant, this literary coming-of-age novel explores the unbreakable bond between siblings—and how family can be found in the most unexpected places.
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.
Breakout
By Christina Wyman
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 9 - 12 years
“The next great middle grade author.” —Colby Sharp, literacy advocate From the USA Today–bestselling author of Jawbreaker and Slouch, Breakout is a fresh and funny middle-grade novel about a girl with chronic acne figuring out how to feel good in her own skin. Ellis Starr likes learning about active volcanoes. She does not like having acne that resembles them. But it’s not just cosplaying as a pepperoni pizza that has Ellis on the verge of erupting. Her mom’s hot-and-cold moods have the two of them butting heads nonstop—especially now that her mom is dating for the first time since her parents’ separation. Then there’s Ellis’s best friend, Aggy, whose own life—and skin—seems perfect. And who could forget that Ellis still needs to decide on a research topic for a big school project. With eighth grade proving to be every bit as pesky as a new pimple, Ellis’s only bright spot is the time she spends with her aunt Lydia, whose adorable puppy, Rocco, is a natural stress reliever. (And perhaps the perfect subject for her project.) Maybe this season of breakouts can lead to a breakthrough about what Ellis needs to truly feel good in her own skin. Rising star author Christina Wyman takes on a quintessential middle-school experience—acne—with her trademark humor, honesty, and heart. Breakout is a must-read for kids ages 8-12 who love Raina Telgemeier, Terri Libenson, Kelly Yang, Gordon Korman, and other endlessly funny and deeply heartfelt books that tackle big topics and universal coming-of-age experiences alike. If you enjoyed Breakout, you’ll also love the USA Today bestsellers Jawbreaker and Slouch from Christina Wyman. Order your own copy today!
Brian's Winter
By Gary Paulsen
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 10 - 14 years
From three-time Newbery Honor-winning author Gary Paulsen comes a beloved follow-up to his award-winning classic Hatchet that asks: What if Brian hadn't been rescued and had to face his deadliest enemy yet--winter?
In the Newbery Honor-winning Hatchet, thirteen-year-old Brian Robeson learned to survive alone in the Canadian wilderness, armed only with his hatchet. As millions of readers know, he was rescued at the end of the summer. But what if that hadn't happened? What if Brian had been left to face his deadliest enemy--winter?
Brian Paulsen raises the stakes for survival in this riveting and inspiring story as one boy confronts the ultimate adventure.
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.
Call of the Selkie: Challenges and Choices
By Jean Bennett
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 9 - 12 years
Caminando bajo la nieve (The Snow Walker)
By Charles M. Wetterer, Margaret K. Wetterer
Category: Picture
Reading Level: 8 - 10 years
One morning in March 1888, twelve-year-old Milton Daub awoke to find the world buried in snow. The blizzard was like nothing Milton and his neighbors in the Bronx had ever seen. No one dared go out into the storm. No one, that is, except Milton. He and his father made a pair of snowshoes from barrel hoops and old roller skates. Then Milton stepped bravely into the storm to buy milk for his family. Soon he was buying supplies for everyone in the area. His neighbors declared him a hero. The Blizzard of 1888 set records in the Northeast that are still unbroken. It forced whole cities to shut down for days. But Milton didn't let the snow stop him from helping neighbors in need. His true story is both an exciting adventure and a heartwarming glimpse of old New York.
Casey's Case
By David Rish
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 8 - 12 years
Catch the Sunlight
By Marguerite Chase McCue
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 8 - 11 years
At first, it seems like it's going to be just a typical day at Mr. Kramer's ranch. Clark Lewis, a fourth-grade prize-winning writer, soon learns otherwise. Clark's first surprise of the day is meeting Jamilla, a horse that has amazing abilities. But there is a crisis at the ranch that Jamilla can't solve alone. So it's up to Clark to come to the rescue.
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.
Cupid and Psyche
By M. Charlotte Craft
Category: Picture
Reading Level: 6 - 10 years
Psyche is the most beautiful woman in the world, yet the oracle at Delphi foresees she will fall in love with a creature feared even by the gods themselves. Magically, Psyche finds herself in a magnificent castle fitted with sweet music, attentive servants, and a charming but invisible host. Soon she falls in love with this man she has never seen, but in a moment of doubt she betrays his trust. To win back his love, Psyche must show that she is as brave as she is beautiful by performing three impossible tasks. Perhaps the greatest love story of all, Cupid and Psyche is unsurpassed in its richness and drama. Marie Craft's lively, suspenseful retelling of this classic Greek myth will appeal to young and old alike. And these legendary lovers have inspired forty lush luminous paintings by award-winning artist Kinuko Craft. Lavishly illustrated and thrillingly told, here is a book to be treasured forever.
Desperate Journey
By Jim Murphy
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 8 - 12 years
Two-time Newbery Honor author turns his formidable talents to this riveting suspense novel about a spirited Irish-American girl who helps save her family from ruin on the Erie Canal in the 1840s.
When Maggie's father loses next year's salary and two of their best mules in a bet with Long-fingered John, the family is left desperate for money. They have only a few days to get the heavy cargo in their mule-drawn barge to Buffalo in order to make a much-needed bonus. But when Papa and Uncle Henry are arrested on an alleged assault charge, 12-year-old Maggie, her younger brother, and their ailing mother must fight all manner of adversity to save their boat, their mules, and their life savings. Jim Murphy is at his best in this colorful and gritty slice of 19th-C. life on the Erie Canal.
Destination Disaster
By Fleur Beale
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 8 - 12 years
The story centers on a character named Jim and his grandfather who embark on a routine fishing trip. When an unexpected and severe accident occurs, the two must rely on their wits and resilience to survive.
Ellis Island
By Judith Jango-Cohen
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 9 - 12 years
Dramatic and defining moments in American history come vividly the life in the Cornerstones of Freedom series.
Endangered Tigers
By Bobbie Kalman
Category: Picture
Reading Level: 8 - 11 years
Three species of tigers are now extinct and the remaining five species are in danger of the same fate. In this informative book, children will learn reasons why these beautiful cats became endangered and how people are helping them from going extinct.
Enola Holmes and the Clanging Coffin: The New Adventures of Enola Holmes 4
By Nancy Springer
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 13 - 17 years
Enola Holmes—international bestselling and Netflix streaming sensation—returns when the rescue of a young woman sends her into battle with her brother Sherlock against his most deadly, implacable enemy - Professor Moriarty. In February 1891, London, Enola Holmes—the much younger sister of Sherlock and Mycroft Holmes—is attending a burial when she hears the faint sound of a handbell in the graveyard. It is not in Enola’s nature to ignore such oddities, no matter the occasion and when she investigates further, as is the Holmes' family instinct, she discovers something absolutely chilling. The ringing bell is attached to the tombstone erected over a recent gravesite and someone, buried within, is pulling the string to ring the alarm. Galvanized into action, Enola and her companions swiftly and successfully unearth the coffin within, freeing a still-living young woman, one Trevina Trairom. Enola, by predilection and by trade a Scientific Perditorian, a finder of lost things, finds herself comforting and protecting this young girl. The girl herself is a mystery – she remembers very little, including her identity, and has no idea who has buried her alive, much less why. While protecting this mysterious girl from an enigmatic enemy, she discovers that Sherlock is engaged in a related mystery. Enola joins Sherlock in his battle against the scourge of London, the Napoleon of Crime himself, Professor Moriarty. Facing her most brutal foe ever, determined to protect and unravel the secrets surrounding the mysterious Trevina, Enola takes her place more fully than ever as a proud member of the Holmes family.
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.
Fernitickles
By Mary Peace Finley
Category: Early Chapter
Reading Level: 8 - 11 years
The King has come to town, and young Duncan Fisher is worried. If he and his father can't catch the impossibly high numbers of fish the King keeps ordering, they'll be ruined! Even worse, it seems the local furrier wants to make Duncan's favorite family of otters into a fur cloak for the Queen. Is there a way Duncan can save the trusting otters and his family's fortune?
Fight for Freedom: The American Revolutionary War
By Benson Bobrick
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 8 - 12 years
An illustrated, chronological account of the American Revolutionary War.
Follow That Spy!: Individual Title Six-Packs
By Ann Sullivan
Category: Early Chapter
Reading Level: 8 - 10 years
Chip and Toad thought playing spies was fun, at least until Trudy came along and ruined their game. But Trudy has something they don't have--a real spy camera watch. On a field trip to the top secret Axion Satellite Corporation, the children seem to stumble onto a plot to steal plans for a secret satellite system. Is the trio up to playing spies for real?
Fossil River Adventure
By Mike Graf
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 8 - 11 years
Terrence Chang and his family are off to explore Fossil River National Park, a great place to search for dinosaur fossils, but his dinosaur science fair project didn't win a prize as he had hoped. His dad thinks this family trip will be the inspiration Terrence needs to improve his project, and maybe win a prize next year. Who knows what Terrence will discover on this adventure?
Foster's War
By Carolyn Reeder
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 9 - 12 years
When his older brother joins the army during World War II in order to escape the rages of an authoritarian father, eleven-year-old Foster fights his battles on the homefront.
Geronimo
By Joseph Bruchac
Category: Teen/Young Adult
Reading Level: 12 - 17 years
Acclaimed author Joseph Bruchac weaves history and suspense into a riveting account of Geronimo's last days.
"He held up his right hand to show how his third finger was bent back from being struck by a bullet. Then he thumped his palm against his chest, his shoulder, his thigh, touching places where bullets and knives had pierced his flesh...where scars showed how hard it was to kill Geronimo..."
After years of standing against the U.S. government, the great warrior and spiritual leader Geronimo's life is coming to an end, as his grandson visits him where he is imprisoned, in Fort Sill, OK in 1908.
Gettysburg: The Graphic Novel
By C. M. Butzer
Category: Graphic Novel
Reading Level: 9 - 12 years
Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address is familiar to all Americans. But never has his most famous speech—his 271 indelible words—been presented in such a visual and accessible format. Graphic artist and Civil War aficionado C. M. Butzer deftly uses a detailed, comic-book style to depict the Battle of Gettysburg; the national movement to create a memorial there; and the quiet day in 1863 when Lincoln delivered his galvanizing speech. Butzer uses only primary sources for the text, drawing from first-person letters and diaries, speeches, and Lincoln's own writing to unpack this series of historical events. The address itself is played out over eighteen pages, with every phrase given a visual interpretation that will resonate with young readers.
Geysers: When Earth Roars
By Roy A. Gallant
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 8 - 12 years
Discusses various aspects of geysers including their formation, location, anatomy, use by humans, and possible extinction
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.
Great Explorations
By David Neufeld
Category: Picture
Reading Level: 8 - 12 years
Have you ever looked at the horizon and wondered what was out there? People have been curious about the unknown for centuries. People who explore the unknown are sometimes called navigators. Navigators know where they are, know where they are going, and know how to get back from there. For centuries, navigators were most interested in sailing the seas.
Hail Mariam
By Huda Al-Marashi
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 8 - 12 years
Hail Mariam is an interfaith Muslim take on Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret drawn from the author’s own experiences in Catholic school. Sixth grade wasn’t supposed to be this complicated. Iraqi American Mariam Hassan transfers to a local Catholic school and before her first day her parents remind her that she might be the first Muslim her classmates have ever met. No big deal, right? Just represent an entire religion while making new friends, keeping up with schoolwork, and figuring out who she is. When Mariam’s younger sister, Salma, is diagnosed with a serious lung condition, her family faces endless doctor visits and sleepless nights. Mariam tries to lighten their burden and keep her own problems to herself—including the fact that she’s just been cast as Mary in the school’s Christmas nativity play. Mariam wants to honor her faith and her new community, but she’s terrified of crossing a religious line. Can a Muslim girl be the lead in a Christian story? What will her family think? And why does she feel like every decision she makes represents all Muslims? Mariam discovers that faith, much like friendships, isn’t about perfection—it’s about connection. As she leans on her family, friends, and school community, she begins to see the power of interfaith cooperation and learns she doesn’t have to carry the weight of the world on her shoulders. Hail Mariam is a celebration of the beauty of finding common ground.
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.
How I Came To Be A Writer
By Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 8 - 12 years
Newbery Medalist Phyllis Reynolds Naylor's one hundred and more books are true to life, funny, and, most of all, well written -- you'd think that she doesn't have to work at writing at all. But that's not true.
How I Came to Be a Writer is the story of one author's beginnings -- successes and failures, reviews and rejection slips -- things that mark the stages of a writer's life. Illustrated with photographs, and including samples of her earlier writing, this book will show you the inner workings of the writing process, from the spark of an idea to a book's actual publication.
This classic writer's memoir has been revised and updated to include material on the writing of the Newbery-winning Shiloh and its two sequels.
Hypergifted
By Korman Gordon
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 9 - 12 years
The guys from Ungifted and Supergifted are back in their final hilarious school adventure. Donovan Curtis, Noah Youkilis and their friends from the Academy for Scholastic Distinction have graduated from middle school, so it's on to ninth grade for everyone . . . well, everyone except Noah. Because of his super-genius status, and much to his dismay, he's been graduated from high school as well, and is sent to a summer program at Wilberton University to acclimate him to campus life before enrolling as a freshman in September. He is allowed to bring one person with him, so of course he chooses Donovan, his very own conduit to the real world. Donovan is given a job as a camp counsellor for children of University staff. What could possibly go wrong?
Imagine this, James Robert
By Rebecca Weber
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 8 - 12 years
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson: A Classic Sports Story About Baseball, Friendship, and Finding Home in 1947 Brooklyn for Kids
By Bette Bao Lord
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 8 - 12 years
A timeless classic that will enchant readers who love Jennifer L. Holm and Thanhhà Lại, about an immigrant girl inspired by the sport she loves to find her own home team—and to break down any barriers that stand in her way.
Shirley Temple Wong sails from China to America with a heart full of dreams. Her new home is Brooklyn, New York. America is indeed a land full of wonders, but Shirley doesn't know any English, so it's hard to make friends.
Then a miracle happens: baseball! It's 1947, and Jackie Robinson, star of the Brooklyn Dodgers, is a superstar. Suddenly Shirley is playing stickball with her class and following Jackie as he leads the Brooklyn Dodgers to victory after victory.
With her hero smashing assumptions and records on the ball field, Shirley begins to feel that America is truly the land of opportunity—and perhaps has also become her real home.
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"
Journey to the New World: My Diary of 1848
By Susan Brocker
Category: Early Chapter
Reading Level: 8 - 11 years
In 1848, Hannah leaves Ireland to start a new life in America. But first she must survive the long sea voyage in cramped, unhealthy conditions with little food and a fever raging through the ship.
Justin and the Best Biscuits in the World
By Militts Walter
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 8 - 12 years
Ten-year-old Justin hates that his sisters and his mama are always fussing at him. They make him feel stupid because he can't clean his room or cook. But why should he? He'd rather be outside playing. After all, cooking and cleaning is just “women's work.” That's why Justin is glad when his grandfather invites him back to his ranch for the summer. Justin is sure he can get away from all the women and do some actual “men's work,” such as cleaning fish, mending fences, and riding horses. But back at the ranch, Justin learns some unexpected lessons and soon realizes that anyone can do anything once they learn how.
Kid Power
By Susan Beth Pfeffer
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 9 - 12 years
Winner of the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award and the Sequoyah Children's Book Award:To save money for a bike, a young girl becomes a business tycoon
Eleven-year-old Janie is desperate for a new bike, but her parents won't buy her one unless she can pay for half of it herself. She's too young to babysit and it's too late to get a paper route, so Janie decides to open her own business. She calls it Kid Power and promises her customers that there is no problem too big or too small for her to handle—but this budding entrepreneur will soon find that running a company isn't as easy as it looks.
As Janie begins walking dogs, feeding cats, cleaning gutters, and pulling weeds, she gets closer and closer to her bike. But as Kid Power grows bigger than Janie can handle, she learns that there are some problems money can't solve, and some things even more important than getting a new bike.
Let It Begin Here!: Lexington & Concord: First Battles of the American Revolution
By Dennis Brindell Fradin
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 7 - 9 years
Told in a step-by-step account of the 24 hours leading up to the battles that sparked the American revolution, this picture book is sure to both inform and entertain. On April 18th at 9:30 p.m. Paul Revere learned that the British Army was marching toward Lexington and Concord to arrest rebel leaders. At 5:20 the next morning, a shot rang out and the American Revolution had begun. In less than 24 hours a rebellious colony would be changed forever.
Life Story
By Virginia Lee Burton
Category: Picture
Reading Level: 6 - 10 years
Examines and explains how life on Earth came to be and how the Earth and life on it developed and evolved throughout time, told through a play with five acts and a prologue.
Lincoln Through the Lens: How Photography Revealed and Shaped an Extraordinary Life
By Martin W. Sandler
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 10 - 14 years
A man of humble beginnings, minimal schooling, and early failures, Abraham Lincoln was, above all, a man of the people. This frontiersman-turned-chief executive was a simple man with large goals, who was savvy enough to recognize the power of the new invention of photography, and was willing to use it to shape his image and create an historic legacy. More than one hundred images of Lincoln's life and times provide a complete portrait of our most revered president, and the events that defined him. From the only confirmed existing picture of Lincoln before the historic Gettysburg Address to his second inauguration-where he is unknowingly surrounded by John Wilkes Booth and his co-conspirators-to the execution of his murderers, this eye-opening, inspiring visual journey provides a fresh take on one of the most documented and beloved figures in American history.
Louis Armstrong: Swinging, Singing Satchmo
By Sandford Brown
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 10 - 14 years
Examines the personal life and musical career of the famous jazz trumpeter and singer known as Satchmo.
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.
Mission Microraptor
By Philip Kavvadias
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 9 - 12 years
A school trip to the Alps turns dangerous when Finn and Milo must protect a hatchling microraptor they discovered from a squad of army-trained mercenaries determined to capture it.
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh
By Robert C. O'Brien
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 8 - 12 years
Some extraordinary rats come to the aid of a mouse family in this Newbery Medal Award–winning classic by notable children’s author Robert C. O’Brien. Mrs. Frisby, a widowed mouse with four small children, is faced with a terrible problem. She must move her family to their summer quarters immediately, or face almost certain death. But her youngest son, Timothy, lies ill with pneumonia and must not be moved. Fortunately, she encounters the rats of NIMH, an extraordinary breed of highly intelligent creatures, who come up with a brilliant solution to her dilemma. And Mrs. Frisby in turn renders them a great service.
Mystery in the Wings
By Carolyn Crimi
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 8 - 12 years
Kit Conroy is on her way to becoming a star! She's playing her favorite character in a local production of Alice in Wonderland, her mom's directing the play, and life seems great. But then mysterious things start happening in the old, creepy theater. The lead actress' necklace disappears-- and that's just the beginning. It's lucky that Kit has a supersleuth friend and her dog Mooch to help her solve the mystery.
Night Visitors
By Claire Daniel
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 8 - 12 years
The year is 1852, and slavery still exists in the United States. Every day, slaves risk their lives to escape to freedom by traveling north to Canada. Many Americans are against slavery, including Amelia Turner's parents, the owners of a general store. After an unexpected visitor appears at the Turner's door late one night, Amelia learns that her family is involved in the anti-slavery movement. This leads to an experience that Amelia will never forget.
Nothing But the Truth
By Avi
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 8 - 12 years
In this thought-provoking examination of freedom, patriotism, and respect, ninth grader Philip Malloy is kept from joining the track team by his failing grades in English class. Convinced that the teacher just doesn't like him, Philip concocts a plan to get transferred out of her class. Breaking the school's policy of silence during the national anthem, he hums along, and ends up in a crisis at the center of the nation's attention.
Nothings Fair in Fifth Grade
By Barthe DeClements
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 8 - 11 years
Number the Stars
By Lois Lowry
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 9 - 12 years
The unforgettable Newbery Medal–winning novel from Lois Lowry. As the German troops begin their campaign to "relocate" all the Jews of Denmark, Annemarie Johansen’s family takes in Annemarie’s best friend, Ellen Rosen, and conceals her as part of the family.
Through the eyes of ten-year-old Annemarie, we watch as the Danish Resistance smuggles almost the entire Jewish population of Denmark, nearly seven thousand people, across the sea to Sweden. The heroism of an entire nation reminds us that there was pride and human decency in the world even during a time of terror and war.
A modern classic of historical fiction, Number the Stars has won generations of fans and continues to speak to today's readers. Jessica Grose wrote in a November 2022 New York Times essay entitled "This Perfect Mother-Daughter Read Holds a Powerful Lesson for Fighting Antisemitism": “Number the Stars is particularly relevant to our family, and to this moment."
As School Library Journal put it: "Readers are taken to the very heart of Annemarie's experience, and, through her eyes, come to understand the true meaning of bravery."
On My Way to Buy Eggs
By Chih-Yuan Chen
Category: Early Reader
Reading Level: 5 - 7 years
When her father sends her out for eggs before she can go out to play, Shau-yu finds plenty of excitement while walking to the store.
One Goal: How Soccer Can Help Save the Planet
By Heather Camlot
Category: Picture
Reading Level: 9 - 12 years
Our team spirit and passion for soccer can inspire action for a more sustainable future on — and off — the pitch. Publishing in advance of the 2026 World Cup, One Goal is a timely look at how soccer players, organizations, clubs and fans are taking action to do better for the planet. A college pitch in Nigeria uses the kinetic energy of players running over special tiles to power the field’s floodlights. South Africa uses local soccer fields to collect, store and clean rainwater for drinking. China built a high-speed bullet train to run between cities during the Asian Games, side-stepping high-emission air travel. Thousands of Belgian fans cycle to games instead of driving. New regulations about water breaks and game cancellations have been put into play to protect players from extreme heat. From “drag and drop” stadiums, to seats made from recycled fish nets, to plant-based game-day food, soccer has an opportunity to lead by example and convince the global community that, by working together, we can create a better future. Includes a game plan of how readers can help, too. Key Text Features illustrations author’s note bibliography definitions explanation facts further reading glossary introduction Correlates to the Common Core States Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.7 Interpret information presented visually, orally, or quantitatively (e.g., in charts, graphs, diagrams, time lines, animations, or interactive elements on Web pages) and explain how the information contributes to an understanding of the text in which it appears. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.3 Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.6 Determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text and explain how it is conveyed in the text.
Orphan Train Rider: One Boy's True Story
By Andrea Warren
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 9 - 12 years
Discusses the placement of over 200,000 orphaned or abandoned children in homes throughout the Midwest from 1854 to 1929 by recounting the story of one boy and his brothers.
Over The Bridge
By Jeannie Kennedy
Category: Early Chapter
Reading Level: 5 - 7 years
Over the Bridge is an Explanation. The FOCUS PANEL for Fluency Level titles continues to build students' reading and writing strategies and skills through the READING REVIEW and WRITING REVIEW. At the end of each book, reading and writing are linked: - Through the Partner Prattle, students in pairs are encouraged to think and talk about what they have read.
Peter the Pumpkin-eater
By Janine Scott
Category: Early Chapter
Reading Level: 8 - 11 years
When Peter enters the 'Grow and Show' gardening competition he plans to grow cactuses. However instead he manages to accidentally grow a crop of giant pumpkins. Now he just has to find a way to get rid of them. Suggested level: primary.
Phoenix
By Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 10 - 14 years
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Growing up is a bumpy ride. The first book in a fresh, uplifting series about a young girl learning to find joy again through the love of an unexpected horse—from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The War That Saved My Life and Fighting Words. “Not just for horse lovers; it is for anyone navigating major life changes and grappling with learning to forgive.” —School Library Journal Harper’s life has just exploded. Her parents are getting a divorce. And she suspects her best friend, Cat, may have known the reason for it long before she did. Now Harper and her mom are starting over in a cramped house, in a new town, where everything feels unfamiliar, including the riding barn next door. Harper’s never been around horses before. And no, she does not want to learn to ride— Until a truck dumps a starved and neglected horse right in Harper’s yard. Harper has no idea what to do with a live horse, let alone a nearly dead one. But one look at this horse’s huge eyes and skinny body, and something inside Harper unlocks. The horse is named Phoenix, she decides. And she will not give up on him. Neither, it turns out, will Phoenix give up on her. She doesn’t know it yet, but this is Harper’s first step—toward new friends, new challenges, new adventures. Toward riding. From two-time Newbery Honor–winning author and bona fide horse lady Kimberly Brubaker Bradley comes a beautiful and authentic horse series, sure to transport any reader who’s ever felt lost and wished to be found.
Phoenix
By Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 10 - 14 years
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Growing up is a bumpy ride. The first book in a fresh, uplifting series about a young girl learning to find joy again through the love of an unexpected horse—from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The War That Saved My Life and Fighting Words. “Not just for horse lovers; it is for anyone navigating major life changes and grappling with learning to forgive.” —School Library Journal Harper’s life has just exploded. Her parents are getting a divorce. And she suspects her best friend, Cat, may have known the reason for it long before she did. Now Harper and her mom are starting over in a cramped house, in a new town, where everything feels unfamiliar, including the riding barn next door. Harper’s never been around horses before. And no, she does not want to learn to ride— Until a truck dumps a starved and neglected horse right in Harper’s yard. Harper has no idea what to do with a live horse, let alone a nearly dead one. But one look at this horse’s huge eyes and skinny body, and something inside Harper unlocks. The horse is named Phoenix, she decides. And she will not give up on him. Neither, it turns out, will Phoenix give up on her. She doesn’t know it yet, but this is Harper’s first step—toward new friends, new challenges, new adventures. Toward riding. From two-time Newbery Honor–winning author and bona fide horse lady Kimberly Brubaker Bradley comes a beautiful and authentic horse series, sure to transport any reader who’s ever felt lost and wished to be found.
Pictures of Hollis Woods
By Patricia Reilly Giff
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 10 - 14 years
From the author of the Newbery Honor book "Lily's Crossing" comes a warmhearted story about a tough girl's longing for home and family.
When Hollis is sent to Josie, an elderly artist who is quirky and affectionate, she wants to stay. But Josie is growing more forgetful every day. If Social Services finds out, they’ll take Hollis away and move Josie into a home. Well, Hollis Woods won’t let anyone separate them. She’s escaped the system before; this time, she’s taking Josie with her. Still, even as she plans her future with Josie, Hollis dreams of the past summer with the Regans, fixing each special moment of her days with them in pictures she’ll never forget.
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.
River Food Chains
By Rachel Lynette
Category: Early Chapter
Reading Level: 6 - 9 years
This book explores the species and food chains within a river habitat, and discusses why these food chains need to be protected.
Robinson Crusoe (Scholastic Junior Classics)
By Retold From Daniel Dafoe
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 8 - 12 years
Shipwrecked Robinson Crusoe is alone on a desert island. Are there wild animals in the forest? Cannibals?
If he wants to stay alive, Robinson Crusoe must start to do things he never thought of doing before: build a house, weave baskets,, tame goals, raise grain, sew anima-l skin clothes.
He has no one to help him, no one to talk to. He has to decide for himself what to do. Then he has to do it.
How does Robinson Crusoe stay alive and safe on his island?
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes
By Eleanor Coerr
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 8 - 12 years
“An extraordinary book, one no reader will fail to find compelling and unforgettable.” —Booklist, starred review
The star of her school’s running team, Sadako is lively and athletic…until the dizzy spells start. Then she must face the hardest race of her life—the race against time. Based on a true story, Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes celebrates the courage that makes one young woman a heroine in Japan.
"[The] story speaks directly to young readers of the tragedy of Sadako's death and, in its simplicity, makes a universal statement for 'peace in the world.” —The Horn Book
"The story is told tenderly but with neither a morbid nor a sentimental tone: it is direct and touching." —BCCB
Samuel's Choice
By Richard Berleth
Category: Picture
Reading Level: 8 - 12 years
Samuel is a fourteen-year-old enslaved African American in Brooklyn in 1776 when the fighting between the British and the colonists reaches his doorstep. "Liberty ain't for Africans," says fellow servants. "It got nothin' to do with us." But his friend Sana says, "Nobody here's gonna be free unless they take the risk." Soon the well-equipped Redcoats have trapped ragged American soldiers, who have no boats to escape, and a terrible storm blows up. Samuel, a strong boatman, must decide what he should do.
Sir Arthur
By Sunita Apte
Category: Early Reader
Reading Level: 6 - 10 years
Presents a short biography of the man who created Sherlock Holmes. Also presents selections of stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes.
Sleepers, Wake
By Paul Samuel Jacobs
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 8 - 11 years
A ten-year-old boy Dody, a space pioneer of the future, wakes long before anyone else during his ship's journey and grows old while his family continues to sleep.
Smoky Mountain Rose: An Appalachian Cinderella
By Alan Schroeder
Category: Picture
Reading Level: 5 - 7 years
In this variation on the Cinderella story, based on the Charles Perrault version but set in the Smoky Mountains, Rose loses her glass slipper at a party given by the rich feller on the other side of the creek.
Something Upstairs
By Avi
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 9 - 12 years
Avi's haunting ghost story is available for the first time as a Scholastic paperback!
When 12-year-old Kenny Huldorf moves to Providence, Rhode Island, he soon discovers that his attic bedroom is haunted by the ghost of a teenage slave named Caleb. Before long, Caleb summons Kenny back in time, where Kenny finds himself entangled in Caleb's murder and deeply troubled by the century-old injustice. Ultimately, it is up to Kenny to solve Caleb's murder or remain forever trapped in history. Part ghost story, part social commentary, this thought-provoking, hair-raising page turner from master tale spinner, Avi, is a perfect chilling summer read!
Somewhere in the Darkness
By Walter Dean Myers
Category: Teen/Young Adult
Reading Level: 12 - 17 years
Jimmy hasn't seen his father in nine years. But one day he comes back -- on the run from the law. Together, the two of them travel across the country -- where Jimmy's dad will find the man who can exonerate him of the crime for which he was convicted. Along the way, Jimmy discovers a lot about his father and himself -- and that while things can't always be fixed, sometimes they can be understood and forgiven.
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!
Super Nintendo: The Game-Changing Company That Unlocked the Power of Play
By Keza MacDonald
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 17+ years
What magical mushroom could have turned an unassuming playing card company into one of the dominant cultural forces of the twenty-first century? "A breezy, colorful trip through the history of Mario, Zelda, Metroid and much more. Keza MacDonald adroitly weaves personal observations with original reporting to tell a fascinating story that's packed full of delightful anecdotes (did you know that Splatoon's stylish squids started off as blocks of tofu?). This book paints a vivid picture of the most important company in video games." —Jason Schreier, New York Times bestselling author of Play Nice, Press Reset, and Blood, Sweat, and Pixels Super Nintendo is an exuberant ode to play and the epic story of the company that has redefined it—Nintendo’s quirky beginnings in 1889, its singular ethos, its endlessly innovative leaders and developers, its massive cultural impact, and, most of all, the video games themselves, which have inspired joy and creativity in millions. A lifelong gamer and a renowned video games journalist, Keza MacDonald digs down to Nintendo’s experimental roots, tracking the company’s rise with each new revolutionary product. She draws on private interviews with icons like Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of Mario, who continues to leave his stamp on the company, and takes readers on a trip to the secretive Nintendo HQ—making her one of the few Western journalists to have set foot inside the building. Leaping from game to game, Super Nintendo tells the remarkable story of the people who brought us Super Mario Bros., Zelda, Pokémon, Animal Crossing, Splatoon, and more—not to mention the SNES, N64, Game Boy, Wii, Switch, and a host of other wacky gizmos—and charts the delights they’ve offered over the decades. Along the way, MacDonald uncovers the driving force behind these creative triumphs: a willingness to take risks and place long-term success over short-term profits. A carousel of wonders, Super Nintendo whisks you back to the couch in the den, a controller in your hands for the very first time, staring up at a screen of infinite possibilities.
Surviving the Applewhites
By Stephanie S. Tolan
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 9 - 12 years
Will anyone take on Jake Semple? Jake Semple is notorious. Rumor has it he burned down his old school and got kicked out of every school in his home state. Only one place will take him now, and that's a home school run by the Applewhites, a chaotic and hilarious family of artists. The only one who doesn't fit the Applewhite mold is E.D.—a smart, sensible girl who immediately clashes with the unruly Jake. Jake thinks surviving this one will be a breeze . . . but is he really as tough or as bad as he seems?
Tales Mummies Tell
By Patricia Lauber
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 10 - 14 years
Explains how the study of mummies, both natural and man-made, including a frozen baby mammoth found in Siberia and the human mummies of Egypt, Peru, and Denmark, can reveal information about ancient civilizations and prehistoric life.
Television Drama
By Sue Cason
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 6 - 10 years
Tim's dad is a high-profile children's entertainer. He sings and dances and acts like a clown - and all on national television! How embarrassing! But when a small child is in trouble, Tim's feelings about his father change dramatically...
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 Marco Polo
By Russell Freedman
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 8 - 12 years
A look at the life of Marco Polo.
The Amazing Life of Benjamin Franklin
By James Cross Giblin
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 8 - 10 years
A biography of the 18th-century printer, inventor, and statesman who played an influential role in the early history of the United States. Full-color illustrations.
The Bad Luck of King Fred
By Anna-Maria Crum
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 6 - 8 years
Oh no, Your Majesty! Wait! Stop! Don't touch that! Poor King Fred is having the worst luck ever, and he doesn't know what to do next. Even worse, his new royal adviser is working so hard to keep the king out of harm's way, that life in the palace is just no fun anymore. King Fred's suit is muddy, his mustache droopy, and he's getting a little grumpy. What does a king have to do to turn his luck around?
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
By Barbara Robinson
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 9 - 12 years
The Herdmans are the worst kids in the history of the world. They lie, steal, and swear. So no one is prepared when this outlaw family invades church one Sunday and decides to take over the annual Christmas pageant. None of the Herdmans has ever heard the Christmas story before. Their interpretation of the tale—the Wise Men are a bunch of dirty spies—has a lot of people up in arms. And their wild antics cause havoc throughout the play’s production. But the actual pageant is full of surprises for everyone, starting with the Herdmans themselves, as they ultimately lead the town in finding the true meaning of Christmas. They will make this year’s pageant the most unusual anyone has seen and, just possibly, the best one ever.
The Bizarre Bazaar Mirror Town
By Daniel Nayeri
Category: Graphic Novel
Reading Level: 8 - 12 years
Enter the Bizarre Bazaar, a phantasmagorical graphic novel series sure to enchant or entrap its curious customers! In this first twisted tale, a boy stumbles—literally—into Mirror Town, a world where he gets everything he's ever wanted...or so he thinks.
No one ever pays attention to twelve-year-old Abel Azari: not his parents, not the cool kids at school, and certainly not his crush, Ginny Mendoza. To them, he's always been practically invisible.
That all changes the day he discovers a peculiar mirror in his neighbor's garage. But this isn't any old mirror, as Abel finds out soon enough when he accidentally falls through it.
What waits for him on the other side is a world just like his, except something is...off. Suddenly, his busy parents are spending every minute with him, his classmates treat him like a king, and now the girl he's been crushing on wants to hang out? It's the life Abel’s always dreamed of; how could he possibly go back to the way things were before?
But not everything—or everyone—is as it seems. Mirror Town hides evil secrets, and Abel will have to unravel them fast before he ends up trapped there forever.
The Boy Who Dared
By Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Category: Teen/Young Adult
Reading Level: 13 - 17 years
A Newbery Honor Book author has written a powerful and gripping novel about a youth in Nazi Germany who tells the truth about Hitler. Susan Campbell Bartoletti has taken one episode from her Newbery Honor Book, Hitler Youth, and fleshed it out into thought-provoking novel. When 16-year-old Helmut Hubner listens to the BBC news on an illegal short-wave radio, he quickly discovers Germany is lying to the people. But when he tries to expose the truth with leaflets, he's tried for treason. Sentenced to death and waiting in a jail cell, Helmut's story emerges in a series of flashbacks that show his growth from a naive child caught up in the patriotism of the times , to a sensitive and mature young man who thinks for himself.
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 Emperor's Teacup and More Tales from Near and Far
By Jacqueline Dembar Greene
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 8 - 12 years
Here is a collection of stories from all over the world that have been told, retold, and treasured for years. These seven tales take you to the lands of emperors, kings, and clever ordinary folks. The stories come from Spain, Japan, Russia, Africa, Mexico, and North America. Read about the success of the characters in these tales as they use their brainpower, determination, and their good luck to get ahead.
The Fall of the Amazing Zalindas
By Tracy Mack, Michael Citrin
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 9 - 12 years
Sherlock Holmes and his Baker Street Irregulars are on the case in this brand new paperback edition of THE FALL OF THE AMAZING ZALINDAS!
If you have not heard about the world's most brilliant crime solver of all time, the consulting detective, Mr. Sherlock Holmes, you have undoubtedly spent your years beneath a large rock -- for much has been written about him. Those familiar with Mr. Holmes know that a gang of homelss boys, called the Baker Street Irregulars, assisted him in his crime solving.When a murder at the circus unravels another, far more treacherous crime, the master detective and the boys of the BSI must pursue terrifying villians to solve this mystery, dodging danger at every turn....
The Girl who Chased Away Sorrow: The Diary of Sarah Nita, a Navajo Girl / Dear America Series
By Ann Warren Turner
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 9 - 12 years
As one of the latest editions to the Dear America series, this tale provides the first-hand account of a Navajo girl who, along with her family and friends, endured the hardships of the Long Walk in an effort to survive and reach her final destination.
The Good, The Bad, and Everything Else
By Ann Trunnell Herrell
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 8 - 11 years
Sara Burnett has had it! Her parents have just explained that they're going to have a baby, and Sara's already struggling to handle school, friends, and life with her genius brother. Even worse, the horrible Geoff Nelson seems to have made it his goal in life to torment her. Thank goodness for "Operation Slime Time"! It just might save the day!" This is her diary...
The Hidden Girl
By Lola Rein Kaufman
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 9 - 12 years
After deciding to donate the dress her mother had made for her to a museum, Lola Rein Kaufman, survivor of the Nazi Holocaust, decides that it is finally time to speak publicly about her experiences.
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 Journal, Dear Future II
By Meredith Costain
Category: Early Chapter
Reading Level: 8 - 10 years
In the year 2198, a time capsule buried for over two hundred years is found under Anika's learning center. Inside it are books, paper, and a journal written in 1998 by a girl called Anna.
The Last Princess: The Story of Princess Ka'iulani of Hawai'i
By Fay Stanley
Category: Picture
Reading Level: 6 - 10 years
The day she was born, bells rang joyously and cannon fired noisy salutes--at last there was an heir to the Hawai'ian throne. But although this beautiful young princess worked tirelessly to prepare herself to rule, and fought bravely to protect the rights of her beloved people, she would never be queen.
When it was first published, The Last Princess: The Story of Princess Ka'iulani of Hawai'i won many honors for its sensitive text and brilliantly colored illustrations. "The full page paintings are reflecting the beauty of the islands and the handsome racially mixed people who live there...A visual treat," said School Library Journal in a starred review. A 1991 American Library Association Notable Book, it also won the Carter G. Woodson Award from the National Council Social Studies.
In this reissued edition of an inspired collaboration, author Fay Stanley, writing her only children's book, and daughter Diane Stanley, the celebrated author and illustrator, tell the touching, bittersweet story of Princess Ka'iulani and open a window onto a nation's history that is often forgotten.
The Long Walk Home
By Pauline Cartwright
Category: Early Chapter
Reading Level: 8 - 11 years
When Brad's mom decides to sell their family house, Brad thinks his parents will never get back together. And his mom's new friend, Gary, seems to be very happy with the situation. That's when Brad decides to leave!
The Martian Tales
By Marilee Robin Burton
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 8 - 10 years
The Midnight Pig
By Carol Krueger
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 6 - 9 years
Kylie discovers that owning a pet pig who eats at midnight, disrupts the gardening contest, and shows up unexpectedly at school functions is more that just fun: it's a handful.
Mind you, it's pretty useful to have a pig as clued in as Fred. When Kylie becomes involved with dangerous bank robbers, it's the Midnight Pig who comes to the rescue.
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 Power of Un
By Nancy Etchemendy
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 8 - 12 years
Everyone knows that a computer's "undo" command can erase a mistake. Gib Finney has been given a device that allows him to do the same thing - in real life. At first, the possibilities seem endless. Flunk a test; take it over again. Keep swinging at the same pitch until you finally hit the winning home run. But when his younger sister is gravely injured in a traffic accident for which he feels responsible, Gib has to figure out which events in a two-day period should be changed in order to ensure that the accident never takes place. Did it all begin when Gib and his friend Ash set out for the carnival? Or when he argued with Rainy Frogner about the salt in their science experiment? Or when he shot the spitball at his math teacher? Gib finds himself "correcting" far more than he intended to, and the consequences quickly become impossible to predict.
The Real McCoy
By Susan McCloskey
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 8 - 11 years
Devin McCoy is spending the summer in a small town in Maine. He and his mother are helping his grandmother at her diner, which hasn't been making a lot of money. Devin's parents own a successful restaurant in New York City and know a few tricks of the trade that might improve business at the diner. Devin would love to help, too, but he has a habit of messing up. This may be the summer that he proves what he can do.
The Real Thief
By William Steig
Category: Young Chapter
Reading Level: 6 - 9 years
The goose who is Chief Guard of the Royal Treasury is unjustly accused of stealing by King Basil the bear and his faithless friends.
The Star Fisher
By Laurence Yep
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 8 - 11 years
The Trail of Tears
By Joseph Bruchac
Category: Early Chapter
Reading Level: 7 - 9 years
In 1838, settlers moving west forced the great Cherokee Nation, and their chief John Ross, to leave their home land and travel 1,200 miles to Oklahoma. An epic story of friendship, war, hope, and betrayal.
The Westing Game (Puffin Modern Classics)
By Ellen Raskin
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 9 - 12 years
NEWBERY MEDAL WINNER • Ellen Raskin's unforgettable, timeless classic continues to be cherished by young readers of each new generation.
"Great fun for those who enjoy illusion, word play, or sleight of hand." —The New York Times Book Review
A highly inventive mystery begins when sixteen unlikely people gather for the reading of the very strange will of the very rich Samuel W. Westing. They could become millionaires, depending on how they play a game. All they have to do is find the answer—but the answer to what? The Westing game is tricky and dangerous, but the heirs play on—through blizzards, burglaries, and bombings. Sam Westing may be dead ... but that won't stop him from playing one last game!
Ellen Raskin has created a remarkable cast of characters in a puzzle-knotted, word-twisting plot filled with humor, intrigue, and suspense.
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.
Throw Your Tooth on the Roof: Tooth Traditions from Around the World
By Selby B. Beeler
Category: Picture
Reading Level: 5 - 7 years
From the Tooth Fairy to the Rolling Calf and El Ratón Miguelito—an illustrated look at what kids around the world do when they lose baby teeth. What do you do when you lose a tooth? Do you put it under your pillow and wait for the tooth fairy? Not if you live in Botswana! In Botswana, children throw their teeth onto the roof. In Afghanistan, they drop their teeth down mouse holes, and in Egypt, they fling their teeth at the sun! Travel around the world and discover the surprising things children do when they lose a tooth. Selby B. Beeler spent years collecting traditions from every corner of the globe for this whimsical book, and illustrator G. Brian Karas adds to the fun, filling every page with humorous detail. He perfectly captures the excitement and pride that children experience when a tooth falls out. Praise for Throw Your Tooth on the Roof “This book will be an eye-opener for young Americans who may have assumed that the Tooth Fairy holds a worldwide visa.” —Publishers Weekly “Karas’s illustrations, including his map, are deliberately lighthearted and make people the world over look uniformly friendly. A charming debut.” —Kirkus Reviews
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.
Today is Halloween
By P.K. Hallinan
Category: Picture
Reading Level: 6 - 8 years
Halloween is a frightfully fantastic time of year for people of all ages but is especially fun as a child! Through simple verse and bright illustrations, P.K. Hallinan awakens the excitement that children feel on Halloween, from describing the fun and colorful costumes of friends to trick-or-treating treats to the delightfully scary house decorations.
Hallinan not only brings the Halloween spirit to life for children, but also inspires safe and appropriate Halloween behavior, including advice on choosing bags with extra-strong handles and always saying “thank you.” Hallinan gently encourages children to sift through their candy with a parent before indulging—and he subtly suggests waiting to munch until the next day.
Parents can depend on P.K. Hallinan to provide not only fun stories, but also teaching tools for their children. Prepare your child for an exciting, yet safe, Halloween evening in Today is Halloween!
Touch the Sky: My Solo Flight Around the World
By Barrington Irving
Category: Teen/Young Adult
Reading Level: 13 - 17 years
The riveting autobiography of Barrington Irving, the youngest person and the first black pilot to fly solo around the world, speaks to everyone with a dream.
Triumph on Everest (Direct Mail Edition): A Photobiography of Sir Edmund Hillary
By Broughton Coburn
Category: Picture
Reading Level: 10 - 14 years
This exciting photobiography celebrates the extraordinary life of the New Zealand farm boy who in May 1953 became the first person known to have reached the summit of Mount Everest. With climbing partner Tenzing Norgay, the iron-willed Hillary crossed deadly icefalls, clawed his way up vertical walls, and persevered through gale-force winds until he finally stood at the top of the world. Along with this gripping adventure, readers follow the explorer’s trek to the South Pole, his quest to find the Abominable Snowman, and his continuing efforts to help the Sherpa people, without whom, Hillary is convinced, he never would have scaled Everest.
Tuckers' Gold
By L.L. Owens
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 8 - 11 years
Twelve-year old Penelope Tucker is not happy when her family decides to head out West. Uncle James hopes to strike it rich in the California gold fields, but Penelope would rather stay in Independence, Missouri. The journey on the Oregon-California trail is difficult. When they finally reach their destination, Penelope finds it not to her liking, until...
UFO's: What Scientists Say May Shock You!
By N. B. Grace
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 10 - 14 years
Scientist discuss the validity of various UFO sightings.
Un Día Nublado (a Cloudy Day)
By Robin Nelson
Category: Early Reader
Reading Level: 6 - 8 years
This book summarizes the signs and effects of a cloudy day. It also provides activities for children on a cloudy day.
Uncle Tease
By Ellen Javernick
Category: Early Chapter
Reading Level: 8 - 11 years
A story in 10 chapters about a pair of twins' disgruntlement over the fact their uncle is going to get married, because "married people aren't much fun." They plot to destroy the romance, and then have second thoughts. Black and white illustrations. At one point Uncle Tease gives the kids flashlights and tells them how to flash coded messages to each other. The book includes a table of the letters and numbers of the International Morse Code. Uncle Tease is listed with several other books under the heading "Friends and Friendships," apparently a series published by Shortland Publications and Rigby.
Volcano: The Eruption and Healing of Mount St. Helens
By Patricia Lauber
Category: Picture
Reading Level: 6 - 10 years
In this extraordinary photographic essay, Patricia Lauber details the Mount St. Helens eruption and the years following in Volcano: Eruption and Healing of Mt. St. Helen's.
Through this clear accurate account, readers of all ages will share the awe of the scientists who witnessed both the power of the volcano and the resiliency of life.
We've Got a Job: The 1963 Birmingham Children's March
By Cynthia Levinson
Category: Chapter
Reading Level: 10 - 14 years
The inspiring story of the 1963 Birmingham Children's March as seen through the eyes of four young people at the center of the action. The 1963 Birmingham Children's March was a turning point in American civil rights history. Black Americans had had enough of segregation and police brutality, but with their lives and jobs at stake, most adults were hesitant to protest the city's racist culture. So the fight for civil rights lay in the hands of children like Audrey Hendricks, Wash Booker, James Stewart, and Arnetta Streeter. We've Got a Job tells the little-known story of the four thousand Black elementary, middle, and high school students who answered Dr. Martin Luther King's call to "fill the jails." Between May 2 and May 11, 1963, these young people voluntarily went to jail, drawing national attention to the cause, helping bring about the repeal of segregation laws, and inspiring thousands of other young people to demand their rights. Drawing on her extensive research and in-depth interviews with participants, award-winning author Cynthia Levinson recreates the events of the Birmingham Children's March from a new and very personal perspective. Archival photography and informational sidebars throughout. Back matter includes an afterword, author's note, timeline, map, and bibliography.
Weird and Wonderful Plants
By Joanne Mattern, Macmillan/McGraw-Hill School Publishing Company
Category: Young Chapter
Reading Level: 6 - 10 years
Science leveled reader - What are the characteristics of some plants that allow them to survive.
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.
Where the River Runs: A Portrait of a Refugee Family
By Nancy Price Graff
Category: Early Chapter
Reading Level: 9 - 12 years
The story of a Cambodian refugee family now living in the Allston neighborhood of Boston. After six years in the U.S., the grandmother, mother and three sons are participating in their new culture while keeping Cambodian traditions alive in their lives in this new land. Where the River Runs explores the school, foods, cooking, language struggles, community and daily life of the Prek family.
Which Way Jack
By Diana Short Yurkovic
Category: Early Chapter
Reading Level: 8 - 11 years
An adaptation of the classic fairytale, Jack and the beanstalk. Children are invited to choose Jack's adventures with the plot-your-own story format.
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.
Wonderful Alexander and the Catwings
By Ursula K. Le Guin
Category: Early Chapter
Reading Level: 6 - 9 years
Jane meets a new friend in this third book in legendary author Ursula K. Le Guin’s bestselling Catwings chapter book series, now with a new look! Fluffy, orange Alexander is the oldest, biggest, loudest, and strongest of all the Furby kittens. Everyone in his family thinks he’s so remarkable that they call him “Wonderful Alexander” and spoil him to pieces. But one morning, when Alexander bravely sets out to explore the world on his own, he finds himself stuck in a tree and unable to get down. It’s up to Jane, the youngest of the Catwings, to rescue him! Now if only Alexander could do something wonderful for her in return…