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Breaking Out the Devil: Book 3

From the Series The Stone Man Mysteries

The blazing conclusion to the Stone Man Mysteries trilogy. In the climactic final volume of the Stone Man Mysteries series, the demon-turned-gargoyle Silex and his human helper Craig make the Read More →

  • Lexile: 380
  • Dewey: 741.5/973
  • Copyright: 2019

Brontë

Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Brontë—faced with an ailing father and an alcoholic brother—pursue independence through art in this graphic vision of the lives of three legendary writers. Despite Read More →

  • Lexile: 220
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2021
Cover: Jane Austen: Her Heart Did Whisper
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Jane Austen: Her Heart Did Whisper

In a time of formal dances, courtyard courtships, and strict ideas about a woman's role in the world, Jane Austen looked at the England around her and created unforgettable art. Before she… Read More →

  • Lexile: 250
  • Dewey: 823/.7 [B]
  • Copyright: 2018
Cover: Lizard in a Zoot Suit
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Lizard in a Zoot Suit

Los Angeles, 1943. It's the era of the Zoot Suit Riots, and Flaca and Cuata have a problem. It's bigger than being grounded by their strict mother. It's bigger than tensions with the… Read More →

  • Lexile: 460
  • Dewey: 741.5/973
  • Copyright: 2020
Cover: Marco Polo: Dangers and Visions
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Marco Polo: Dangers and Visions

The son of a traveling merchant, Marco Polo spent his early years among the ports of Venice, Italy. As a young man, he headed eastward with his father and his uncle toward the lands of the… Read More →

  • Lexile: 490
  • Dewey: 915.04/2092
  • Copyright: 2017

Marie Curie: A Life of Discovery

In her intensely researched, inventively drawn exploration of Marie Curie's life, artist Alice Milani follows the celebrated Polish scientist from Curie's time as a struggling governess to… Read More →

  • Lexile: 400
  • Dewey: 540.92 [B]
  • Copyright: 2019

Spring Grade 6 Take-Home Kit Read for a Better World ™

Help students start or build their home libraries! Strong literacy skills are an essential part of education. Read for a Better World Take-Home Book Packs are one tool families and educators Read More →

Cover: Stage Dreams
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Stage Dreams

In this rollicking queer western adventure, acclaimed cartoonist Melanie Gillman (Stonewall Award Honor Book As the Crow Flies) puts readers in the saddle alongside Flor and Grace, a Latinx… Read More →

  • Lexile: 690
  • Dewey: 741.5/973
  • Copyright: 2019
Cover: Terrorist: Gavrilo Princip, the Assassin Who Ignited World War I
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Terrorist: Gavrilo Princip, the Assassin Who Ignited World War I

"I am not a criminal, because I destroyed that which was evil. I think that I'm good."—Gavrilo Princip, October 23, 1914. This much we know: On June 28, 1914, a young man stood on a street… Read More →

  • Lexile: 610
  • ATOS: 4.9
  • Dewey: 741.5'944
  • Copyright: 2015
Cover: The Invisible War: A World War I Tale on Two Scales
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The Invisible War: A World War I Tale on Two Scales

One Nurse. Trillions of microbes. A deadly WWI battle. In France of 1916, battlefield nurse Sister Annie Barnaby encounters a strain of lethal bacteria while treating a patient with… Read More →

  • Lexile: 470
  • ATOS: 3.9
  • Dewey: 741.5/994
  • Copyright: 2019
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The Stone Man Mysteries — Hardcover Set

From the Series The Stone Man Mysteries

In Scotland of the 1930s, a demon bound in the form of a gargoyle solves murders as a way of seeking redemption. Bound to a church ledge, he gathers a motley group of rogue priests and… Read More →

  • Copyright: 2019
  • Hardcover
  • List Price: $58.64
  • Your Price: $43.98
  • 2 titles