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Kidnap at Denton Farm

From the Series The Outfit

The protests at Farmer Denton's new wind turbine take a terrifying turn when someone kidnaps Jillo. It's up to the Outfit to rescue Jillo and save the turbine from destruction. Join the… Read More →

  • Lexile: 620
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2022

Kidnapped

From the Series First Avenue Classics ™

Recently orphaned, seventeen-year-old David Balfour discovers that he is the rightful heir of the House of Shaws. However, his cruel and greedy uncle, desperate to keep him from claiming his… Read More →

  • Lexile: 990
  • ATOS: 7.6
  • Dewey: 823/.8
  • Copyright: 2018

Kill Me Softly

Mirabelle's past is shrouded in secrecy, from her parents' tragic deaths to her guardians' half-truths about why she can't return to her birthplace, Beau Rivage. Desperate to see the town,… Read More →

  • Lexile: 720
  • ATOS: 5.0
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2012

Kim Jong Il's North Korea, 2nd Edition

From the Series Dictatorships

Kim Jong Il, one of the world's most infamous dictators, rose to power in the mid-1990s in the small East Asian country of North Korea. He succeeded his father, Kim Il Sung, as that nation's… Read More →

  • Dewey: 951.9304'3092
  • Copyright: 2008

Kim Jong Un: Secretive North Korean Leader

From the Series Gateway Biographies

In 2017 the secretive Asian country of North Korea publicly demonstrated its arsenal of new bombs, missiles, and cyber and chemical weapons. For years, North Korea had isolated itself from… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1050
  • ATOS: 7.0
  • Dewey: 951.9305/2092 [B]
  • Copyright: 2019

King Arthur: Excalibur Unsheathed [An English Legend]

From the Series Graphic Myths and Legends

Young Arthur spends his days toiling as a squire--feeding the horses and hauling his big brother's armor. Around him, England is in turmoil, left without a king. But all that changes in one… Read More →

  • Lexile: 590
  • ATOS: 4.1
  • Dewey: 398.2'0942'02
  • Copyright: 2007

King Charles III: Claiming the British Crown

From the Series Gateway Biographies

As the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Charles was named heir to the British throne in 1969. When his mother died in 2022 after a seventy-year reign, Charles became the… Read More →

  • Lexile: 840
  • ATOS: 5.9
  • Dewey: 941.086/2092 [B]
  • Copyright: 2023

King Henry IV, The First Part

From the Series First Avenue Classics ™

The year is 1402, and King Henry IV sits uneasily on the throne that he wrested from his predecessor, Richard II. King Henry disapproves of his son, Prince Henry, and his habit of hanging… Read More →

  • Dewey: 822.3'3
  • Copyright: 2016

King Henry IV, The Second Part

From the Series First Avenue Classics ™

In this second part of Henry IV, the Battle of Shrewsbury is over, the rebels temporarily beaten but not defeated. Prince Henry defeated "Hotspur" Percy in single combat, but other rebel… Read More →

  • Dewey: 822.3'3
  • Copyright: 2016

Kiyo Sato: From a WWII Japanese Internment Camp to a Life of Service

Our camp, they tell us, is now to be called a "relocation center" and not a "concentration camp." We are internees, not prisoners. Here's the truth: I am now a non-alien, stripped of my… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1010
  • Dewey: 940.53/1779172092 [B]
  • Copyright: 2021

Knights: Through the Ages

From the Series Explore!

Come on a medieval journey and explore the many and varied roles of a knight in the Middle Ages. Learn about their training, their weapons, their armor, and their responsibilities as they… Read More →

  • Copyright: 2024

Knockout Games

For Kalvin Barnes, the only thing that comes close to the rush of playing the knockout game is watching videos of the knockout game. Kalvin's crew always takes videos of their KOs, but… Read More →

  • Lexile: 570
  • ATOS: 4.1
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2014

Know Your Rights and Claim Them: A Guide for Youth

"This book is a guide for every young person who believes in a better world for all"—Malala Yousafzai As a young person, you have human rights, no matter who you are or where you live. You… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1060
  • ATOS: 8.3
  • Dewey: 341.4/8572
  • Copyright: 2021

Kon-Tiki: The Pacific Drifter

From the Series Explore!

This is the amazing story of the journey of the Kon-Tiki, a balsa wood raft which sailed and drifted from South America to the Pacific for 101 days and over 4,300 miles (7,000 kilometers).… Read More →

  • Copyright: 2024

K-Pop: Korea's Musical Explosion

Featuring quirky horse-riding dance moves and an infectious electronic beat, an unlikely music video and its leading man made history in 2012. In December of that year, "Gangnam Style"… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1130
  • Dewey: 781.63095195
  • Copyright: 2014
Spring 2026

K-Pop's Big Wave: A Global Phenomenon

From the Series Gateway Headlines

Turn on any radio or scroll through the hottest hits on any playlist from the last decade, and chances are, you will find K-pop. Popular groups such as BTS and BLACKPINK propelled the… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1080
  • Dewey: 781.63095195
  • Copyright: 2026

Lab 101

From the Series Mission Alert

Tom and Zilla are on a field trip to a robotics lab—and on a secret mission to uncover its true purpose. But soon the situation gets out of control. If they want to survive, they'll have to… Read More →

  • Lexile: 740
  • ATOS: 4.8
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2018

Labyrinth

From the Series Level Up

SuprSolvr has the opportunity to test a game set in a mechanical labyrinth by playing inside of it, which she's thrilled about. The guy she's partnered with? Not so much. But as they soon… Read More →

  • Lexile: 600
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2017

La desigualdad en los ingresos y la lucha por la distribución de la riqueza (Income Inequality and the Fight over Wealth Distribution)

From the Series Debates en marcha (Issues in Action) (Read Woke ™ Books en español)

En Estados Unidos, la cantidad de dinero que las personas ganan por hacer el mismo trabajo no siempre es la misma. Hasta hace poco no era ilegal pagarles más a los hombres que a las mujeres… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1030
  • Dewey: 339.2/20973
  • Copyright: 2022

Lady Gaga: Pop's Glam Queen

From the Series USA TODAY Lifeline Biographies

As USA TODAY, the Nation's No. 1 Newspaper, noted, Lady Gaga is an "Overnight sensation who went from a Yonkers [New York] lounge act to, well, a fame monster." The meteoric rise of Stefani… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1070
  • Dewey: 782.42164092
  • Copyright: 2012

La epidemia de los opioides y la crisis de las adicciones (The Opioid Epidemic and the Addiction Crisis)

From the Series Debates en marcha (Issues in Action) (Read Woke ™ Books en español)

Los opioides son sustancias que las personas han tomado durante siglos para aliviar el dolor, pero también son altamente adictivas. En los últimos años, se ha visto en Estados Unidos un… Read More →

  • Lexile: 960
  • Dewey: 362.290973
  • Copyright: 2022
6 titles

La esclavitud en Estados Unidos y la lucha por la libertad (American Slavery and the Fight for Freedom) (Read Woke ™ Books en español) — Library Bound Hardcover Set

From the Series La esclavitud en Estados Unidos y la lucha por la libertad (American Slavery and the Fight for Freedom) (Read Woke ™ Books en español)

En este estudio de la esclavitud en Estados Unidos se vinculan los relatos de la opresión con historias verdaderas de resistencia, centradas en las voces de las personas esclavizadas. Los… Read More →

  • Copyright: 2024
  • Library Bound Hardcover
  • List Price: $183.90
  • Your Price: $137.93
  • 6 titles

La esclavitud y la Guerra Civil (Slavery and the Civil War): El origen en el racismo (Rooted in Racism)

From the Series La esclavitud en Estados Unidos y la lucha por la libertad (American Slavery and the Fight for Freedom) (Read Woke ™ Books en español)

La Guerra Civil comenzó después de que once estados del sur se separaran para mantener la esclavitud. Descubre de qué manera experimentaron la guerra las personas esclavizadas, desde su lucha Read More →

  • Dewey: 973.7/112
  • Copyright: 2024

La esclavitud y la Reconstrucción (Slavery and Reconstruction): La lucha por los derechos civiles de los negros (The Struggle for Black Civil Rights)

From the Series La esclavitud en Estados Unidos y la lucha por la libertad (American Slavery and the Fight for Freedom) (Read Woke ™ Books en español)

Con la liberación de cuatro millones de personas esclavizadas después de la Guerra Civil, el período de la Reconstrucción trajo nuevas victorias y dificultades en la lucha por los derechos de Read More →

  • Dewey: 323.1196/07309034
  • Copyright: 2024