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The Assads' Syria, 2nd Edition
From the Series Dictatorships
Hafez al-Assad became president of Syria in 1971, following a long line of military leaders. At first, his goals included achieving pan-Arabism, more evenly distributing the nation’s oil… Read More →
The Atlas of Cursed Places — Library Bound Hardcover Set
From the Series The Atlas of Cursed Places
A haunted lighthouse, a creepy bog. Places can have more secrets than people. These entertaining titles follow teens at the mercy of a frightening place—until, that is, they find The Atlas of Read More →
The Atlas of Cursed Places — Paperback Set
From the Series The Atlas of Cursed Places
A haunted lighthouse, a creepy bog. Places can have more secrets than people. These entertaining titles follow teens at the mercy of a frightening place—until, that is, they find The Atlas of Read More →
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
From the Series First Avenue Classics ™
Between 1771 and 1790, American Founding Father Benjamin Franklin sat down to record the important events of his life, from his childhood in Boston to his work as a printer in Philadelphia,… Read More →
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories
From the Series First Avenue Classics ™
This collection of Kate Chopin's works includes her novel The Awakening and eight of her most well-known short stories. The Awakening was condemned by most critics when it was first published Read More →
The Awesome Inner Workings of Video Games
From the Series ShockZone ™ — Games and Gamers
Gamers, beware—your video games can think for themselves! Ever wondered what's inside the plastic of your video game console but don't want to crack it open to find out? Crack open this book… Read More →
The Aztecs: Ruthless Warriors and Bloody Sacrifice
From the Series Deadly History
From being sacrificed to the gods through fighting brutal battles, daily life in Aztec times was pretty deadly! Readers will love digging up the past and finding out just how horrible it was… Read More →
The Back of Beyond: A Story about Lewis and Clark
From the Series Creative Minds Biographies
In 1803, Meriwether Lewis was offered the chance of a lifetime. The president of the United States, Thomas Jefferson, asked him to lead an expedition across North America, through the… Read More →
The Bakehouse
Bert wants nothing more than to be old enough to fight in the war—to handle weapons, defend his country, and have a life filled with adventure. Little does he know that the secrets and danger Read More →
The Ballad of Jessie Pearl
It's 1922, and fourteen-year-old Jessie has big plans. She's going to go to teachers' college, get out of her small North Carolina town, and see the world. But when tuberculosis strikes her… Read More →
The Bark in Space: Book 5
From the Series Chicagoland Detective Agency
Chicagoland can't get much weirder than this: Raf, Megan, and Bradley have been abducted by aliens from the planet Fnarf III! And not just your ordinary, everyday aliens, either. These… Read More →
The Beast
From the Series Counterattack
Alyssa Duncan is a beast on the soccer field. As the Copperheads' starting goalie, she might be the difference between a state title and total defeat—and she likes it that way. When a… Read More →
The Beasts in Your Brain: Understanding and Living with Anxiety and Depression
It can be hard to find the words to describe the icky feelings that seem to come from nowhere and sap all your joy and energy. You can tell that your brain just isn't pulling off the same… Read More →
The Beatles: Music Revolutionaries
From the Series USA TODAY Lifeline Biographies
As USA TODAY, The Nation’s No. 1 Newspaper, puts it, “The Beatles have never lost their standing as the world's most influential and popular band. They've sold more records than any act in… Read More →
The Big Backyard: The Solar System beyond Pluto
Thousands of years ago, humans believed that Earth was the center of the universe, that the world they lived on was all there was. Truthfully, the solar system extends almost halfway to the… Read More →
The Big Bang, 2nd Edition
From the Series Great Ideas of Science
Where did our universe come from? People have been trying to answer this question for thousands of years. The twentieth century brough new discoveries in physics and astronomy that led… Read More →
The Big Fix
From the Series Bareknuckle
George Choogart has just stepped off the boat to Manhattan. In England, he was a teenage star reporter. But he'll have to prove himself all over again if he wants an American newspaper job.… Read More →
The Big Flush: Book 4
From the Series Chicagoland Detective Agency
Poor Megan—history's repeating itself. She's been booted from Stepford Prep, and her father is sending her to visit Pine Lake Academy . . . a boarding school. This could mean the end of the… Read More →
The Biggest Names of Video Games
From the Series ShockZone ™ — Games and Gamers
Collecting bugs, drawing cartoons, writing plays, studying robotics—these are just some of the hobbies that inspired the creation of video games such as Pokémon and The Legend of Zelda. Who… Read More →
The Big Tournament: Book 1
From the Series Magda, Intergalactic Chef
Can a little chef with a big heart save the galaxy with the communal spirit of cooking? Twelve-year-old Magda was born on Azuki, a tiny moon with incredible plant life. Magda may be a bit of Read More →
The Black Death, 2nd Edition
From the Series Pivotal Moments in History
Could a few fleas really change the world? In the early 1300s, the world was on the brink of change. New trade routes in Europe and Asia brought people in contact with different cultures and… Read More →
The Black Dragon
From the Series Mysterium
Twelve-year-old Danny Woo had an unusual childhood. His parents were the star performers in the Mysterium circus—and they taught Danny plenty of tricks. But his parents' skills couldn't save… Read More →
The Bodyguard Unit: Edith Garrud, Women's Suffrage, and Jujitsu
Who were the jujitsuffragettes? In the early twentieth century, women in England demanded the right to vote—and faced violent retaliation. Rather than back down, the suffragist group Women's… Read More →
The Boy in Buchenwald: A Victim's Survival Story
From the Series Explore!
Amidst the terror of World War II in Europe, a teenage boy was mistakenly sent to a concentration camp in Germany. He witnessed untold cruelty there and survived to tell his story. This tale Read More →