Grade 12

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Dogs at War: Military Canine Heroes

While in a war zone, a military working dog (MWD) and its handler live together, eat together, play together, sleep together, and risk their lives for each other every day. The dogs work with Read More →

  • Lexile: 1170
  • ATOS: 7.9
  • Dewey: 355.4/24
  • Copyright: 2017

Doing Right

From the Series Locked Out

Every adult wants to give DeQuin advice. His father, who's serving a life sentence, thinks DeQuin needs to toughen up. His uncle wants DeQuin to work hard and keep his head down. Then there's Read More →

  • Lexile: 650
  • ATOS: 4.3
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2015

Don Quixote

From the Series First Avenue Classics ™

Obsessed with tales of gallant knights, Don Quixote, a middle-aged man from La Mancha, decides to take his own adventure. Donning rusty armor and riding upon an old horse, he sets off to… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1340
  • ATOS: 13.2
  • Dewey: 863'.3
  • Copyright: 2014

Don't Sit On the Baby, 2nd Edition: The Ultimate Guide to Sane, Skilled, and Safe Babysitting

Babysitting is one of the most popular part-time jobs for teens, but caring for kids is no easy feat. Offering useful tips on everything from navigating naptime to negotiating pay rates, this Read More →

  • Lexile: 940
  • Dewey: 649.1/0248
  • Copyright: 2022

Doodling for Fashionistas

From the Series Doodling For...

Packed with fun and inspirational prompts, doodling exercises, and fashion-related factoids, this title sparks the imagination and inspires fashion lovers to explore, experiment, and… Read More →

  • Lexile: 730
  • Dewey: 746.9/2
  • Copyright: 2015

Doodling for Food Lovers

From the Series Doodling For...

Packed with fun and inspirational prompts, doodling exercises, and food-related factoids, this title sparks the imagination and inspires food lovers to explore, experiment, and brainstorm… Read More →

  • Lexile: 800
  • Dewey: 743.8/3564
  • Copyright: 2015

Doodling for Nature Lovers

From the Series Doodling For...

Packed with fun and inspirational prompts, doodling exercises, and outdoorsy factoids, this title sparks the imagination and inspires nature lovers to explore, experiment, and brainstorm ways Read More →

  • Lexile: 720
  • Dewey: 704.9/43
  • Copyright: 2015

Doping in Sports: Winning at Any Cost?

Behind the fame of big-time sports lies a complex web of controversy and deceit. Doping—the use of banned performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) to gain a competitive athletic edge—is common in… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1280
  • ATOS: 9.1
  • Dewey: 362.29'088796
  • Copyright: 2016

Doug Flutie, 2nd Edition

From the Series Sports Heroes and Legends

Think you know all there is to know about Doug Flutie? Well, did you know that:● He played football in three different professional leagues?● He made the first NFL dropkick play in sixty-four Read More →

  • ATOS: 6.0
  • Dewey: 796.332092
  • Copyright: 2008

Dracula

From the Series First Avenue Classics ™

Shrugging off warnings of vampires from villagers he meets on his journey, Jonathan Harker, a young lawyer from England, travels to a castle in Transylvania to handle a real estate… Read More →

  • Lexile: 960
  • ATOS: 6.6
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2015

Draw the Dark

There are things the people of Winter, Wisconsin, would rather forget. The year the Nazis came to town, for one. That fire, for another. But what they'd really like to forget is Christian… Read More →

  • Lexile: 790
  • ATOS: 5.4
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2010

Drift: Nissan Skyline

From the Series Turbocharged

The great thing about drifting, thinks Kekoa, is that it's more about skill than expensive parts. That's good for him. Since his mom left him on the island with his grandma, his Nissan… Read More →

  • Lexile: 680
  • ATOS: 4.3
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2013

Drought

A young girl thirsts for love and freedom, but at what cost? Ruby dreams of escaping the Congregation. Escape from slaver Darwin West and his cruel Overseers. Escape from the backbreaking… Read More →

  • Lexile: 570
  • ATOS: 3.7
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2011

Drowning Instinct

There are stories where the girl gets her prince, and they live happily ever after. (This is not one of those stories.) Jenna Lord's first sixteen years were not exactly a fairy tale. Her… Read More →

  • Lexile: 710
  • ATOS: 4.7
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2012

Drugs 101, 2nd Edition: An Overview for Teens

From the Series Teen Overviews

What are illicit drugs? Why do people use them? What are the effects on the body of using drugs? Are some drugs more dangerous than others? What is addiction? Why are some people able to stop Read More →

  • Dewey: 362.29'0835
  • Copyright: 2003

Dubliners

From the Series First Avenue Classics ™

This collection of fifteen short stories by Irish author James Joyce examines how one's surroundings can shape and influence a person. Although initially considered too edgy for publication,… Read More →

  • Lexile: 900
  • ATOS: 8.2
  • Dewey: 823'.912
  • Copyright: 2015

Duck, Death and the Tulip

From award-winning author and illustrator, Wolf Erlbruch, comes one of the world's best children's books about grief and loss. Voted one of the 100 greatest children's books of all time by… Read More →

  • ATOS: 2.6
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2011

Dumped: A Girl's Guide to Happiness after Heartbreak

Dating is fun . . . when you're not getting dumped. But breaking up is not the end of the world, and Dumped will get you through it. A compact read with invaluable advice, Dumped teaches you… Read More →

  • Copyright: 2007

Duty or Desire

From the Series Unbarred

Do the crime, do the time behind bars. But once you've been in, it can be tough to stay out. Alejandro has served six months for trumped-up charges after a brutal encounter with police. Now… Read More →

  • Lexile: 630
  • ATOS: 4.1
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2016

Dwight D. Eisenhower

From the Series Presidential Leaders

Dwight D. Eisenhower spent almost his entire lifetime serving his country. After attending West Point, he began a celebrated military career highlighted by becoming supreme commander of the… Read More →

  • Lexile: 940
  • Dewey: 973.921'092
  • Copyright: 2004

Earth Day and the Environmental Movement: Standing Up for Earth

On April 22, 1970, an estimated twenty million people held in a teach-in to show their support for environmental protections. This new celebration, Earth Day, brought together previously… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1190
  • Dewey: 394.262
  • Copyright: 2020

Economic Inequality: The American Dream under Siege

Millions of Americans don't earn enough money to pay for decent housing, food, health care, and education. Increasingly, families and young people aren't doing better than their parents and… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1110
  • Dewey: 339.2/20973
  • Copyright: 2018

Either the Beginning or the End of the World

For sixteen years, it's been just Sofie and her father, living on the New Hampshire coast. Her Cambodian immigrant mother has floated in and out of her life, leaving Sofie with a fierce… Read More →

  • Lexile: 560
  • ATOS: 3.9
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2015

Electricity and Magnetism, 2nd Edition

From the Series Great Ideas of Science

Since prehistoric times, people have been fascinated by electricity and magnetism. Ancient people marveled at the auroras—streaks of colored light that appear in the night sky near the poles. Read More →

  • Dewey: 537
  • Copyright: 2008