Grade 12

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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

Elephant Talk: The Surprising Science of Elephant Communication

On a hot day in the African savannah, a group of elephants searches for food. While foraging they often lose sight of one another. Yet at the end of the day, in one coordinated movement, the Read More →

  • Lexile: 1220
  • ATOS: 8.8
  • Dewey: 599.67'4159
  • Copyright: 2011

Eli Manning, 2nd Edition

From the Series Sports Heroes and Legends

Talk about having big shoes to fill. Eli Manning - the younger brother of record-breaking Peyton and the son of legendary quarterback Archie - was the NFL’s number-one draft pick in 2004. At… Read More →

  • ATOS: 6.3
  • Dewey: 796.332092
  • Copyright: 2008

Emma

From the Series First Avenue Classics ™

Emma Woodhouse is sure she'll never marry, and she's proud of it. However, that doesn't stop her from considering herself the village matchmaker. Though her friend, Harriet Smith, is already… Read More →

  • Lexile: 990
  • ATOS: 9.3
  • Dewey: 823'.7
  • Copyright: 2014

Epic Fail

From the Series Lorimer SideStreets

Epic Fail tells the story of Kenzie, a 16-year-old half Native American girl, and her two best friends, who have grown up in a multiracial, mixed-income suburb. Two years after a party where… Read More →

  • Lexile: 550
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2019

Equal Rights Is Our Minimum Demand: The Women's Rights Movement in Iran, 2005

From the Series Civil Rights Struggles around the World

“We want to live, we do not want to face persecution for expressing our political opinion; as women we don’t want to walk on the street with the constant horror that we could be intimidated… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1030
  • Dewey: 323.3'40955090511
  • Copyright: 2011

Escape!

From the Series Reality Show

Four high school friends sign up for a TV escape-room competition, but they're assigned to a set that's actually a series of rooms. They have twelve hours to find a way out, but the faster… Read More →

  • Lexile: 730
  • ATOS: 4.7
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2019

Escape from the Wildfire

Jack loves mountain biking, and when his dad forbids him to ride in the forest surrounding Lytton because of the risk of wildfire, the reality of the region's heat dome sets in. Days later,… Read More →

  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2023

Ethan Frome

From the Series First Avenue Classics ™

Ethan Frome is tired of looking after his sick wife, Zeena, who complains incessantly. His wife's cousin Mattie, on the other hand, is cheerful and healthy, and she wears a becoming… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1090
  • ATOS: 7.6
  • Dewey: 813.52
  • Copyright: 2016

Eureka!: 50 Scientists Who Shaped Human History

Galileo, Einstein, Curie, Darwin, Hawking — we know the names, but how much do we really know about these people? Galileo gained notoriety from his battle with the Vatican over the question… Read More →

  • Copyright: 2016

Ever After

Stranded between safe zones, Vivi and Eva are two travelers in a countryside filled with the undead. The survivors of their world live behind barricades—and live in fear of the next attack.… Read More →

  • Lexile: 430
  • Dewey: 741.5/973
  • Copyright: 2020

Every Move

From the Series Lorimer SideStreets

It begins with a chance encounter: teenage Emily and her friends come to the aid of a stranger who is being bullied by a gang. Emily forgets about the incident, but the young man she helped… Read More →

  • Lexile: 670
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2004

Evolution, 2nd Edition

From the Series Great Ideas of Science

Outraged people claimed that Darwin's theory had made humans the relatives of monkeys. Scientists were sure that species changed over time, but no one could explain how. In the 1800s, Charles Read More →

  • Dewey: 500
  • Copyright: 2006

Exoplanets: Worlds beyond Our Solar System

Until the mid-1990s, scientists only guessed that the universe held exoplanets, or planets beyond our solar system. But using advanced physics and powerful telescopes, scientists have since… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1120
  • ATOS: 7.7
  • Dewey: 523.2/4
  • Copyright: 2017

Exposing Hate: Prejudice, Hatred, and Violence in Action

Experts have documented an explosive rise in the number of hate groups since the turn of the century, driven by anger over immigration and demographic projections showing that whites will no… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1180
  • Dewey: 305.5/68
  • Copyright: 2019

Exposing Torture: Centuries of Cruelty

Torture. According to Henry Shue, professor of politics and international relations at the University of Oxford in England, "No other practice except slavery is so universally condemned in… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1230
  • Dewey: 364.6'7
  • Copyright: 2015

Expressing the Inner Wild: Tattoos, Piercings, Jewelry, and Other Body Art

Maybe you've noticed Kanye West's grill of gold and diamonds on his bottom teeth or admired Nicki Minaj's crazy wigs. But have you checked out Chris "The Duchess" Walton, a singer from Las… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1020
  • Dewey: 391.7
  • Copyright: 2014

Extreme Edge

From the Series Lorimer SideStreets

Jay is determined to make his name by climbing a tough rock face known as "The Wall"—solo. No partner, no ropes, no equipment. Little does Jay suspect that it's his own life that will one day Read More →

  • Lexile: 680
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2007

Extreme Longevity: Discovering Earth's Oldest Organisms

Meet the science experts who study specimens of extreme longevity in both the plant and animal kingdoms, such as the 80,000-year-old root system of Pando (a colony of male quaking aspens),… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1100
  • ATOS: 7.8
  • Dewey: 571.8/79
  • Copyright: 2019
Spring 2024

Eyes Open

Portugal, 1967. Sónia thinks she knows what her future holds. She’ll become a poet, and together she and her artist boyfriend, Zé Miguel, will rise above the government restrictions that… Read More →

  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2024

Fad Mania!: A History of American Crazes

College students crammed into phone booths. Couples dancing until they drop. Daredevils swallowing one live goldfish after another. Streakers dashing naked down the street. Planking and flash Read More →

  • Lexile: 1070
  • Dewey: 973.91
  • Copyright: 2015

Fake News: Separating Truth from Fiction

While popularized by President Donald Trump, the term "fake news" actually originated toward the end of the 19th century, in an era of rampant yellow journalism. Since then, it has come to… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1190
  • ATOS: 8.7
  • Dewey: 070.4/3
  • Copyright: 2019

False Start

From the Series Gridiron

Things were looking good for Jeff. He was ready to rule the school his senior year as the starting running back on the football team. That is, until Scooter came to town. From the moment the… Read More →

  • Lexile: 570
  • ATOS: 4.1
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2017