Grade 5

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Spring 2024

The Science Fair Scheme

From the Series The Code Busters Club

Will the Code Busters be able to unravel their latest case? Cody, Quinn, Luke, M.E., and Mika are the Code Busters—clever clue hunters with a passion for puzzles. They can’t wait to compete… Read More →

  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2024

The Science of Cancer

From the Series STEM Body

New breakthroughs in particle acceleration allow tumors to be irradiated in milliseconds. Using genetics, doctors can attack cancers and their causes in ever more targeted ways. Nanoparticles Read More →

  • Lexile: 740
  • Dewey: 616.99
  • Copyright: 2021

The Science of the Coronavirus

From the Series COVID-19

COVID-19 has taken the entire world by storm. Many of the smartest people on Earth have been working to find treatments, a vaccine, and ultimately, a cure. So what exactly is COVID-19? What… Read More →

  • Lexile: 580
  • Dewey: 616.2/414
  • Copyright: 2021

The Scrapbooker's Idea Book

From the Series Girl Crafts

Young girls have many things that merit scrapbook status—photos, sports clippings, tickets, found objects, magazine articles, movie star shots, and more. Kathy Ross has come up with some… Read More →

  • Dewey: 745.593
  • Copyright: 2007

The Scroll of Alexandria: A Lottie Lipton Adventure

From the Series The Adventures of Lottie Lipton

Welcome to the British Museum, home to Lottie Lipton: nine-year-old investigator extraordinaire! Sir Trevelyan Taylor, the head curator of the British Museum, wants to sell some rare books,… Read More →

  • Lexile: 660
  • ATOS: 4.3
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2017
Spring 2024

The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence: Life Beyond Earth

From the Series Space Explorer Guidebooks (Alternator Books ®)

Are we alone in the universe? Scientists are searching and it's possible that one day we will know the answer. Full-color photographs and intriguing text invite the reader to become part of… Read More →

  • Dewey: 576.8/39
  • Copyright: 2024

The Search for Olinguito: Discovering a New Species

From the Series Sandra Markle's Science Discoveries

In the dark, Kristofer Helgen and a group of scientists peered up into the treetops of the Ecuadorian cloud forest. Staring back at them was a furry, four-legged creature. Could it be the… Read More →

  • Lexile: 910
  • ATOS: 5.8
  • Dewey: 599.76/3
  • Copyright: 2017

The Search for Treatments and a Vaccine

From the Series Searchlight Books ™ — Understanding the Coronavirus

As COVID-19 raged around the world in 2020, scientists undertook an unprecedented effort to create effective treatments and vaccines. Learn how medical professionals fought back against a… Read More →

  • Lexile: 880
  • Dewey: 614.5/92414
  • Copyright: 2022

The Secret Animal Kingdom

From the Series The Adventures of Dusty Dabbert

Dusty stumbles into a hidden world where animals live in harmony, ruled by a wise frog. Dusty travels through the countryside, helping all those he meets with his magical knapsack, which… Read More →

  • Lexile: 540
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2021

The Secret Garden

From the Series First Avenue Classics ™

Spoiled and rude, Mary Lennox has been raised by servants as her parents had no time for her. When her parents die in a cholera epidemic, Mary suddenly becomes an orphan. She moves to her… Read More →

  • Lexile: 970
  • ATOS: 6.3
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2014

The Secret Ghost: A Mystery with Distance and Measurement

From the Series Manga Math Mysteries

Sam's little sister Michelle thinks there's a ghost in the creepy old house their dad bought. With help from a couple of friends on the soccer team, Sam, Amy, and Michelle use an old ghost… Read More →

  • Lexile: 560
  • ATOS: 3.2
  • Dewey: 741.5'973
  • Copyright: 2010

The Secret in the Jelly Bean Jar: Solving Mysteries Through Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Math

From the Series Jesse Steam Mysteries

Jesse is having problems with her bike, but luckily, there's a local contest to win a bike taking place. To win, Jesse must use math skills to guess how many jelly beans are in a big jar.… Read More →

  • Lexile: 760
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2021

The Secret of Goldenrod

When Trina and her father move into an abandoned wreck of a mansion called Goldenrod, Trina thinks her life is finally coming together. She can put down roots at last. Maybe she'll even have… Read More →

  • Lexile: 740
  • ATOS: 4.9
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2016

The Secret of Priest's Grotto: A Holocaust Survival Story

According to legend, a group of Jewish families survived the Holocaust by hiding out for months in the 77 miles of caves in Ukraine known as Priest's Grotto. Cavers Taylor and Nicola… Read More →

  • ATOS: 8.0
  • Dewey: 940.53'180922477
  • Copyright: 2007

The Secret of the Puzzle Box

From the Series The Code Busters Club

The Code Busters are excited for their class field trip to Angel Island, known as the Ellis Island of the West. One of Mika's ancestors passed through the island's immigration station in the… Read More →

  • Lexile: 730
  • ATOS: 4.9
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2016

The Secret of the Skeleton Key

From the Series The Code Busters Club

Cody, Quinn, Luke, and M.E. may not have much in common with each other, but they do love playing around with codes. In fact, they love codes so much, they have their own private club, with a Read More →

  • Lexile: 710
  • ATOS: 4.7
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2011

The Secret of the Weeping Woods

From the Series The Outfit

The Outfit had never really believed the stories about the ghosts of the Weeping Woods. But as they investigate the mysterious cries, the truth suddenly becomes stranger and more terrifying… Read More →

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

The Secrets of Cricket Karlsson

Winner of the prestigious Swedish August Prize 2020. A bright, contemporary and fearless novel about an ordinary extraordinary eleven-year-old trying to win back her best friend and get her… Read More →

  • Lexile: 790
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2022

The Secrets of the Stone: A Lottie Lipton Adventure

From the Series The Adventures of Lottie Lipton

Welcome to the British Museum, home to Lottie Lipton: nine-year-old investigator extraordinaire! There's been a break-in at the British Museum and someone's after the priceless Rosetta Stone. Read More →

  • Lexile: 740
  • ATOS: 4.9
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2017

Theseus: Battling the Minotaur [A Greek Myth]

From the Series Graphic Myths and Legends

Raised by his mother and tutor, young Theseus finally learns the truth of his birth: he is the son of King Aegeus, ruler of Athens. Armed with his father’s shield, he sets out to claim his… Read More →

  • Lexile: 550
  • ATOS: 3.2
  • Dewey: 741.5'973
  • Copyright: 2008

The Shanghai Incident

From the Series Master Diplexito and Mr. Scant

The pursuit of an international crime syndicate sends British vigilante butler Mr. Scant and his protégé Oliver Diplexito on a globe-hopping trip. After defeating a sinister secret society in Read More →

  • Lexile: 820
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2017

The Shark Attack Files

From the Series Wild World of Sharks

A dark, triangular fin slicing through the water can be a terrifying sight. Read the stories of the brave (and lucky) people who have survived real-life shark attacks, such as spearfisher… Read More →

  • Lexile: 940
  • Dewey: 597.31566
  • Copyright: 2018

The Singer and the Scientist

It's 1937, and Marian Anderson is one of the most famous singers in America. But after she gives a performance for an all-white audience, she learns that the nearby hotel is closed to African Read More →

  • Lexile: 750
  • Dewey: 782.0092 [B]
  • Copyright: 2021

The Six-Day Hero

Motti knows that war is coming. Israel is only nineteen years old—the same age as Motti's brave older brother, Gideon—and the tiny country is surrounded by enemies. It's only a matter of time Read More →

  • Lexile: 680
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2017