Grade 6

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Undercover Operations

From the Series On the Radar: Defend and Protect

The world's security and safety depend on the top-secret agents who carry out undercover operations. Make sure this force is on your radar! Inside you'll find these features: Real-Life… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1060
  • ATOS: 7.2
  • Dewey: 327.12
  • Copyright: 2012

Under Pressure

From the Series Counterattack

Elise comes from a long line of college athletes. More than anything else, she wants to wear the University of North Carolina uniform and play for the college where her parents went. It's a… Read More →

  • Lexile: 670
  • ATOS: 4.5
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2013

Underwater

Twelve-year-old Gabe has ambitions to be the next Jacques Cousteau...or Bill Gates...or who? Gabe's anxiety about growing up is matched by his fear that he'll be crazy (like his brother). But Read More →

  • Lexile: 810
  • ATOS: 4.7
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2007
6 titles

Unexplained (Alternator Books ® ) — Hardcover Set

From the Series Unexplained (Alternator Books ® )

This absorbing series explores high-interest paranormal topics for middle grade readers. From ghostly specters to spontaneous human combustion, each title searches for answers to explain… Read More →

  • Copyright: 2020
  • Hardcover
  • List Price: $183.90
  • Your Price: $137.93
  • 6 titles
6 titles

Unexplained (Alternator Books ® ) — Paperback Set

From the Series Unexplained (Alternator Books ® )

This absorbing series explores high-interest paranormal topics for middle grade readers. From ghostly specters to spontaneous human combustion, each title searches for answers to explain… Read More →

  • Copyright: 2020
  • Paperback
  • List Price: $65.94
  • Your Price: $62.64
  • 6 titles

Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre

Winner of the Coretta Scott King Book Awards for Author and Illustrator A Caldecott Honor Book A Sibert Honor Book Longlisted for the National Book Award A Kirkus Prize Finalist A Boston… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1100
  • ATOS: 5.8
  • Dewey: 976.6/8600496073
  • Copyright: 2021

Unthinkable

From the Series Night Fall ™

Omar Phillips is Bridgewater High's favorite local teen author. His Facebook fans can't wait for his next horror story. But lately Omar's imagination has turned against him. Horrifying… Read More →

  • Lexile: 600
  • ATOS: 4.1
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2010

Until the Cows Come Home: And Other Expressions about Animals

From the Series It's Just an Expression

Hold your horses! Don't let the cat out of the bag. Don't count your chickens before they're hatched. Have you ever heard these crazy expressions? People use them even when there aren't any… Read More →

  • Lexile: 790
  • ATOS: 4.3
  • Dewey: 428.1
  • Copyright: 2013
3 titles

Up Close — Hardcover Set

From the Series Up Close

Discover aspects of this amazing world through curious and fascinating up-close photography! Transform the ordinary into something extraordinary with exciting micro and macro photos. This… Read More →

  • Copyright: 2017
  • Hardcover
  • List Price: $83.97
  • Your Price: $62.98
  • 3 titles

Up for Sale: Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery

"Trafficking thrives in the shadows. And it can be easy to dismiss it as something that happens to someone else, somewhere else. But that is not the case. Trafficking is a crime that involves Read More →

  • Lexile: 1150
  • Dewey: 306.3'62
  • Copyright: 2015

Up from Slavery: An Autobiography

From the Series First Avenue Classics ™

In this acclaimed autobiography, Booker T. Washington makes a case for lifting up his race through education. Washington uses his personal story as the example, from his birth to slave… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1260
  • Dewey: 370.92 [B]
  • Copyright: 2019

Up in the Air: The Story of Bessie Coleman

From the Series Trailblazer Biographies

When she was growing up in Waxahachie, Texas, in the early 1900s, young Bessie Coleman had to do without a lot of things. Because she was black, she went to inferior schools. Because her… Read More →

  • Lexile: 950
  • Dewey: 629.13'092
  • Copyright: 1996

Upland Bird Hunting: Wild Turkey, Pheasant, Grouse, Quail, and More

From the Series Great Outdoors Sports Zone

You've just flushed an upland bird. What do you do next? Hunting upland birds, such as pheasants, quail, and grouse, requires quick thinking and accurate shooting skill. These birds fly away… Read More →

  • Lexile: 860
  • ATOS: 5.2
  • Dewey: 799.2'4
  • Copyright: 2013

Uranus and Neptune

From the Series Worlds Beyond

Two of the most mysterious planets in our solar system are the cold, beautiful blue worlds of Uranus and Neptune. They lie so far from the Sun that they appear only as small dots in even the… Read More →

  • Dewey: 523.47
  • Copyright: 2003

Urban Gardening

From the Series Growing Green

School and community gardens are popping up around the United States, providing fresh produce even in the most crowded spaces in the country. So what exactly is a community or school garden,… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1120
  • Dewey: 635.09173'2
  • Copyright: 2016

Use of Force and the Fight against Police Brutality

From the Series Issues in Action (Read Woke ™ Books)

In the spring and summer of 2020, several high-profile cases put a renewed spotlight on law enforcement's use of force in the United States, especially against Black people. Activist groups… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1030
  • ATOS: 6.1
  • Dewey: 363.2/32
  • Copyright: 2022
Fall 2023

US Women's National Soccer Team: Winning On and Off the Field

From the Series Gateway Biographies

The US Women's National Soccer Team (USWNT) is among the best soccer teams in the world. Over the years, the team won gold medals at both the Olympics and the FIFA Women's World Cup four… Read More →

  • Lexile: 930
  • Dewey: 796.3340973
  • Copyright: 2024

Vaccination Investigation: The History and Science of Vaccines

Vaccines are biological substances that cause the human immune system to build up its defenses against specific diseases. Public health officials recommend a series of vaccines for all… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1160
  • Dewey: 615.3/72
  • Copyright: 2018
Fall 2023

Vaccine Breakthroughs

From the Series Edge of Medicine

From the discovery of the Polio vaccine to the breakthrough in mRNA vaccines for COVID-19, this exploration of scientific inquiry celebrates the greatest developments to date in vaccine… Read More →

  • Lexile: 880
  • Dewey: 509
  • Copyright: 2024

Vaccines: A Graphic History

From the Series Medical Breakthroughs

Vaccines have been used to safely introduce people's bodies to diseases for centuries, and they save millions of lives each year. By giving people a weakened or dead version of a disease, a… Read More →

  • Lexile: 710
  • Dewey: 614.4/7
  • Copyright: 2022

Valiant

Saville hates sewing. How can she not when her father, the Tailor, loves his bolts of velvet and silk far more than he's ever loved her? Yet, when he is struck ill shortly after they arrive… Read More →

  • Lexile: 580
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2015

Vampire Hunt: Book 7

From the Series Twisted Journeys ®

Vampire hunters are creeping through an ancient castle with garlic, stakes, and holy water—hunting for you! Every Twisted Journeys® graphic novel lets YOU control the action by choosing which Read More →

  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2008

Vampires on the Run: A Quinnie Boyd Mystery

From the Series Quinnie Boyd Mysteries

In the months after Quinnie Boyd cracked the mystery of her missing teacher, she expected life in her small Maine town to snap back to normal. But two writers from New York City have arrived… Read More →

  • Lexile: 690
  • ATOS: 4.4
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2017

Vapor, Rain, and Snow: The Science of Clouds and Precipitation

From the Series Weatherwise

How does a cloud form? When is the best time to see a rainbow in the sky? Why do ice cubes shrink in the freezer? The answers to these questions all involve water. So do the reasons why… Read More →

  • Lexile: 680
  • ATOS: 4.5
  • Dewey: 551.57'6
  • Copyright: 2011