Grade 6

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Black Widows: Deadly Biters

From the Series Arachnid World

Beware of the venomous spider with the large red spot—it is a black widow! In this book you will learn how black widows are similar to and different from other arachnids. Close-up photographs Read More →

  • Lexile: 830
  • ATOS: 5.4
  • Dewey: 595.4'4
  • Copyright: 2011

Blast from the North

From the Series Lug

After saving his clan from saber-toothed tigers, Lug the caveboy has become a hero. The only problem: between the nightmares and his sudden skittishness around animals, he doesn't feel like… Read More →

  • Lexile: 700
  • ATOS: 4.7
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2016

Blazing Courage

From the Series Animal Rescues

Since getting a job at Top Tier stables, Annie has had her mind set on just one thing: earning enough money to buy a horse of her own. When she reaches her savings goal, she bids on a horse… Read More →

  • Lexile: 640
  • ATOS: 4.2
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2015

Bleed, Blister, Puke, and Purge: The Dirty Secrets Behind Early American Medicine

Riots over the medical use of cadavers, public access to institutions for the insane, and full-blown surgeries without the aid of anesthetics or painkillers. Welcome to the middle ages of… Read More →

  • Copyright: 2016

Blind Curve: Acura Integra

From the Series Turbocharged

An Acura Integra has been in Penny's family's garage for years. Now, after countless hours of work, Penny and her brother have turned the Acura into fine-tuned street-racing machine. But just Read More →

  • Lexile: 630
  • ATOS: 4.0
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2013

Blizzards

From the Series Disasters Up Close

A winter snowfall can be beautiful. But if conditions call for dense snow, freezing temperatures, and bone-chilling wind, you are in for a dangerous blizzard. These blinding, swirling storms… Read More →

  • ATOS: 5.5
  • Dewey: 551.55'5
  • Copyright: 2008

Blockchain and Cryptocurrency

From the Series Cryptology (Alternator Books ®)

Blockchain is the powerful technology behind popular cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. Find out how blockchain helped create these digital currencies that are not controlled by banks or… Read More →

  • Lexile: 840
  • ATOS: 5.6
  • Dewey: 332.4
  • Copyright: 2022

Blood Diaries: Tales of a 6th-Grade Vampire

Middle school is tough enough for normal humans, but when you're a vampire, it's even more challenging. Edgar rises to the occasion with wit, humor, and some help from his friends. Read More →

  • Lexile: 740
  • ATOS: 4.7
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2014

Blood Moon

From the Series Midnight

Mateo has waited all year for this weekend: a road trip with his best friends to view the fabled blood moon eclipse. Even better, they're riding in the jeep he rebuilt himself. But when a… Read More →

  • Lexile: 620
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2017

Bloodthirsty Vampires

From the Series Unexplained (Alternator Books ® )

Explore the possibility that vampires exist through historical evidence and popular theories. High-interest subject matter paired with creepy photos and illustrations will captivate readers. Read More →

  • Lexile: 840
  • ATOS: 5.2
  • Dewey: 398/.45
  • Copyright: 2020

Blow Out

From the Series Counterattack

It's the start of a new soccer season, and Lacy Sheridan is anxious. She spent the winter recovering from a knee injury that still gives her nightmares. But Lacy is trying not to let fear get Read More →

  • Lexile: 580
  • ATOS: 3.8
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2013
Spring 2024

BMX Champ: Acrobats on a Bike

From the Series Explore!

BMX bikes may look easy to ride, but they actually require a performance of acrobatic mastery. BMX is an Olympic sport and can be followed in competition on any weekend. Wherever you live in… Read More →

  • Copyright: 2024

BMX Street

From the Series Extreme Summer Sports Zone

Did you know that BMX street riders do awesome tricks using objects you might see in a city park? These daring athletes slide down handrails with their grinds. They bunny hop up curbs and… Read More →

  • Lexile: 910
  • ATOS: 5.3
  • Dewey: 796.6'22
  • Copyright: 2013

BMX Vert

From the Series Extreme Summer Sports Zone

Did you know that the top BMX vert riders can race up and down ramps to show off awesome stunts like no-handed 900° aerial spins? They can rotate their bikes two and a half times while… Read More →

  • Lexile: 850
  • ATOS: 5.1
  • Dewey: 796.6'22
  • Copyright: 2013

Board Sports

From the Series On the Radar: Sports

The tricks, stunts, thrills, and spills of boarding add up to a culture that is addictively cool. Make sure it's on your radar! Inside you'll find these features: Star Story Read about the Read More →

  • Lexile: 940
  • ATOS: 5.5
  • Dewey: 796.04'6
  • Copyright: 2012

Body 2.0: The Engineering Revolution in Medicine

Scientists are on the verge of a revolution in biomedical engineering that will forever change the way we think about medicine, even life itself. Cutting-edge researchers are working to build Read More →

  • Lexile: 1170
  • ATOS: 8.7
  • Dewey: 610.28
  • Copyright: 2020

Body Decoration

From the Series On the Radar: Street Style

Shocking or beautiful, body decoration can make people stop and stare. Make sure it's on your radar! Inside you'll find these features: The History Bit Discover why body decoration is… Read More →

  • Lexile: 990
  • ATOS: 6.2
  • Dewey: 391.6'5
  • Copyright: 2012

Body Image: Deal with it because all bodies are great bodies

From the Series Lorimer Deal With It

Too fat, too thin. Muffin top, flat bum, thunder thighs, spaghetti arms. From an early age, kids learn they are judged for how they look. Both boys and girls are bombarded with messages of… Read More →

  • Lexile: 760
  • Dewey: 306.4
  • Copyright: 2021

Body Shot

From the Series The Dojo

Meghan lived through the car crash that killed her mom, but it left her with injuries that ruined her school sports career. Now she's the dojo's toughest female fighter. She just has to avoid Read More →

  • Lexile: 710
  • ATOS: 4.6
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2013

Boho Fashion

From the Series What's Your Style?

Is your style… • flowy and ultrafeminine? • super eclectic, with lots of mixing and matching? • earthy and a little laid-back? Then you are clearly boho chic! And so are lots of… Read More →

  • Lexile: 810
  • Dewey: 746.9'2
  • Copyright: 2014

Bold Composer: A Story about Ludwig van Beethoven

From the Series Creative Minds Biographies

Famous 19th century composer Ludwig van Beethoven compsed hundreds of works in his lifetime, including the well-known Moonlight Sonata and Symphony No. 5 and Symphony No. 9. He remains among… Read More →

  • ATOS: 5.4
  • Dewey: 780.92
  • Copyright: 2007

Bombs over Bikini: The World’s First Nuclear Disaster

In 1946, as part of the Cold War arms race, the US military launched a program to test nuclear bombs in the Marshall Islands of the Pacific Ocean. From 1946 until 1958, the military detonated Read More →

  • Lexile: 1150
  • Dewey: 623.4'5119
  • Copyright: 2014

Bombs Over London

From the Series Mira's Diary

In the third book of this popular time-travel series, Mira navigates her way through World War I–era London, meeting famous suffragists and writers like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Instructed by… Read More →

  • Lexile: 770
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2014

Booboo Stewart: Twilight's Breakout Idol

From the Series Pop Culture Bios

You may know that Booboo Stewart made a name for himself playing Seth Clearwater in the Twilight Saga films. But did you know that Booboo: • completed high school early and took part in… Read More →

  • Lexile: 830
  • ATOS: 4.7
  • Dewey: 791.4302'8092
  • Copyright: 2013