Grade 6

Did you realize that swimming suits used to weigh 22 pounds (about 10 kilograms)? Or that the first people to wear high heels were French royalty (even the king!) in the 1500s? Get ready to… Read More →

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 →

Faiza wants to win the biggest boxing tournament in town. When the odds are stacked against her, will she be able to achieve her dream without the presence of her biggest supporter? Life in… Read More →

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 →

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 →

Mel has never known who her father is. When she finds out he's a member of the Evonian royal family, she's stunned but eager to meet him. Mel goes to visit him in his European home country,… Read More →

Experience world mythology’s most legendary sibling rivalries Thor, god of thunder, and his trickster brother, Loki, have an eternal argument: Does strength always win, or do brains beat… Read More →

When android teens join humans in high school, nothing will ever be the same. Julie's family is very much anti-android. Her parents don't want androids in her school or even in their town.… Read More →

Have you ever finished a book or TV series and wished for more? Created stories, art, or videos based on a game? Dressed up as your favorite character? If so, you've entered fandom. Fan… Read More →

Cyrus McCormick patented and manufactured the reaper, an important 19th century invention that dramatically improved the efficiency of wheat farming. While McCormick did not invent the reaper Read More →

During the Middle Ages, your position in life was based on birth. This position would follow you throughout your life. To make it easy for others to know your social class, rules about what… Read More →

Welcome to Bald's farm. Well, perhaps it's not Bald's farm anymore. The old man has kicked the bucket, setting off a wave of conflict from the flooded farmhouse kitchen to the muddy pig pen… Read More →

James Madison loved to debate--as long as he wasn't in public! Painfully shy, Madison was content to listen and absorb ideas rather than to speak them. But when he saw a newly independent… Read More →

• A woman with with a faulty heart muscle receives an electrical device that keeps her blood pumping. Months later, her heart is strong enough to pump on its own. • A man with a heart too… Read More →

Discover how predators and their prey create ferocious food chains in some of the world's most challenging biomes. In this gripping book, readers will explore living processes at their rawest Read More →

Between facing drama from haters, getting ready for their senior prom, and mentoring young girls, the swoop-list girls have a lot to tackle. But will giving back to their community lead them… Read More →

While most people say they believe in equal rights, the word "feminism"—America's new F-word—makes people uncomfortable. Explore the history of US feminism through pioneers such as Elizabeth… Read More →

“It’s a little known fact, but ferrets secretly run the world.” I thought my biology report started out great. But did the teacher let me finish? No! No one ever lets me finish. They think I… Read More →

Clearly a labor of love, this vibrant compendium of bizarre and colorful festivals from around the world is a visual feast. -- YS Book Review Forty unusual world festivals and their… Read More →

Great leaders commanded disciplined, fast-moving armies, but they also used stealth to gain lands and conquer peoples. Take cover and watch different leaders charging into the fray through… Read More →

Will's father is running for mayor. The competition is slim. So all Will has to do is keep from embarrassing his family during the election. Problem is, Will has been secretly boxing down at… Read More →

Still stranded in the ocean kingdom, Stud unites with his new friends Detective Dan and Dan's sister Diane in a showdown against Steele, the murderous hammerhead shark. Steele and his shark… Read More →