Grade 6

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A Timeline History of Early American Indian Peoples

From the Series Timeline Trackers: America's Beginnings

Hundreds, even thousands, of years before Europeans arrived in North America, American Indians had made their homes here. These many groups adapted to the varied lands and climates of what… Read More →

  • Lexile: 990
  • ATOS: 6.9
  • Dewey: 970.004'97
  • Copyright: 2015

A Timeline History of the California Gold Rush

From the Series Timeline Trackers: Westward Expansion

In 1848, a carpenter named James Marshall discovered that there was gold in the riverbeds of the Sacramento Valley. Gold fever quickly spread across the country and around the world. By the… Read More →

  • Lexile: 900
  • ATOS: 5.8
  • Dewey: 979.4'04
  • Copyright: 2016

A Timeline History of the Declaration of Independence

From the Series Timeline Trackers: America's Beginnings

By the 1760s, most American colonists had become fed up with British rule. They were tired of the unfair taxes and not being able to create their own laws, and cries for revolution were… Read More →

  • Lexile: 960
  • ATOS: 6.4
  • Dewey: 973.3'13
  • Copyright: 2015

A Timeline History of the Early American Republic

From the Series Timeline Trackers: America's Beginnings

In September 1783, the United States signed a peace treaty with Great Britain. This event officially ended the Revolutionary War. More importantly, it proclaimed the United States an… Read More →

  • Lexile: 780
  • ATOS: 5.8
  • Dewey: 973.2
  • Copyright: 2015

A Timeline History of the Mexican-American War

From the Series Timeline Trackers: Westward Expansion

By the early and mid-nineteenth century, many US citizens were moving westward. Some of them settled in the territories of Texas and California, which belonged to Mexico at that time. In 1835 Read More →

  • Lexile: 890
  • ATOS: 6.1
  • Dewey: 973.6'2
  • Copyright: 2016

A Timeline History of the Thirteen Colonies

From the Series Timeline Trackers: America's Beginnings

In the spring of 1607, an English ship landed at modern-day Virginia. The ship's passengers quickly built shelters and a fort. Their settlement, Jamestown, was the first permanent English… Read More →

  • Lexile: 780
  • ATOS: 6.0
  • Dewey: 973.2
  • Copyright: 2015

A Timeline History of the Trail of Tears

From the Series Timeline Trackers: Westward Expansion

In the early nineteenth century, the United States was growing quickly, and many people wanted to set up homes and farms in new areas. For centuries, American Indian nations—including the… Read More →

  • Lexile: 830
  • ATOS: 6.0
  • Dewey: 975.004'97557
  • Copyright: 2016

A Timeline History of the Transcontinental Railroad

From the Series Timeline Trackers: Westward Expansion

In the early nineteenth century, much of the land west of the Mississippi River was not yet part of the United States. Many people dreamed of settling this huge area, but the journey to get… Read More →

  • Lexile: 800
  • ATOS: 5.7
  • Dewey: 385.0978'09034
  • Copyright: 2016

A Time Traveler's Theory of Relativity

He believes in science, but only magic can help his mom. Twelve-year-old Finn is used to people in his family disappearing. His twin sister, Faith, drowned when they were three years old. A… Read More →

  • Lexile: 630
  • ATOS: 4.7
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2019

Atomic Structure, 2nd Edition

From the Series Great Ideas of Science

What is matter made of? Scientists have been trying to answer this question for thousands of years. The concept of the atom—the tiniest fragment of a substance that still retains the… Read More →

  • Dewey: 539.7
  • Copyright: 2008
6 titles

Attack on Earth — Hardcover Set

From the Series Attack on Earth

After mysterious space ships send an EMP pulse that fries all technology on Earth, teens must survive the chaos of an alien invasion with few tools except their wits. Read More →

  • Copyright: 2018
  • Hardcover
  • List Price: $159.90
  • Your Price: $119.93
  • 6 titles
6 titles

Attack on Earth — Paperback Set

From the Series Attack on Earth

After mysterious spaceships send an EMP pulse that fries all technology on Earth, teens must survive the chaos of an alien invasion relying mainly on their wits. Read More →

  • Copyright: 2018
  • Paperback
  • List Price: $47.94
  • Your Price: $45.54
  • 6 titles

Attack on Pearl Harbor

From the Series Heroes of World War II (Alternator Books ® )

Early on the morning of December 7, 1941, Japanese aircraft and ships attacked the US military base at Pearl Harbor in Oahu, Hawaii. Following the attack, the United States would officially… Read More →

  • Lexile: 940
  • ATOS: 5.9
  • Dewey: 940.54/26693
  • Copyright: 2018

At the Center

From the Series Bounce

Cody's basketball team, The Rebels, has an almost perfect record, thanks to the skills of his best friend Jayson "Dominator" Davis. Jayson is new to the team and to the nearly all-white high… Read More →

  • Lexile: 760
  • ATOS: 4.7
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2016

At the Edge

From the Series Robyn Hunter Mysteries

Robyn just wants to spend time with her boyfriend, Nick, but he's always busy—with work, with school, or with Danny, a girl from his past who could pass for a supermodel. Robyn's friend… Read More →

  • Lexile: 560
  • ATOS: 4.0
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2013

At the Eleventh Hour: And Other Expressions about Money and Numbers

From the Series It's Just an Expression

On cloud nine. A pretty penny. The sixty-four-thousand-dollar question. Have you heard these crazy expressions? People use them even when the sky is cloud-free and there are no pennies in… Read More →

  • Lexile: 770
  • ATOS: 4.6
  • Dewey: 428.1
  • Copyright: 2013

At Top Speed

From the Series Quartz Creek Ranch

For Ella, winning has always been the goal, and at Quartz Creek Ranch, she's pretty sure she'll ace horseback riding too. There's just one hitch in her plan: Figure Eight, the beautiful… Read More →

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

Auma's Long Run

Auma loves to run. In her small Kenyan village, she's a track star with big dreams. A track scholarship could allow her to attend high school and maybe even become a doctor. But a strange new Read More →

  • Lexile: 740
  • ATOS: 5.1
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2017

Austin Mahone: Vocals Going Viral

From the Series Pop Culture Bios

You may know that Austin Mahone rose to fame after singing and strumming the guitar on his own YouTube channel. But did you know that he: • Skyped randomly with fans even after becoming… Read More →

  • Lexile: 840
  • ATOS: 5.1
  • Dewey: 782.42164092
  • Copyright: 2015

Authority: Deal with it before it deals with you

From the Series Lorimer Deal With It

Young people receive a lot of mixed message when it comes to dealing with authority figures, such as teachers, parents, coaches, team leaders, and others who make decisions for them. Children Read More →

  • Dewey: 300
  • Copyright: 2004

Autism Spectrum Disorders

From the Series USA TODAY Health Reports: Diseases and Disorders

Every year, one out of every 100 children in the United States—or six out of every 1,000 young people worldwide—is diagnosed with autism. Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are a neurologically… Read More →

  • Dewey: 616.85'882
  • Copyright: 2011

Auto Racing Super Stats

From the Series Pro Sports Stats (Alternator Books ® )

Race cars zoom at incredible speeds on tracks all around the world. How do fans keep track of it all? They use statistics! From the most powerful cars to the most successful drivers, this… Read More →

  • Lexile: 990
  • ATOS: 5.2
  • Dewey: 796.720922 [B]
  • Copyright: 2018

A Very Merry Guinea Dog

From the Series Guinea Dog

Rufus's first Christmas with Fido, the guinea pig that acts like a dog, is not what he expected. Shredded wrapping paper, opened presents, a toppled Christmas tree are only some of the… Read More →

  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2013

Aviadores de Tuskegee (Tuskegee Airmen)

From the Series Héroes de la Segunda Guerra Mundial (Heroes of World War II) (Alternator Books ® en español)

Antes de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, ningún piloto negro había volado en el ejército estadounidense. En 1941, el Cuerpo Aéreo del Ejército formó un escuadrón de pilotos exclusivamente negros.… Read More →

  • Dewey: 940.54/4973
  • Copyright: 2023