Grade 8
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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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Book Five: The Parting
From the Series The ElseWhere Chronicles
Trapped in the dangerous world of ElseWhere, Rebecca, Noah, and Theo are possessed by the evils unleashed by the Master of Shadows. Max and Grandpa Gabe may be their only hope of breaking… Read More →
Book Four: The Calling
From the Series The ElseWhere Chronicles
Max, Rebecca, Noah, and Theo have returned home, but they have left behind them a land still under threat by the Master of Shadows. And all is not well at home, either. Rebecca is dangerously Read More →
Book of Styling: An Insider's Guide to Creating Your Own Look
This guide explains the whats, whys, and hows of styling, whether you're looking to update your wardrobe or curate your closet. Accomplished stylist Somer Flaherty helps readers figure out… Read More →
Book One: The Shadow Door
From the Series The ElseWhere Chronicles
It’s bad enough when Max, Rebecca, Noah, and Theo just think Grandpa Gabe’s house is haunted. But then the old movie projector in the library opens a passageway to a world of monsters and… Read More →
Book Six: The Tower of Shadows
From the Series The ElseWhere Chronicles
The time has come to confront the Master of Shadows. Rebecca, Max, and Theo must follow Grandpa Gabe into the heart of the Master's realm, the Tower of Shadows. But can Grandpa Gabe be… Read More →
Book Three: The Master of Shadows
From the Series The ElseWhere Chronicles
Rebecca, Max, Noah, and Theo are reunited and on the run. The Master of Shadows himself is close behind. Nowhere is safe - monsters lurk in the water and on land, and the Shadow Spies strike… Read More →
Book Two: The Shadow Spies
From the Series The ElseWhere Chronicles
With the Shadow Door shattered and the passageway closed, Rebecca and Max set out across the dangerous lands of ElseWhere to find a way home. Wherever there is darkness, the Shadow Spies -… Read More →
Boosting Black Voices with Marley Dias
From the Series Teen Strong
When Marley Dias was 10 years old, she decided she was tired of reading books about white boys. She was hungry for stories she could relate to and characters who looked like her. With help… Read More →
Born in the Year of Courage
From the Series Adventures in Time
It is the mid-1800s and Manjiro, a young fisherman, is shipwrecked far off the coast of his native Japan. At this time in history, Japan is an isolated country that allows its citizens no… Read More →
Bounce — Audisee®—Fluent Set
From the Series Bounce
High-school basketball players at the top of their games grapple with challenges on and off the court. A school cheating scandal, inner-city life, and racial tensions push these athletes to… Read More →
Bounce — Paperback Set
From the Series Bounce
High-school basketball players at the top of their games grapple with challenges on and off the court. A school cheating scandal, inner-city life, and racial tensions push these athletes to… Read More →
Box-Office Smash
From the Series The Opportunity
Jason can't believe his luck when he opens the letter from his high school's wealthy alum Harmon Holt telling him he'll be interning on a movie set in LA. Even better, it's with one of his… Read More →
Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
Drawing from her experiences as an Indigenous scientist, botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer demonstrated how all living things—from strawberries and witch hazel to water lilies and lichen—provide… Read More →
Brazilian Jiujitsu: Ground-Fighting Combat
From the Series Martial Arts Sports Zone
Did you know that Brazilian jiujitsu (BJJ) has its origins in Japanese judo? Samurai warriors used judo for self-defense. In the early 1900s, judo masters brought the martial art to Brazil.… Read More →
Breakaway
From the Series Lorimer Sports Stories
Adam loves hockey, and he's good at it. So when his family moves to Vancouver, he's sure he'll impress in the elite hockey league his father signs him up for. The only problem is that he'll… Read More →