Grade 8

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The Life Heroic: How To Unleash Your Most Amazing Self

Heroes are superhuman. Or at least it's easy to assume that when you read ripped-from-the-news stories of derring-do. But in reality, almost anyone who's motivated can be a hero, and the… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1080
  • Dewey: 170/.44
  • Copyright: 2019

The Life of King Henry V

From the Series First Avenue Classics ™

In the wake of his father's death, Prince Henry has ascended to the throne as King Henry V. The rebels have finally been overthrown and the civil war has ended. Henry continues to distance… Read More →

  • Dewey: 822.3'3
  • Copyright: 2016

The Little Black Dress and Zoot Suits: Depression and Wartime Fashions from the 1930s to the 1950s

From the Series Dressing a Nation: The History of U.S. Fashion

What would you have worn if you lived during the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s? It depends on who you were! For 1930s high fashion, nothing beat Coco Chanel's women's suit—a slim, straight skirt… Read More →

  • Lexile: 990
  • Dewey: 391.00973
  • Copyright: 2012

The Loch Ness Monster

From the Series The Cryptid Files

A huge, glowing object moved slowly toward her. As it approached, the glow grew more intense and the water warmer. Vanessa stopped swimming, waiting for the inevitable... Vanessa's dreams… Read More →

  • Lexile: 770
  • ATOS: 5.4
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2014

The Long Trail Home

From the Series Quartz Creek Ranch

Rivka can't wait to get away from her family for the summer. Since that terrible day last year, she wants no part in their Jewish community. At least at Quartz Creek Ranch, she feels worlds… Read More →

  • Lexile: 700
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2017

The Look Book: 50 Iconic Beauties and How to Achieve Their Signature Styles

Audrey Hepburn's winged eyes. Veronica Lake's peek-a-boo curls. Over the last century, celebrities have been at the forefront of fashion, introducing numerous classic hair and makeup looks to Read More →

  • Copyright: 2011

The Lost City

From the Series The Jaguar Stones

The epic conclusion to the exciting Jaguar Stones series and a rip-roaring adventure into the heart of North America! With his parents in jail and the Maya Death Lords in possession of all… Read More →

  • Lexile: 650
  • ATOS: 4.6
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2015

The Lost Daughter: Book 4

From the Series A House Divided

Henrietta Achilles is making her last stand. As mysterious stone warriors invade Henrietta's inherited home, she'll use the last traces of the house's magic to protect the friends around… Read More →

  • Lexile: 530
  • Dewey: 741.5/973
  • Copyright: 2022
Spring 2024

The Lost Forest: An Unexpected Discovery beneath the Waves

After local fishers noticed a large swarm of fish in an unlikely area in the Gulf of Mexico, a team of divers found the remains of a forest deep beneath the waves. The ancient trees had been… Read More →

  • Dewey: 577.709163/64
  • Copyright: 2024

The Lost Saint

From the Series The Dark Divine

This non-stop sequel to The Dark Divine delivers an even hotter romance and more thrilling action than Bree Despain's first novel. Grace Divine made the ultimate sacrifice to cure Daniel… Read More →

  • Lexile: 770
  • ATOS: 5.0
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2011

The Lost World

From the Series First Avenue Classics ™

The eccentric Professor Challenger leads a scientific expedition deep into the Brazilian rain forest, joined by newspaper reporter Edward Malone, biologist Professor Summerlee, and adventurer Read More →

  • Lexile: 1130
  • ATOS: 7.8
  • Dewey: 823/.8
  • Copyright: 2018

The Magic of Melwick Orchard

After more moves than they can count, Isa's family finally puts down roots. People in town are afraid of the abandoned orchard behind their home, but Isa and her sister Junie are happy to… Read More →

  • Lexile: 570
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2018

The Main Event: The Moves and Muscle of Pro Wrestling

From the Series Spectacular Sports

Nothing in wrestling can match the excitement of the main event. It's the match that everyone wants to see, the match that will have fans talking the next day. Author Patrick Jones takes… Read More →

  • Lexile: 990
  • ATOS: 6.6
  • Dewey: 796.812
  • Copyright: 2013

The Maltese Mummy: Book 2

From the Series Chicagoland Detective Agency

A friend has vanished, a mummy's amulet is missing, and there's a weirdo out there looking for human brains and hearts. The Chicagoland Detective Agency—run by Megan, Raf, and his talking dog Read More →

  • Lexile: 580
  • ATOS: 3.4
  • Dewey: 741.5'973
  • Copyright: 2011

The Manic Pixie Dream Boy Improvement Project

Riley lives in TropeTown, where everyone plays stock roles in novels. Riley, a Manic Pixie Dream Boy, is sent to group therapy after going off-script. Riley knows that breaking the rules… Read More →

  • Lexile: 810
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2019

The Man in the Iron Mask

From the Series First Avenue Classics ™

The courageous musketeers—Athos, D'Artagnan, Aramis, and Porthos—return to sword fighting in the final installment of the D'Artagnan Romances. When Aramis visits the Bastille, an infamous… Read More →

  • Lexile: 950
  • Dewey: 843/.7
  • Copyright: 2019

The Mapmakers' Race

Five children find a route through the wilderness in this exciting mountain-race adventure for middle grade readers. Sal, Joe, Francie and Humphrey misplace their famous mapmaker mother as… Read More →

  • Lexile: 760
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2018

The Marsh Demon

From the Series Dark Hunter

A demon from the marsh is stealing children. Can Mr. Blood stop it? Or will Mary and Edgar be the next victims? Read More →

  • Lexile: 560
  • ATOS: 3.3
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2015
Fall 2023

The Maya: Fearsome Fighters and Scary Sacrifice

From the Series Deadly History

From being made into a mummy through being sacrificed to the gods, daily life in the Mayan world was pretty deadly! Readers will love digging up the past and finding out just how horrible it… Read More →

  • ATOS: 6.1
  • Dewey: 930
  • Copyright: 2023

The Mayhem on Mohawk Avenue

From the Series The Paranormalists

A dark, shiny poster was spread across the board, crowding out school lunch menus and events calendars: NEED TO BANISH A GHOST? CALL THE PARANORMALATOR. I SEEK KNOWLEDGE AND FIND THE SOURCE. Read More →

  • Lexile: 600
  • ATOS: 4.1
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2012

The Maypop Kidnapping: A Quinnie Boyd Mystery

From the Series Quinnie Boyd Mysteries

In the coastal village of Maiden Rock, Maine, Quinnie Boyd's teacher has disappeared. Quinnie thinks it's a kidnapping case, but her mom, the town sheriff, just thinks the teacher has left… Read More →

  • Lexile: 690
  • ATOS: 4.4
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2016

The Me Nobody Knew, 2nd Edition

Shannon was 13 and she wanted to die. She hated her parents, her body, her friends - her life. She never felt pretty or popular enough. She struggled with drinking. She was sexually… Read More →

  • Dewey: 155.5'33092
  • Copyright: 2010

The Merchant of Venice

From the Series First Avenue Classics ™

In order to win the wealthy Portia's hand in marriage, Bassanio thinks he needs money to impress her. He goes to his friend Antonio for help, but Antonio's money is tied up in ships. Antonio… Read More →

  • ATOS: 9.4
  • Dewey: 822.3'3
  • Copyright: 2015

The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood

From the Series First Avenue Classics ™

Ballads, legends, and poems about the legendary Robin Hood have been around since the middle ages. In The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood, the bandit and his merry men ramble through the… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1260
  • ATOS: 8.6
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2015