Grade 9
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Understanding Suicide: A National Epidemic
Suicide is among the top three causes of death for young people ages 15 to 24. In fact, this global epidemic claims 41,000 lives per year in the United States alone. Suicide touches people of Read More →
Underwater
Twelve-year-old Gabe has ambitions to be the next Jacques Cousteau...or Bill Gates...or who? Gabe's anxiety about growing up is matched by his fear that he'll be crazy (like his brother). But Read More →
Unretouchable
“One of the most memorable debut graphic novels in recent years.”—IGN Olive is spending the summer before art school at a coveted internship, helping one of the fashion industry's elite… Read More →
UnSlut: A Diary and a Memoir
When Emily Lindin was eleven years old, she was branded a “slut” by the rest of her classmates. For the next few years of her life, she was bullied incessantly at school, after school, and… Read More →
Unthinkable
From the Series Night Fall ™
Omar Phillips is Bridgewater High's favorite local teen author. His Facebook fans can't wait for his next horror story. But lately Omar's imagination has turned against him. Horrifying… Read More →
Up for Sale: Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery
"Trafficking thrives in the shadows. And it can be easy to dismiss it as something that happens to someone else, somewhere else. But that is not the case. Trafficking is a crime that involves Read More →
Up from Slavery: An Autobiography
From the Series First Avenue Classics ™
In this acclaimed autobiography, Booker T. Washington makes a case for lifting up his race through education. Washington uses his personal story as the example, from his birth to slave… Read More →
Up in the Air: The Story of Bessie Coleman
From the Series Trailblazer Biographies
When she was growing up in Waxahachie, Texas, in the early 1900s, young Bessie Coleman had to do without a lot of things. Because she was black, she went to inferior schools. Because her… Read More →
Uranus and Neptune
From the Series Worlds Beyond
Two of the most mysterious planets in our solar system are the cold, beautiful blue worlds of Uranus and Neptune. They lie so far from the Sun that they appear only as small dots in even the… Read More →
Vaccination Investigation: The History and Science of Vaccines
Vaccines are biological substances that cause the human immune system to build up its defenses against specific diseases. Public health officials recommend a series of vaccines for all… Read More →
Valiant
Saville hates sewing. How can she not when her father, the Tailor, loves his bolts of velvet and silk far more than he's ever loved her? Yet, when he is struck ill shortly after they arrive… Read More →
Vegas Tryout
From the Series Lorimer Podium Sports Academy
Toronto synchro swimmer Carrie Munroe is Podium Sports Academy's team flyer and the school's best prospect for making it at the upcoming Vegas tryouts—fulfilling her dreams of being in a… Read More →
Vegetarian Cooking around the World
From the Series Easy Menu Ethnic Cookbooks 2nd Edition
With savory vegetarian recipes from around the world, this versatile cookbook provides a wealth of dishes that are exciting, easy-to-prepare, and delicious. Take a taste-filled trip to… Read More →
Venom
Toxic creatures can be found almost anywhere—in the woods, in the desert, in your own backyard . . . even in your room! Some, such as poison dart frogs and puffer fish, have poisonous skin or Read More →
Volunteering Smarts: How to Find Opportunities, Create a Positive Experience, and More
From the Series USA TODAY Teen Wise Guides: Lifestyle Choices
Volunteering. So you want to get out there and do something? Help someone in need, make a difference, change the world? There are numerous volunteering opportunities out there. Did you know… Read More →
Vortex
From the Series Day of Disaster
Blair and her brothers are driving home from a disastrous road trip when their day suddenly gets a whole lot worse. After facing down a tornado, their car is barely functioning, and the same… Read More →
Votes of Confidence, 2nd Edition: A Young Person's Guide to American Elections
Every two years, media coverage of American elections turns into a horse-race story about who's leading the polls and who said what when. Give young adult readers clear explanations about… Read More →
Votes of Confidence, 3rd Edition: A Young Person's Guide to American Elections
A detailed primer on the United States election cycle - newly revised and updated! Every four years, coverage of the presidential election turns into a horse-race story about who’s leading… Read More →
Vote!: Women's Fight for Access to the Ballot Box
August 18, 2020, marked the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution, which prohibited states and the US government from denying citizens the right to vote on the basis… Read More →
Walden, and On the Duty of Civil Disobedience
From the Series First Avenue Classics ™
In these two American literary classics, Henry David Thoreau offers readers his experiences and thoughts on how to live a more fulfilling life and stand up for what is right. Having spent two Read More →
Walk This Way
From the Series Lorimer Real Love
Sixteen-year-old Joshua does drag on social media but wants to have the full drag performance experience. But he’s attracted to guys who don’t like drag and want nothing to do with gay men… Read More →
Wall of Water
From the Series Day of Disaster
When Alexandra's dad gets a new job in Hawaii, her parents promise that life there will be paradise. But what they couldn't predict is a natural disaster of epic proportions. A tsunami slams… Read More →
Walls and Welcome Mats: Immigration and the American Dream
Since the founding of the United States, immigrants have made important contributions to the history and culture of the country. Yet immigration has always been a topic that stirs up strong… Read More →
War and Peace
From the Series First Avenue Classics ™
Part historical fiction, part philosophical treatise, and part romance novel, this genre-transcending epic follows the increasingly intertwined fates of the children of five prominent Russian Read More →