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The Dickens Mirror

From the Series The Dark Passages

Critically acclaimed author of The Ashes Trilogy, Ilsa J. Bick takes her new Dark Passages series to an alternative Victorian London where Emma Lindsay continues to wade through blurred… Read More →

  • Lexile: 690
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2015

The Eternity Key

From the Series Into the Dark

Fan-favorite author Bree Despain continues her modern-day romance trilogy inspired by the Greek myth of Persephone and Hades with this second book in her Into the Dark series. Haden Lord,… Read More →

  • Lexile: 870
  • ATOS: 5.7
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2015

The House of Mirth

From the Series First Avenue Classics ™

Lily Bart, twenty-nine years old and unmarried, wants a higher standing in society. She believes she can attain this dream by marrying a rich man. Unfortunately, her true love, Lawrence… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1230
  • ATOS: 9.7
  • Dewey: 800
  • Copyright: 2015

The Jungle Book

From the Series First Avenue Classics ™

This collection of fables is set in India and features talking animals, both wise and cruel, to teach about the human world. Several of the stories include Mowgli, the "man-cub" left in the… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1100
  • ATOS: 7.5
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2015

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

The Next Big Thing: A History of the Boom-or-Bust Moments That Shaped the Modern World

We are always hearing about the Next Big Thing. Whether it is a new iPhone or the New World, the freshest and newest inventions, discoveries, and fads always loom large in the public mind.… Read More →

  • Copyright: 2015
Cover: The Other Side of the Wall
Starred Review & Award Count 1

The Other Side of the Wall

Simon Schwartz was born in 1982 in East Germany, at a time when the repressive Socialist Unity Party of Germany controlled the area. Shortly before Simon's birth, his parents decided to leave Read More →

  • Lexile: 580
  • ATOS: 4.1
  • Dewey: 305.9'06914092243
  • Copyright: 2015

The Prince and the Pauper

From the Series First Avenue Classics ™

Two boys are born on the same day in sixteenth-century England; one is a beggar, and the other is the Prince of Wales. Growing up, Tom Canty daydreams of hobnobbing with nobility, while… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1090
  • ATOS: 9.5
  • Dewey: 800
  • Copyright: 2015

The Tempest

From the Series First Avenue Classics ™

A tempest shipwrecks Alonso, the king of Naples; Antonio, the duke of Milan; and several others on a small island in the Mediterranean. Little do they know that the storm was conjured by… Read More →

  • ATOS: 9.0
  • Dewey: 822.3'3
  • Copyright: 2015
Cover: Thrift Shopping: Discovering Bargains and Hidden Treasures
Starred Review & Award Count 1

Thrift Shopping: Discovering Bargains and Hidden Treasures

Looking for just the right outfit for a big party? Or maybe you want to build some funky shelves for your bedroom. Instead of heading for the mall, consider checking out a thrift store. It's… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1060
  • Dewey: 381'.19
  • Copyright: 2015

Treasure Island

From the Series First Avenue Classics ™

Jim Hawkins thinks his life is rather dull…until he discovers a treasure map belonging to the infamous pirate Captain Flint. Jim sets off with a crew to search for the buried gold. But not… Read More →

  • Lexile: 980
  • ATOS: 8.3
  • Dewey: 800
  • Copyright: 2015

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

From the Series First Avenue Classics ™

A mysterious monster is haunting the seas, and no one quite knows what to make of it. The US Navy sends an expedition to uncover the monster's identity. Three people—oceanographer Professor… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1030
  • ATOS: 10.0
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2015

Twin Roses: A Beau Rivage Short Story

Pearl and Ruby have always shared everything, including their Snow White and Rose Red curse. When they were little kids, that meant sharing Pop-Tarts and cartoons with Theo, the enchanted… Read More →

  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2014

Whistle-Blowers: Exposing Crime and Corruption

Sex abuse. Government spying on civilians. Lying under oath. These aren't the makings for crime novels—they're real-life stories uncovered by whistle-blowers with knowledge of deep, dark… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1160
  • Dewey: 364.4'1
  • Copyright: 2015
Cover: Lark Ascending
Starred Review & Award Count 1

Lark Ascending

From the Series The Skylark Trilogy

The thrilling conclusion to The Skylark Trilogy: Revolution is brewing in the city within the Wall. The city stands divided, and war is imminent. The rebels need a leader. After months beyond Read More →

  • Lexile: 800
  • ATOS: 5.8
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2014
Cover: Perfectly Good White Boy
Starred Review & Award Count 2

Perfectly Good White Boy

"You never know where we'll end up. There's so much possibility in life, you know?" Hallie said. Sean Norwhalt can read between the lines. He knows Hallie's just dumped him. He was a… Read More →

  • Lexile: 810
  • ATOS: 4.8
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2014
Cover: Beetle Boy
Starred Review & Award Count 3 1

Beetle Boy

When he was seven, Charlie Porter never intended to become the world's youngest published author. He just wanted his father to stop crying. So he told him a story about a talking beetle—a… Read More →

  • Lexile: 710
  • ATOS: 4.6
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2014

Mercy Mode

From the Series Contaminated

Seventeen-year-old Velvet, her little sister, Opal their mom, who is recovering from the Contamination, and Velvet's sweet boyfriend, Dillon, are attempting to build a new life amid the… Read More →

  • Lexile: 740
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2014
Cover: A Game for Swallows: To Die, To Leave, To Return
Starred Review & Award Count 1 7

A Game for Swallows: To Die, To Leave, To Return

When Zeina was born, the civil war in Lebanon had been going on for six years, so it's just a normal part of life for her and her parents and little brother. The city of Beirut is cut in two, Read More →

  • Lexile: 680
  • ATOS: 3.4
  • Dewey: 741.5
  • Copyright: 2012

A Tale of Two Cities

From the Series First Avenue Classics ™

After rescuing her father from prison in Paris, Lucie Manette brings him back home to London. There, she is wooed by two similar-looking men: Charles Darney is a Frenchman recently acquitted… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1130
  • ATOS: 9.7
  • Dewey: 823'.8
  • Copyright: 2014
Cover: A Wounded Name
Starred Review & Award Count 1

A Wounded Name

Ophelia Castellan will never be just another girl at Elsinore Academy. Seeing ghosts is not a skill prized in future society wives. Even when she takes her pills, the bean sidhe beckon,… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1010
  • ATOS: 6.5
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2013
Cover: Alice + Freda Forever: A Murder in Memphis
Starred Review & Award Count 1 1

Alice + Freda Forever: A Murder in Memphis

Alice + Freda Forever is a gut-wrenching story of love, death, and the dangers of intolerance."—Bustle In 1892, America was obsessed with a teenage murderess, but it wasn't her crime that… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1210
  • Copyright: 2014

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

From the Series First Avenue Classics ™

Bored with reading a book with no pictures, Alice looks up and sees a white rabbit in a waistcoat. Curious, she follows. Tumbling down a rabbit hole after him, Alice leaves the rational world Read More →

  • Lexile: 850
  • ATOS: 7.4
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2014