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Shark Quest: Protecting the Ocean's Top Predators

Sharks are in trouble. Fifty shark species are at high risk of extinction, and another sixty-three are threatened. These intelligent, mysterious—and sometimes scary—fish evolved about 420… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1120
  • ATOS: 7.7
  • Dewey: 597.3
  • Copyright: 2019
Cover: Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Blue Gem: Case 3
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Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Blue Gem: Case 3

From the Series On the Case with Holmes and Watson

A hat, a goose, and a priceless blue gem...Can Sherlock Holmes add up the clues? When countess's blue gem is stolen and winds up inside a goose, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson jump on the… Read More →

  • Lexile: 660
  • ATOS: 4.1
  • Dewey: 741.5'973
  • Copyright: 2011
Cover: Splinter
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Splinter

Sixteen-year-old Sami hasn't seen her mother in ten years—and neither has anyone else. The police suspect Sami's father had something to do with her mom's disappearance, but Sami's never… Read More →

  • Lexile: 630
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2017

The Ghostly Carousel: Delightfully Frightful Poems

A zombie family reunion, a "Jekyll lantern," a giggling undertaker, a telekinetic warlock . . . are you scared yet? Sure to induce shrieks and giggles in equal measure, Calef Brown's poems… Read More →

  • Lexile: 760
  • ATOS: 4.8
  • Dewey: 811/.54
  • Copyright: 2018
Cover: The Great Rhino Rescue: Saving the Southern White Rhinos
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The Great Rhino Rescue: Saving the Southern White Rhinos

From the Series Sandra Markle's Science Discoveries

Southern white rhinos are in trouble. For years, a rumor has been spreading that their horns can be used to cure cancer, and poachers have been targeting these gentle creatures. Sandra Markle Read More →

  • Lexile: 1080
  • ATOS: 6.6
  • Dewey: 599.66/80968
  • Copyright: 2019
Cover: The Visitor
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The Visitor

Elise was frightened—of spiders, people, even trees. So she never went out, night or day. One day a strange thing flies in through the window and lands at her feet. And then there comes a… Read More →

  • Lexile: 470
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2018
Cover: Esquivel!: Space-Age Sound Artist
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Esquivel!: Space-Age Sound Artist

From the Series Live Oak Media eReadalong

Juan Garcia Esquivel was born in Mexico and grew up to the sounds of mariachi bands. He loved music and became a musical explorer. Defying convention, he created music that made people laugh… Read More →

  • Copyright: 2018
Cover: Ride or Die
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Ride or Die

From the Series Lorimer SideStreets

When 15-year-old Kanika falls for Danny, an older guy she has always had a crush on, she becomes his "ride or die chick". Soon after establishing that she will do anything for him, Danny… Read More →

  • Lexile: 610
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2019
Cover: Saving Grad
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Saving Grad

From the Series Lorimer SideStreets

Vienna, a mixed-race teen and her mother experience racism and domestic violence while living with her stepfather. They try to escape the situation by moving to a big city where they begin to Read More →

  • Lexile: 610
  • Copyright: 2019
Cover: Trombone Shorty
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Trombone Shorty

From the Series Live Oak Media eReadalong

The stunning story and exquisite illustrations in this Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King Award–winning book can now be savored along with Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews reading the words Read More →

  • Copyright: 2018

Blink

When Josh was four, a little girl named Rachel was kidnapped and never found. Twelve years later, Chatham Clairborne appears, apparently on the hunt for her runaway sister. But Josh suspects… Read More →

  • Lexile: 700
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2018
Cover: Irving Berlin: The Immigrant Boy Who Made America Sing
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Irving Berlin: The Immigrant Boy Who Made America Sing

Irving Berlin came to the United States as a refugee from Tsarist Russia, escaping a pogrom that destroyed his village. Growing up on the streets of the lower East Side, the rhythms of jazz… Read More →

  • ATOS: 5.5
  • Dewey: 782.42164092
  • Copyright: 2018
Cover: All Out of Pretty
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All Out of Pretty

Andrea knows what it's like to be pretty. Thanks to her gorgeous, drug-addicted mother, she also knows where pretty can lead... At 16, Andrea is yanked from the safety of her Gram's home and… Read More →

  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2018
Cover: Troublemakers
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Troublemakers

When she was three, Alena's activist mother died. She's been raised by her half-brother and his boyfriend in East London, which is being targeted by a lone bomber. Alena desperately wants to… Read More →

  • Lexile: 760
  • ATOS: 4.7
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2018
Cover: Without Refuge
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Without Refuge

Thirteen-year-old Ghalib wishes his life could go back to normal. He wishes he could still hang out at the market with his friends, root for his favorite soccer team, even go to school. But… Read More →

  • Lexile: 610
  • ATOS: 4.1
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2018

A Side of Sabotage: A Quinnie Boyd Mystery

From the Series Quinnie Boyd Mysteries

For decades, Gusty's Café has been a beloved staple in Maiden Rock, Maine. Quinnie Boyd's dad runs the café, just like Quinnie's granddad before him. But the family business has new… Read More →

  • Lexile: 730
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2018
Cover: I Got a Chicken for My Birthday
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I Got a Chicken for My Birthday

All the birthday girl wants from her Abuela is a ticket to the amusement park. Instead, she gets a chicken. But this chicken is no ordinary chicken; it has plans! With a lot of hard work, and Read More →

  • Lexile: 320
  • ATOS: 1.6
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2018
Cover: The Stone Bird
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The Stone Bird

It might look like a pebble from the beach, but Eliza knows this is an egg. And one night when she hears cracking, she discovers the Stone Bird. It might still look like a stone to her mom,… Read More →

  • Lexile: 600
  • ATOS: 3.7
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2018

Honk! Splat! Vroom!

Five mice race down a road, eager to cross the finish line. But first they must overcome all sorts of messy obstacles, including mud and one very hungry cat! Luckily, a friendly goose saves… Read More →

  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2018
Cover: Seeing into Tomorrow: Haiku by Richard Wright
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Seeing into Tomorrow: Haiku by Richard Wright

A remarkable celebration of Richard Wright, poetry, and contemporary black boys at play. From walking a dog to watching a sunset to finding a beetle, Richard Wright's haiku puts everyday… Read More →

  • Lexile: 650
  • ATOS: 2.8
  • Dewey: 811/.52
  • Copyright: 2018
Cover: The Disturbed Girl's Dictionary
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The Disturbed Girl's Dictionary

A 2019 YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Selection A 2018 New York Public Library Best Book for Teens Macy's school officially classifies her as "disturbed," but Macy isn't interested in… Read More →

  • Lexile: 500
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2018
Cover: Can I Touch Your Hair?: Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship
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Can I Touch Your Hair?: Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship

Two poets, one white and one black, explore race and childhood in this must-have collection tailored to provoke thought and conversation. How can Irene and Charles work together on their… Read More →

  • ATOS: 4.6
  • Dewey: 811/.6
  • Copyright: 2018

Chavo the Invisible

From the Series Game for Adventure

Chavo is the last player to get picked for capture the flag. But that's okay. Chavo's small, but he just might surprise people with his quick thinking. Can Chavo protect his flag? Will he… Read More →

  • Dewey: 741.5/973
  • Copyright: 2018
Cover: Dig In!: 12 Easy Gardening Projects Using Kitchen Scraps
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Dig In!: 12 Easy Gardening Projects Using Kitchen Scraps

Grow your own fruits and vegetables from nothing but kitchen scraps! Rather than throwing away leftovers from food in your kitchen, you can use them to grow more. Learn how to turn a single… Read More →

  • Lexile: 970
  • Dewey: 635
  • Copyright: 2018