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Cover: Racial Profiling: Everyday Inequality
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Racial Profiling: Everyday Inequality

In the United States, racial profiling affects thousands of Americans every day. Both individuals and institutions—such as law enforcement agencies, government bodies, and schools—routinely… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1310
  • ATOS: 9.6
  • Dewey: 363.2/308900973
  • Copyright: 2017

S.O.S.

From the Series Midnight

After a kayaking accident nearly kills Tyrell, he is glad to be home and recovering. However, one night at midnight, he sees a strange light flashing in the window of the abandoned factory… Read More →

  • Lexile: 640
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2017

Smash!: Exploring the Mysteries of the Universe with the Large Hadron Collider

What is the universe made of? At CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, scientists have searched for answers to this question using the largest machine in the world: the Large… Read More →

  • Lexile: 670
  • Dewey: 539.7/36
  • Copyright: 2017

The Scarlet Pimpernel

From the Series First Avenue Classics ™

At the beginning of the French Revolution, a group of Englishmen form a secret society to rescue French aristocrats from the guillotine. Their mysterious leader is the elusive Scarlet… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1140
  • ATOS: 8.0
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2017

The Swiss Family Robinson

From the Series First Avenue Classics ™

When a storm wrecks their ship off the coast of a deserted island in the East Indies, William, Elizabeth, and their four sons must rely on each other for survival. Stranded like Robinson… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1270
  • ATOS: 9.0
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2017

The War of the Worlds

From the Series First Avenue Classics ™

When a meteorite lands in Surrey, the locals don't know what to make of it. But as Martians emerge and begin killing bystanders, it quickly becomes clear—England is under attack. Armed… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1160
  • ATOS: 9.1
  • Dewey: 823'.912
  • Copyright: 2017

The Witching Hour

From the Series Midnight

What do you do when you're new to a town where unexplainable things keep happening? Rosie moves to Middleton right after Mackie, a star on the high school football team, has died—and Mackie's Read More →

  • Lexile: 610
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2017

The Yellow Wallpaper

From the Series First Avenue Classics ™

Doctor's orders confine a woman suffering from anxiety and depression to her bedroom, in an effort to prevent mental stimulation of any sort. Despite her forced "rest cure," she continues to… Read More →

  • Lexile: 920
  • ATOS: 9.3
  • Dewey: 813/.4
  • Copyright: 2017

Truth or Dare

From the Series Midnight

The town of Middleton is on edge after three kids go missing from their campground. Did they simply run away? Or did something more menacing happen? Nevertheless, Trey and his friends plan a… Read More →

  • Lexile: 720
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2017

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 →

  • Lexile: 530
  • ATOS: 4.1
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2017

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 →

  • Lexile: 570
  • ATOS: 4.0
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2017

Rez Runaway

From the Series Lorimer SideStreets

Raised on an Indian reserve, seventeen-year-old Joe Littlechief tries to be like the other guys. But Joe knows he's different—he's more interested in guys than girls. One night Joe makes a… Read More →

  • Lexile: 600
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2017

Caravaggio: Painter on the Run

Caravaggio was on a defiant mission to change the art world. Before him, there were pastel-colored idealized visions, polite paintings for a polite society. After him, there were slews of… Read More →

  • Lexile: 780
  • ATOS: 5.4
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2016

Incognita

From the Series The Tabula Rasa Saga

In the wake of an experimental procedure that almost wiped out her memory forever, Angel has a chance for a fresh start. She's recovered most of her memories, rebuilt her physical strength,… Read More →

  • Lexile: 730
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2016

The Immortal Throne

From the Series Into the Dark

Daphne Raines knew it was risky to enter the underworld to save the love of her life, Haden, who had sacrificed his own honor as an Underlord for her sake. But she could never have predicted… Read More →

  • Lexile: 790
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2016

The Stand-In

The inspiration for the Netflix original film, The Perfect Date! When Brooks volunteered to be a stand-in for Burdette's cousin who got stood up for Homecoming, it was with the noblest of… Read More →

  • Lexile: 750
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2016
Cover: How Not to Be a Dick: An Everyday Etiquette Guide
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How Not to Be a Dick: An Everyday Etiquette Guide

On the one hand, nobody wants to be a dick. On the other hand, dicks are everywhere! They cut in line, talk behind our backs, recline into our seats, and even have the power to morph into… Read More →

  • Lexile: 810
  • Copyright: 2013
Cover: Naked '76
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Naked '76

London, 1976: A summer of creation, destruction, and blistering heat. Lili Garcia stands at the edge of London's growing punk scene, playing bass with one of city's wildest bands. The… Read More →

  • Lexile: 980
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2016
Cover: Plotted: A Literary Atlas
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Plotted: A Literary Atlas

Lost in a book? There's a map for that. This incredibly wide-ranging collection of maps—all inspired by literary classics—offers readers a new way of looking at their favorite fictional… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1090
  • Copyright: 2015

Prison Island: A Graphic Memoir

McNeil Island in Washington state was the home of the last prison island in the US, accessible only by air or sea. It was also home to about fifty families, including Colleen Frakes' when she Read More →

  • Copyright: 2015

The Giant

From the Series Quarantine

In the violent early days of the quarantine, Gonzalo joins a gang of thieves who live in the ductwork of McKinley High School. There he falls in love with Sasha, but as he grows too big to… Read More →

  • Lexile: 750
  • ATOS: 5.1
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2016

The Weird World of Words: A Guided Tour

Did you know that ‘Almost’ is the longest word in the English language with all of its letters in alphabetical order ? Or that ‘Stewardesses’ is the longest word you can type solely with your Read More →

  • Copyright: 2015
Cover: Wired Man and Other Freaks of Nature
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Wired Man and Other Freaks of Nature

Ben Wireman is partially deaf and completely insecure. The only two things that make him feel normal are being a soccer goalie and hanging out with his best friend, Tyler Nuson. Tyler is the… Read More →

  • Lexile: 790
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2016

Beyond Crazy

From the Series Lorimer SideStreets

Being in a band is Stelle's salvation. It is her escape from the chaotic clutter at home and her mother's depression. Even though she is able to lose herself for a few hours, pounding away on Read More →

  • Lexile: 650
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2014