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Cover: The Meeting: Book 1
Starred Review & Award Count 1

The Meeting: Book 1

From the Series Mr. Badger and Mrs. Fox

Grub, Bristle, and Ginger agree on only one thing: badgers and foxes cannot be friends. But when hunters chase Ginger and her mother out of their den, Mr. Badger and Mrs. Fox decide they… Read More →

  • Lexile: 520
  • ATOS: 2.2
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2010
Cover: Looking Like Me
Starred Review & Award Count 4 1

Looking Like Me

When you look in a mirror, who do you see? A boy? A girl? A son? A daughter? A runner? A dancer? Whoever and whatever you see―just put out your fist and give yourself an "I am" BAM! This… Read More →

  • ATOS: 2.6
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2009
Cover: Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshal
Starred Review & Award Count 4 4

Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshal

Coretta Scott King Author Award Read about the fascinating life of Bass Reeves, who escaped slavery to become the first African American Deputy US Marshal west of the Mississippi. Sitting… Read More →

  • Lexile: 860
  • ATOS: 5.2
  • Dewey: 363.28'2092
  • Copyright: 2009
Cover: Name That Style: All about Isms in Art
Starred Review & Award Count 1

Name That Style: All about Isms in Art

From the Series Bob Raczka's Art Adventures

How many art styles can you name? Can you tell the difference between Naturalism and Realism? How about Cubism and Impressionism? In this book, art lover Bob Raczka clearly explains the… Read More →

  • Lexile: 940
  • ATOS: 5.7
  • Dewey: 709
  • Copyright: 2009
Cover: Riot
Starred Review & Award Count 3

Riot

As the Civil War rages, another battle breaks out behind the lines. During a long hot July in 1863, the worst race riots the United States has ever seen erupt in New York City. Earlier that… Read More →

  • ATOS: 4.6
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2009
Cover: The Steel Pan Man of Harlem
Starred Review & Award Count 1

The Steel Pan Man of Harlem

Once upon a time in the city of Harlem, there was a terrible problem. Rats had taken over the city. They were everywhere―subways, restaurants, even people’s homes! The mayor didn’t know what… Read More →

  • ATOS: 3.6
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2009
Cover: What Is Taste?
Starred Review & Award Count 1

What Is Taste?

From the Series Lightning Bolt Books ® — Your Amazing Senses

Salty popcorn. Sweet watermelon. Your tongue lets you taste these things and more. But how does your sense of taste work? And how does it help you? Read this book to find out! Learn all about Read More →

  • Lexile: 570
  • Dewey: 612.8'7
  • Copyright: 2010
Cover: Wish You Were Dead
Starred Review & Award Count 1 1

Wish You Were Dead

I'll begin with Lucy. She is definitely first on the list. You can't believe how it feels to be in the cafeteria and turn around and there she is staring at me like I'm some disgusting bug or Read More →

  • Lexile: 650
  • ATOS: 4.4
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2009
Cover: Written in Bone: Buried Lives of Jamestown and Colonial Maryland
Starred Review & Award Count 3 7

Written in Bone: Buried Lives of Jamestown and Colonial Maryland

YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Finalist One of the Best Books of the Year: Chicago Public Library, School Library Journal, Science Books & Films Bright white teeth.… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1140
  • ATOS: 9.0
  • Dewey: 614'.17
  • Copyright: 2009
Cover: Nigeria
Starred Review & Award Count 1

Nigeria

From the Series Country Explorers

Pack your bags! We’re headed to Nigeria. On this whirlwind tour, you’ll learn all about the country’s landscape, culture, people, and more. We’ll explore Nigeria’s vast grasslands and long… Read More →

  • Lexile: 660
  • ATOS: 4.1
  • Dewey: 966.9
  • Copyright: 2008
Cover: Punished!
Starred Review & Award Count 1

Punished!

Logan and his friend Benedict run into the wrong guy at the library―literally. When Logan slams into the reference guy in the basement and gives him a little lip, Logan gets punished, really… Read More →

  • Lexile: 540
  • ATOS: 3.6
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2006
Cover: Coriander the Contrary Hen
Starred Review & Award Count 1

Coriander the Contrary Hen

Coriander is a contrary, stubborn hen, with a mind of her own. When she decides to plant herself in the middle of the road causing a chaotic traffic jam of cars, trucks, and buses, Farmer… Read More →

  • ATOS: 2.9
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2007
Cover: Taj Mahal
Starred Review & Award Count 1 1

Taj Mahal

The Taj Mahal is undoubtedly one of the most spectacular buildings of the world, renowned for its architectual magnificence and aesthetic beauty. It is a rare book that can do justice to such Read More →

  • ATOS: 6.1
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2007
Cover: The Secret of Priest's Grotto: A Holocaust Survival Story
Starred Review & Award Count 1 3

The Secret of Priest's Grotto: A Holocaust Survival Story

According to legend, a group of Jewish families survived the Holocaust by hiding out for months in the 77 miles of caves in Ukraine known as Priest's Grotto. Cavers Taylor and Nicola… Read More →

  • ATOS: 8.0
  • Dewey: 940.53'180922477
  • Copyright: 2007
Cover: Wolf's Coming!
Starred Review & Award Count 1 1

Wolf's Coming!

As a distant howl echoes through the forest, animals quickly stop what they're doing and run for home. Look out—Wolf's coming! As the shadowy figure gets closer and closer and the day draws… Read More →

  • Lexile: 390
  • ATOS: 1.2
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2007
Cover: Swing around the Sun
Starred Review & Award Count 1 2

Swing around the Sun

Four renowned children's book artists--Cheng-Khee Chee, illustrator of Old Turtle; Janice Lee Porter, illustrator of Hope; Mary GrandPre, illustrator of the U.S. editions of the Harry Potter… Read More →

  • Dewey: 811'.54
  • Copyright: 2003
Cover: Little Wolf's Book of Badness
Starred Review & Award Count 1

Little Wolf's Book of Badness

From the Series Little Wolf Adventures

Little Wolf has been brushing his teeth without being growled at, he's been going to bed early, and he's been far too nice to his baby brother, Smellybreff. His parents, concerned they will… Read More →

  • Lexile: 600
  • ATOS: 3.9
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2000
Cover: Aunt Clara Brown: Official Pioneer
Starred Review & Award Count 2 2

Aunt Clara Brown: Official Pioneer

From the Series On My Own Biography

As a successful former slave, Clara Brown used her money to help other freed slaves get a new start in life. In 1859 Clara bought her own freedom and headed west to Colorado to find her… Read More →

  • Lexile: 610
  • ATOS: 3.5
  • Dewey: 978.8'00496073'0092
  • Copyright: 1999
Cover: Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie
Starred Review & Award Count 1

Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie

From the Series On My Own History

Abbie was afraid. She had never had to keep the lights burning by herself. But many lives depended on the lighthouse, and Papa was depending on Abbie. This is the exciting true story of… Read More →

  • Lexile: 260
  • ATOS: 2.2
  • Dewey: 387.1'55
  • Copyright: 1985