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The Curiosities: A Collection of Stories

From acclaimed and New York Times best-selling YA authors Maggie Stiefvater, Tessa Gratton, and Brenna Yovanoff comes The Curiosities: A Collection of Stories. • A vampire locked in a cage… Read More →

  • Lexile: 870
  • ATOS: 5.8
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2012
Cover: The Patchwork Torah
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The Patchwork Torah

As a child, David watches his grandfather, a Torah scribe or sofer, finish a Torah scroll for the synagogue. "A Torah is not something to be thrown away," his Grandfather explains. David's… Read More →

  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2014
Cover: The Scar Boys
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The Scar Boys

A severely burned teenager. A guitar. Punk rock. The chords of a rock 'n' roll road trip in a coming-of-age novel that is a must-read story about finding your place in the world . . . even if Read More →

  • Lexile: 910
  • ATOS: 6.1
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2014
Cover: The Shadow Prince
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The Shadow Prince

From the Series Into the Dark

Haden Lord, the disgraced prince of the Underrealm, has been sent to the mortal world to entice a girl into returning with him to the land of the dead. Posing as a student at Olympus Hills… Read More →

  • Lexile: 780
  • ATOS: 5.3
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2014
Cover: The Sin-Eater's Confession
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The Sin-Eater's Confession

People in Merit, Wisconsin, always said Jimmy was . . . you know. But people said all sorts of stupid stuff. Nobody really knew anything. Nobody really knew Jimmy. I guess you could say I… Read More →

  • Lexile: 730
  • ATOS: 5.0
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2013
Cover: The Whispering Town
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The Whispering Town

The dramatic story of neighbors in a small Danish fishing village who, during the Holocaust, shelter a Jewish family waiting to be ferried to safety in Sweden - based on a true story. It is… Read More →

  • Lexile: 530
  • ATOS: 3.1
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2014
Cover: Where Do People Go When They Die?
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Where Do People Go When They Die?

In this touching narrative, young children ask, "Where do people go when they die?" Each child asks an adult that they trust--a father, a mother, a grandfather, an aunt, a teacher--and,… Read More →

  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2004

Yuvi's Candy Tree

In Ethiopia, Yuvi dreams of a land where water flows, bread is plentiful, and candy grows on trees. But it is only after a difficult journey that she arrives in Israel, where it appears that… Read More →

  • Lexile: 470
  • ATOS: 2.8
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2011
Cover: A Bag of Marbles: The Graphic Novel
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A Bag of Marbles: The Graphic Novel

In 1941 in occupied Paris, brothers Maurice and Joseph play a last game of marbles before running home to their father’s barbershop. This is the day that will change their lives forever. With Read More →

  • Lexile: 390
  • ATOS: 2.8
  • Dewey: 741.5'944
  • Copyright: 2013

A Summer of Sundays

A sweet middle-grade title about getting lost in a big family and unlikely friendship. Almost-twelve-year-old Sunday Fowler is a middle-of-the-middle child, and it's the absolute worst. Her Read More →

  • Lexile: 680
  • ATOS: 4.3
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2013
Cover: BZRK Reloaded
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BZRK Reloaded

From the Series BZRK

From best-selling author Michael Grant comes the highly anticipated, terrifying, and mind-bending second book in the BZRK trilogy. The entire BZRK cell—including Noah and Sadie—has been left… Read More →

  • Lexile: 720
  • ATOS: 5.0
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2013
Cover: Body Shot
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Body Shot

From the Series The Dojo

Meghan lived through the car crash that killed her mom, but it left her with injuries that ruined her school sports career. Now she's the dojo's toughest female fighter. She just has to avoid Read More →

  • Lexile: 710
  • ATOS: 4.6
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2013
Cover: Bone by Bone: Comparing Animal Skeletons
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Bone by Bone: Comparing Animal Skeletons

From the Series Animal by Animal

What would you be if your finger bones grew so long that they reached your feet? You'd be a bat! What if you had no leg bones but kept your arm bones? You'd be a whale, a dolphin, or a… Read More →

  • Lexile: 580
  • ATOS: 3.7
  • Dewey: 599.9'47
  • Copyright: 2014
Cover: Darkness Everywhere: The Assassination of Mohandas Gandhi
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Darkness Everywhere: The Assassination of Mohandas Gandhi

On January 30, 1948, Mohandas Gandhi, the world's most revered champion of nonviolent civil disobedience, was murdered in cold blood by a man he'd never met. Gandhi was legendary—in his… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1000
  • Dewey: 954.03'5092
  • Copyright: 2014
Cover: Little Fish: A Memoir from a Different Kind of Year
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Little Fish: A Memoir from a Different Kind of Year

Told through real-life journals, collages, lists, and drawings, this coming-of-age story illustrates the transformation of an 18-year-old girl from a small-town teenager into an independent… Read More →

  • Copyright: 2013

Map My Continent

From the Series First Step Nonfiction — Map It Out

Learn how to draw a map of North America. Simple text takes early readers step by step through the types of features a continent map needs to have and how to find the information. Read More →

  • Lexile: 390
  • ATOS: 1.7
  • Dewey: 526
  • Copyright: 2014

Map My Country

From the Series First Step Nonfiction — Map It Out

See how a student creates a map of the United States. Simple text takes early readers step by step through the types of features a country map needs to have and how to find the information. Read More →

  • Lexile: 460
  • ATOS: 1.8
  • Dewey: 526
  • Copyright: 2014

Map My Home

From the Series First Step Nonfiction — Map It Out

See how a boy makes a map of his home showing fire escape routes. Simple text takes early readers step by step through the types of features a fire safety map needs to have. Read More →

  • Lexile: 460
  • ATOS: 1.7
  • Dewey: 526
  • Copyright: 2014

Map My Neighborhood

From the Series First Step Nonfiction — Map It Out

Come along as a girl maps her neighborhood to show her visiting grandmother where everything is. Simple text takes early readers step by step through the types of features a neighborhood map… Read More →

  • Lexile: 420
  • ATOS: 1.5
  • Dewey: 526
  • Copyright: 2014

Map My Room

From the Series First Step Nonfiction — Map It Out

Watch as a boy makes map of his room to show his friend the location of the supplies he’ll need to care of the boy's hamster while the family goes on vacation. Simple text takes early readers Read More →

  • Lexile: 350
  • ATOS: 1.5
  • Dewey: 526
  • Copyright: 2014

Map My State

From the Series First Step Nonfiction — Map It Out

Follow along as a boy makes a map of places to see on a trip to Texas. Simple text takes early readers step by step through the types of features a state map needs to have and how to find the Read More →

  • Lexile: 430
  • ATOS: 1.7
  • Dewey: 526
  • Copyright: 2014
Cover: Spending Spree: The History of American Shopping
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Spending Spree: The History of American Shopping

Ka-ching! Ever stop to think how our modern-day shopping culture came to be? In the early 1800s, stores were few and far between in the United States. General stores supplied everything from… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1140
  • Dewey: 381'.10973
  • Copyright: 2014
Cover: Stolen Luck
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Stolen Luck

From the Series The Dario Quincy Academy of Dance

Kayley's had a run of bad luck. She'd been struggling at dance practice for a while, and then her instructor decided to give Kayley's next role to another girl. Even so, Kayley isn't ready to Read More →

  • Lexile: 640
  • ATOS: 4.6
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2013
Cover: The Case of the Vanishing Honeybees: A Scientific Mystery
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The Case of the Vanishing Honeybees: A Scientific Mystery

From the Series Sandra Markle's Science Discoveries

Honeybees are a crucial part of our food chain. As they gather nectar from flowers to make sweet honey, these bees also play an important role in pollination, helping some plants produce… Read More →

  • Lexile: 980
  • ATOS: 6.0
  • Dewey: 595.79'9
  • Copyright: 2014