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The Lunch Bunch
From the Series Real Kids Readers — Level 2
Who do you eat lunch with? Ann and Lee sit together at lunch. Meg is new at school and would like to make friends with them. Is there room for three? Read More →
The Mayhem on Mohawk Avenue
From the Series The Paranormalists
A dark, shiny poster was spread across the board, crowding out school lunch menus and events calendars: NEED TO BANISH A GHOST? CALL THE PARANORMALATOR. I SEEK KNOWLEDGE AND FIND THE SOURCE. Read More →
What Can't Wait
“Another day finished,gracias a Dios.” Seventeen-year-old Marisa’s mother has been saying this for as long as Marisa can remember. Her parents came to Houston from Mexico. They work hard,… Read More →
Zombie Makers: True Stories of Nature's Undead
Are zombies real? As far as we know, dead people do not come back to life and start walking around, looking for trouble. But there are things that can take over the bodies and brains of… Read More →
A Leaf Can Be . . .
From the Series Can Be . . . Books
A leaf is a leaf, a bit of a tree. But just try to guess what else it can be! A leaf can be a...shade spiller, mouth filler, tree topper, rain stopper. Find out about the many roles leaves… Read More →
Anxiety Disorders
From the Series USA TODAY Health Reports: Diseases and Disorders
Millions of Americans—more than 16 percent of teens and adults—live with some type of anxiety disorder. Anxiety disorders are a group of disorders that include panic disorder, agoraphobia,… Read More →
BZRK
From the Series BZRK
Love The Hunger Games? Action-adventure thrillers with a dystopian twist? BZRK (Berserk) by Michael Grant, New York Times best-selling author of the GONE series, ramps up the action and… Read More →
Bears at the Beach: Counting 10 to 20
Everyone knows the three bears. Counting to three is easy! It's those numbers between 10 and 20 that are difficult for pre-schoolers to learn—unless, of course, they join these 11 bears at… Read More →
Can an Old Dog Learn New Tricks?: And Other Questions about Animals
From the Series Is That a Fact?
Bats are blind. An old dog can’t learn new tricks. The early bird catches the worm. You may have heard some of these common sayings or beliefs before. But are they really true? Can they be… Read More →
Clyde Tombaugh and the Search for Planet X
From the Series On My Own Biography
Twelve-year-old Clyde Tombaugh stepped up and took his first look through a telescope. Gazing at the moon, he was thrilled by the sight of its craters and valleys. What other mysteries were… Read More →
Crafts to Make in the Fall
From the Series Crafts For All Seasons
Simple but fun seasonal crafts from Kathy Ross and Vicky Enright! Twenty-nine easy-to-make craft projects with fall themes, including a fall tree lapel pin, a school bus picture frame, and a… Read More →
Crafts to Make in the Spring
From the Series Crafts For All Seasons
Simple but fun seasonal crafts from Kathy Ross and Vicky Enright! Twenty-nine easy-to-make craft projects with spring themes, including a crocus dish garden, a spring bird mask, and a necktie Read More →
Crafts to Make in the Summer
From the Series Crafts For All Seasons
More simple but fun seasonal crafts from Kathy Ross and Vicky Enright. Twenty-nine easy-to-make craft projects with summertime themes, including a mouse sunglasses case, a firecracker finger… Read More →
Crafts to Make in the Winter
From the Series Crafts For All Seasons
Simple but fun seasonal crafts from Kathy Ross and Vicky Enright! Twenty-nine easy-to-make craft projects with winter themes, including a snowman pin, a reindeer puppet, and an icy sun catcher. Read More →
Death of a Dreamer: The Assassination of John Lennon
New York, December 8, 1980: The announcement shocked the world. Beatles founder and legendary musician John Lennon had been murdered in front of his New York home. With no warning, a lone… Read More →
Does It Really Take Seven Years to Digest Swallowed Gum?: And Other Questions You've Always Wanted to Ask
From the Series Is That a Fact?
It takes seven years to digest swallowed gum. A penny placed on a train track can cause a train to derail. The average human consumes four spiders per year while sleeping. You may have heard… Read More →
Does an Apple a Day Keep the Doctor Away?: And Other Questions about Your Health and Body
From the Series Is That a Fact?
An apple a day keeps the doctor away. Humans use only ten percent of their brains. If you cross your eyes, they’ll stay that way. You may have heard these common sayings and beliefs before.… Read More →
Exploring Dangers in Space: Asteroids, Space Junk, and More
From the Series Searchlight Books ™ — What's Amazing about Space?
Have objects from space ever hit Earth? Yes! Every day small meteoroids crash into the atmosphere. Some burn up, but some hit the ground. Space junk also falls to Earth. Comets and asteroids… Read More →
From Shoot to Apple
From the Series Start to Finish, Second Series
How does an apple tree produce a tasty fruit? Follow each step in nature's cycle—from starting a new tree to eating a juicy apple—in this fascinating book! Read More →
From Tadpole to Frog
From the Series Start to Finish, Second Series
How does a tadpole become a frog? Follow each step in nature's cycle—from egg to adulthood—in this fascinating book! Read More →
I, Emma Freke
I, Emma Freke is a charming search-for-identity story about Emma—the only "normal" member of her quirky family. While Emma desperately tries to find her niche, she discovers that perhaps it's Read More →
Kill Me Softly
Mirabelle's past is shrouded in secrecy, from her parents' tragic deaths to her guardians' half-truths about why she can't return to her birthplace, Beau Rivage. Desperate to see the town,… Read More →
Lost in the River of Grass
"I don't realize I'm crying until he glances at me. For a moment, I see the look of anguish in his eyes, then he blinks it away and slips off into the water. I immediately think of the gator. Read More →
My Grandpa and the Sea
Lila and her grandpa live on the Caribbean island of St. Lucia, where Grandpa works as a fisherman. When huge boats begin to rob the sea of its fish, Grandpa has to find another way to make a Read More →