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Quiet Fire: Emily Dickinson's Life and Poetry
When Emily Dickinson died at her home in Amherst, Massachusetts, in 1886, she left a locked chest with hand-sewn notebooks and papers filled with nearly 1,800 unpublished poems. Four years… Read More →
The Deep Blue Between
Twin sisters Hassana and Husseina have always shared their lives. But after a raid on their village in 1892, the twins are torn apart. Taken in different directions, far from their home in… Read More →
Where Have All the Birds Gone?: Nature in Crisis
Birds are disappearing. Birds are nature's essential workers, and they are crucial members of ecosystems around the world. Hummingbirds pollinate our flowers; cardinals munch on beetles,… Read More →
Science and the Skeptic: Discerning Fact from Fiction
Fake news, pseudoscience, and quackery have become scourges, spreading through society from social media all the way to Congress. The line between entertainment and reality, between fact and… Read More →
Biomass Energy
From the Series Energy Evolutions
What is biomass energy and how can it help us power our lives? Discover the answer to this critical question and find out how sustainability is being achieved through science as the energy… Read More →
Fracking
From the Series Energy Evolutions
Can fracking be a clean, green, and safe way to power our lives? Discover the answer to this critical question and find out how sustainability is being achieved through science as the energy… Read More →
Geothermal Energy
From the Series Energy Evolutions
Beneath the earth is a treasure trove of heat energy, but how can it help us power our lives? Discover the answer to this critical question and find out how sustainability is being achieved… Read More →
Nuclear Energy
From the Series Energy Evolutions
Can nuclear energy be a clean, green, and safe way to power our lives? Discover the answer to this critical question and find out how sustainability is being achieved through science as the… Read More →
Solar Power
From the Series Energy Evolutions
The heat from the sun is immense, but how can we harness it to power our lives? Discover the answer to this critical question and find out how sustainability is being achieved through science Read More →
Wind Power
From the Series Energy Evolutions
Wind blows across Earth with an enormous force, but how can we harness it to power our lives? Discover the answer to this critical question and find out how sustainability is being achieved… Read More →
A Hot Mess: How the Climate Crisis Is Changing Our World
We already know what climate change is and many of us understand the human causes. But what will climate change do to our world? Who will be affected (spoiler: all of us!) and how will our… Read More →
American Jaguar: Big Cats, Biogeography, and Human Borders
In the borderlands between the United States and Mexico, America's largest cat—the jaguar—is fighting to regain its kingdom. Added to the endangered species list in 1997, the jaguar has… Read More →
Glorious Wrestling Alliance: Ultimate Championship Edition
Step into the ring at Glorious Wrestling Alliance, the universe's least-professional wrestling company. The Great Carp, an amphibious wonder, is feeling the weight of his championship.… Read More →
Just Ash
Ashley "Ash" Bishop has always known who he is: a guy who loves soccer, has a crush on his friend Michelle, and is fascinated by the gruesome history of his hometown—Salem, Massachusetts.… Read More →
The Call of Antarctica: Exploring and Protecting Earth's Coldest Continent
“On this land of ice, where we are thousands of miles of ice and mountains, it’s really beautiful.” Antarctica is the coldest, windiest, driest, and most remote part of the world. No one… Read More →
Know Your Rights and Claim Them: A Guide for Youth
"This book is a guide for every young person who believes in a better world for all"—Malala Yousafzai Adults are aware of their universal human rights of freedom and equality, but children… Read More →
Understanding Coronaviruses: SARS, MERS, and the COVID-19 Pandemic
While many scientists believed influenza would cause the next great pandemic, no one was prepared for the new strain of coronavirus that appeared in 2019. SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes… Read More →
The Great Gatsby
From the Series First Avenue Classics ™
After moving to Long Island, New York, narrator Nick Carraway visits his cousin, Daisy Buchanan, and her husband, Tom. The Buchanans live lives of luxury, contrasting with Carraway's modest… Read More →
The Prophet
From the Series First Avenue Classics ™
Lebanese-American author Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet is one of the world's best-selling books of poetry. In twenty-six poetic essays, Gibran writes from the perspective of fictional prophet… Read More →
Brontë
Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Brontë—faced with an ailing father and an alcoholic brother—pursue independence through art in this graphic vision of the lives of three legendary writers. Despite Read More →
Natural Satellites: The Book of Moons
For centuries, astronomers have placed a special importance on the other planets of the solar system. But with the advent of spacecraft and the tremendous missions undertaken by the Voyager… Read More →
Running on Empty: Sleeplessness in American Teens
Young adults need eight to ten hours of sleep each night, yet nearly half fail to get the sleep they need, and nearly a third have fallen asleep in school due to insufficient sleep. So many… Read More →
The Spy Who Raised Me
Some parents want their children to turn out just like them. Only a few secretly turn their kids into elite special operatives. Josie Black can infiltrate any building, speak a dozen… Read More →
Hothouse Earth: The Climate Crisis and the Importance of Carbon Neutrality
As hurricanes, droughts, floods, and wildfires are increasing in regularity and intensity, climate change can no longer be ignored. Melting permafrost, forest dieback, ocean acidification,… Read More →