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Lost Sight: True Survival Stories
From the Series Powerful Medicine
• A father who was blind has an eye tissue transplant that lets him see for the first time. • A man whose own body attacked parts of his eye receives artificial coreneascorneas and is able to Read More →
Netherlands in Pictures
From the Series Visual Geography Series, Second Series
The Netherlands was an early trading center for much of Europe. Still home to one of the world's busiest ports, this coastal country is also one of the most densely populated nations in Europe. Read More →
Night Fall ™ — Hardcover Set
From the Series Night Fall ™
Taking cues from horror films and video games, Night Fall™ is high-interest contemporary horror fiction that is perfect for reluctant and striving readers. Featuring YA themes and a highly… Read More →
Open the Jail Doors — We Want to Enter: The Defiance Campaign against Apartheid Laws, South Africa, 1952
From the Series Civil Rights Struggles around the World
"The Defiance Campaign marked a new chapter in the struggle...going to prison became a badge of honor among Africans."―Nelson Mandela, 1952 On June 26, 1952, twenty-five men and five women… Read More →
Pelé
From the Series Sports Heroes and Legends
Think you know all there is to know about Pelé? Well, did you know that Pelé played in his first World Cup tournament at the age of seventeen? Did you know that in 1967, both sides in… Read More →
Sergey Brin and Larry Page: Founders of Google
From the Series USA TODAY Lifeline Biographies
As USA TODAY, the Nation's No. 1 Newspaper, noted, "Google has infiltrated the daily lives of millions of people." But this giant company had very humble beginnings. In 1996 Sergey Brin and… Read More →
Shattered Bones: True Survival Stories
From the Series Powerful Medicine
• An injured motocross star has pins, screws, and a metal rod inserted into broken bones in his legs and feet to help them heal. • A softball pitcher has her face rebuilt after being hit… Read More →
Sitting for Equal Service: Lunch Counter Sit-Ins, United States, 1960s
From the Series Civil Rights Struggles around the World
"We were hoping [the sit-in] would catch on and it would spread throughout the country, but it went even beyond our wildest imagination."―Ezell Blair Jr., North Carolina Agricultural &… Read More →
Skin Cancer
From the Series USA TODAY Health Reports: Diseases and Disorders
Each year, more than one million Americans are diagnosed with skin cancer, and it affects people of all ages. Indeed, a headline from USA TODAY, the Nation's No. 1 Newspaper, says, "Milder… Read More →
Slovakia in Pictures
From the Series Visual Geography Series, Second Series
Slovakia sits at the very center of the European continent. Fighting pollution today, this largely rural country fights to protect its many undeveloped forests and endangered wildlife. Read More →
Stephenie Meyer: Dreaming of Twilight
From the Series USA TODAY Lifeline Biographies
As USA TODAY, The Nation's No. 1 Newspaper, puts it, Stephenie Meyer is "one of those rare success stories that inspire unpublished writers." In 2003, Meyer was a 29-year-old mother of three… Read More →
The African American Experience
From the Series USA TODAY Cultural Mosaic
Supplemented with quotes and engaging articles from USA TODAY, the Nation’s No. 1 Newspaper, The African American Experience shines a spotlight on African Americans and their many exciting… Read More →
The American Indian Experience
From the Series USA TODAY Cultural Mosaic
Supplemented with quotes and engaging articles from USA TODAY, the Nation’s No. 1 Newspaper, The American Indian Experience shines a spotlight on American Indians and their many exciting… Read More →
The Asian Pacific American Experience
From the Series USA TODAY Cultural Mosaic
Supplemented with quotes and engaging articles from USA TODAY, the Nation’s No. 1 Newspaper, The Asian Pacific American Experience shines a spotlight on Asian Pacific Americans and their many Read More →
The Club
From the Series Night Fall ™
The club started innocently enough. Bored after school, Josh and his friends decided to try out an old game Sabina had found in her basement. Called "Black Magic," it promised the players… Read More →
The Drained Brains Caper: Book 1
From the Series Chicagoland Detective Agency
Raf knows Megan is trouble from the moment she steps into his mom's pet food store asking for a tarantula. But there's one thing you can count on in Chicagoland: weird things happen several… Read More →
The European American Experience
From the Series USA TODAY Cultural Mosaic
Supplemented with quotes and engaging articles from USA TODAY, the Nation’s No. 1 Newspaper, The European American Experience shines a spotlight on European Americans and their many exciting… Read More →
The Force Born of Truth: Mohandas Gandhi and the Salt March, India, 1930
From the Series Civil Rights Struggles around the World
Gandhi's Salt March united all Indians in peaceful protest for independence. Yet British forces met them with violence and imprisonment. In this story of India's struggle for freedom, we'll… Read More →
The Hispanic American Experience
From the Series USA TODAY Cultural Mosaic
Supplemented with quotes and engaging articles from USA TODAY, the Nation’s No. 1 Newspaper, The Hispanic American Experience shines a spotlight on Hispanic Americans and their many exciting… Read More →
The Lost Saint
From the Series The Dark Divine
This non-stop sequel to The Dark Divine delivers an even hotter romance and more thrilling action than Bree Despain's first novel. Grace Divine made the ultimate sacrifice to cure Daniel… Read More →
The Middle Eastern American Experience
From the Series USA TODAY Cultural Mosaic
Supplemented with quotes and engaging articles from USA TODAY, the Nation’s No. 1 Newspaper, The Middle Eastern American Experience shines a spotlight on Middle Eastern Americans and their… Read More →
Tupac Shakur: Hip-Hop Idol
From the Series USA TODAY Lifeline Biographies
As USA TODAY, the Nation's No. 1 Newspaper, puts it, "[Tupac] Shakur saw himself as both artist and urban soldier, battling the media, the law, the courts and rival rappers." Tupac overcame… Read More →
Unthinkable
From the Series Night Fall ™
Omar Phillips is Bridgewater High's favorite local teen author. His Facebook fans can't wait for his next horror story. But lately Omar's imagination has turned against him. Horrifying… Read More →
Vapor, Rain, and Snow: The Science of Clouds and Precipitation
From the Series Weatherwise
How does a cloud form? When is the best time to see a rainbow in the sky? Why do ice cubes shrink in the freezer? The answers to these questions all involve water. So do the reasons why… Read More →