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Spring 2025

Ellis Island Passover

Marissa Moss shares a story from her own childhood in this Passover gem. Miriam feels disconnected from the Passover celebration until Uncle Ezra shares the story of his first seder in… Read More →

  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2025
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Boardwalk Babies

In the late 19th century, there wasn't much hope for premature babies—until Dr. Couney developed the incubator. The device was so new and strange, hospitals rejected it. So Dr. Couney set up… Read More →

  • Lexile: 810
  • Dewey: 618.9201
  • Copyright: 2021

Kate Warne, Pinkerton Detective

When Kate Warne applied for a job with the Pinkerton Agency, Pinkerton assumed she wanted to cook or clean, but he agreed to try her out as an agent. Assigned to a tough case with high… Read More →

  • Lexile: 740
  • ATOS: 4.5
  • Dewey: 363.28/9092
  • Copyright: 2017

Caravaggio: Painter on the Run

Caravaggio was on a defiant mission to change the art world. Before him, there were pastel-colored idealized visions, polite paintings for a polite society. After him, there were slews of… Read More →

  • Lexile: 780
  • ATOS: 5.4
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2016

California Dreaming

From the Series Mira's Diary

In the last book of the time-travel series, Mira explores the past of her familiar Bay Area, discovering layers of history in San Francisco and learning the real reason her mother has been… Read More →

  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2016

Amelia's Middle-School Graduation Yearbook

Amelia is excited to graduate from middle school, but she's nervous about starting high school, especially when she finds out she won't have her best friend, Carly, with her. In her… Read More →

  • Lexile: 620
  • ATOS: 4.2
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2015

Bombs Over London

From the Series Mira's Diary

In the third book of this popular time-travel series, Mira navigates her way through World War I–era London, meeting famous suffragists and writers like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Instructed by… Read More →

  • Lexile: 770
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2014

Blood Diaries: Tales of a 6th-Grade Vampire

Middle school is tough enough for normal humans, but when you're a vampire, it's even more challenging. Edgar rises to the occasion with wit, humor, and some help from his friends. Read More →

  • Lexile: 740
  • ATOS: 4.7
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2014