Creston Books

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Ada Byron Lovelace & the Thinking Machine

Ada Lovelace, the daughter of the famous romantic poet, Lord Byron, develops her creativity through science and math. When she meets Charles Babbage, the inventor of the first mechanical… Read More →

  • Lexile: 780
  • ATOS: 5.0
  • Dewey: 510.92
  • Copyright: 2015

All Out of Pretty

Andrea knows what it's like to be pretty. Thanks to her gorgeous, drug-addicted mother, she also knows where pretty can lead... At 16, Andrea is yanked from the safety of her Gram's home and… Read More →

  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2018

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
Fall 2024

A Mitzvah for George Washington

Bella's father has an important role to play when President George Washington comes to visit the Jewish community of Newport, Rhode Island. But Bella has her own job to do—coming up with a… Read More →

  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2024

Animal Antipodes

A fun science book that introduces animals and places around the world that happen to be exactly opposite each other on the globe, with pages that literally have to be turned upside-down.… Read More →

  • Dewey: 577
  • Copyright: 2018

A Queen to the Rescue: The Story of Henrietta Szold, Founder of Hadassah

Henrietta Szold took Queen Esther as a model and worked hard to save the Jewish people. In 1912, she founded the Jewish women's social justice organization, Hadassah. Henrietta started… Read More →

  • Lexile: 970
  • ATOS: 5.1
  • Dewey: 369
  • Copyright: 2021

Beastly Biomes

What kinds of animals live in the different environments Earth supports? Vibrant art and clear text presents the distinctive places animals thrive, from the most austere deserts to lush jungles. Read More →

  • Lexile: 960
  • ATOS: 5.5
  • Dewey: 577.8/2
  • Copyright: 2019

Beautiful Shades of Brown: The Art of Laura Wheeler Waring

Growing up in the late 19th century, Laura Wheeler Waring didn't see any artists who looked like her. She didn't see any paintings of people who looked like her, either. As a young woman… Read More →

  • Lexile: 940
  • ATOS: 4.8
  • Dewey: 759.13
  • Copyright: 2019

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

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

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

Busy Busy!

Parents may think their toddlers are simply playing or making messes, but really they're building cities, going on exciting adventures, and creating masterpieces. Read More →

  • Dewey: [E]
  • 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

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

Chloe's Nature Journal

When her teacher assigns the class to start a science journal, noting the animals they find in their yards, Chloe is sure she'll discover the most. But once she's in her yard with her… Read More →

  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2023

Cock-a-Doodle-Oops!

A humorous story of a community of farm animals working together as they try to help out a rooster in need of a vacation. When the daily attempts to wake up Farmer McPeeper fail, the animals… Read More →

  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2014

Don't Turn the Page

Like most children, Sami puts off going to bed for as long as possible. But reading a story about Little Bear's bedtime ritual inspires Sammy, just as the young reader will be inspired by… Read More →

  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2014

Eighteen Vats of Water

As long as he can remember, Xian has wanted to be a great calligrapher, like his father. When he turns six, he's finally old enough to start studying. Calligraphy is more than writing—it's… Read More →

  • Lexile: 960
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2022
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

Enough Is Enough!

Every brother and sister has "enough is enough" moments. Saltzberg, the author of Beautiful Oops!, offers a creative solution for how to stop a fight by exploring space, time, and the… Read More →

  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2018

Flights of Fancy: Monkey & Robot

From the Series Monkey & Robot

Monkey and Robot are back with more adventures. In this beginning reader graphic novel, the two show how much fun opposites can have together. They try to become superheroes, to travel back Read More →

  • Lexile: 520
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2022

Food for Hope: How John van Hengel Invented Food Banks for the Hungry

Hunger continues to be an international problem. This true story of how one ordinary person did something extraordinary shows how everyone can do something to make a difference. Readers will Read More →

  • Dewey: 920
  • Copyright: 2023

Friends and Neighbors: Monkey & Robot

From the Series Monkey & Robot

Using plays on words and humorous misunderstandings, Monkey & Robot tells stories that will delight the most reluctant reader. Catalanotto has created an unforgettable pair with the… Read More →

  • Lexile: 500
  • ATOS: 2.5
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2019

Gold

From the Series The Fairy-Tale Color Collection

This wordless picture book plays with our assumptions about family. What do we think we see as we turn the pages and how is the ending not at all what we expected? This fractured retelling… Read More →

  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2022