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Cover: A Timeline History of Early American Indian Peoples

Timeline Trackers: America's Beginnings

Examine key periods in US history through easy-to-navigate timelines of events. Showcasing both achievements and setbacks, the timelines help readers study chains of events, breaking points, and pivotal moments that have long-reaching effects. View →

 
Cover: A Timeline History of the California Gold Rush

Timeline Trackers: Westward Expansion

Investigate key topics in US history through easy-to-follow timelines of major events. Covering achievements as well as setbacks, the timeline approach allows readers to follow the trail of US history. Each title builds an understanding of how major historical developments emerged… View →

 
Cover: Tomboy: A Graphic Memoir

Tomboy

A memoir about friendship, gender, bullies, growth, punk rock, and the power of the perfect outfit . . . Growing up, Liz Prince wasn’t a girly girl, but she wasn’t exactly one of the guys either (as she learned when her little league baseball coach exiled her to… View →

 
Cover: Torch

Torch

Three teens struggle to carve out futures for themselves under a totalitarian regime. Czechoslovakia, 1969 Seventeen-year-old Pavol has watched his country’s freedoms disappear in the wake of the Soviet Union’s invasion. He’s seen View →

 
Cover: To the Ice

To the Ice

Three children go on a polar expedition in this thrilling adventure story for newly independent readers that blurs realism and imagination. Ida, Max, and Jack go to the creek one winter’s day. They play on an ice floe then find themselves floating away—all… View →

 
Cover: Touch the Sky

Touch the Sky

Praise for Touch the Sky by Stephanie V. W. Lucianovic, illustrated by Chris Park: Booklist Editor’s Choice A Kirkus Best Picture Book View →

 
Cover: Ordinary Genius: The Story of Albert Einstein

Trailblazer Biographies

Struggling to overcome adversity to accomplish their goals, the men and women featured in these inspiring biographies blazed a trail through history. Fulfills sixth grade social sciences, social studies, and history curriculum needs. View →

 
Cover: Transgender Lives: Complex Stories, Complex Voices

Transgender Lives

“I didn’t hear the word transgender until I was eighteen, when a person I was dating came out as trans. My boyfriend came out as my girlfriend, and I thought, ‘What . . . is that?’ She said, ‘I just don’t think I’m a man.’ And I said,… View →

 
Cover: Traumatic Brain Injury: From Concussion to Coma

Traumatic Brain Injury

Two soccer players collide on the field. A soldier in Afghanistan is thrown to the ground during a bomb explosion. A teen has an accident while riding her bike—and she isn’t wearing her helmet. Each of these incidents can produce a traumatic brain injury ( View →

 
Cover: Trevor Lee and the Big Uh Oh!

Trevor Lee and the Big Uh Oh!

If there’s one thing everyone knows, it’s that Trevor Lee and school don’t mix. Like pickles and peanut butter. When his new teacher announces all the third graders must read in front of everyone at Parents Night, Trevor Lee and his best friend Pinky take action before… View →

 
Cover: Twigs and Stones

Twigs and Stones

Three small words can cause trouble between friends. Snake and Lizard live together in a burrow in the desert. They are such good friends that Lizard decides to display their names above the burrow entrance. They must decide whose name should appear first. View →

 
Cover: Nightmare on Zombie Island: Book 5

Twisted Journeys ®

YOU choose what happens next in these full-color, action-packed graphic novels from Graphic Universe™. Every few pages, the reader selects from several options that determine where the storyline will go next. Every book has dozens of combinations to explore.… View →

 
Cover: Umbrella

Umbrella

The park would be perfect, but Clara has no one to play with. Then she picks up what appears to be an ordinary, old umbrella and places it gently on a bench… And sets off a magical chain of events featuring a new friend, an elephant, musical butterflies, and View →

 
Cover: Una bolsa de plástico (One Plastic Bag): Isatou Ceesay y las mujeres recicladoras de Gambia (Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia)

Una bolsa de plástico (One Plastic Bag)

En Njau, Gambia, las bolsas de plástico se apilaban en montones horribles al costado de los caminos. El agua se estancaba en ellas y atraía mosquitos y enfermedades. Mataban el ganado que intentaba comerlas. Algo tenía que cambiar. Isatou Ceesay fue ese cambio. Encontró una manera View →

 
Cover: Una fruta es una maleta para las semillas (A Fruit Is a Suitcase for Seeds)

Una fruta es una maleta para las semillas (A Fruit Is a Suitcase for Seeds)

Muchas semillas viajan dentro de las frutas. La fruta es como una maleta para las semillas. Las protege durante el viaje. Los lectores conocerán de qué manera están diseñadas las frutas para proteger a las semillas de una planta y para ayudar a la planta a… View →

 
Cover: Underneath It All: A History of Women's Underwear

Underneath It All

For most of human history, the garments women wore under their clothes were hidden. The earliest underwear provided warmth and protection. But eventually, women’s undergarments became complex structures designed to shape their bodies to fit the fashion ideals of the time. View →

 
Cover: Under the Same Sky

Under the Same Sky

Two children on opposite sides of the world CRAVE FRIENDSHIP. “We are like the sun and the moon . . . always seeking.” “I rest with the stars as you rise with the… View →

 
Cover: Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre

Unspeakable

Winner of the Coretta Scott King Book Awards for Author and Illustrator A Caldecott Honor Book A Sibert Honor Book Longlisted for the National Book Award A Kirkus Prize… View →

 
Cover: The Hispanic American Experience

USA TODAY Cultural Mosaic

Published collaboratively with USA TODAY, one of the most widely read newspapers in the world and the No. 1 newspaper in the United States, this series examines the customs, traditions, experiences, and ways of life of six multicultural View →

 
Cover: Anorexia and Bulimia

USA TODAY Health Reports: Diseases and Disorders

Developed in partnership with USA TODAY, one of the most read newspapers in the world and the No. 1 newspaper in the United States, this easy-to-read medical series focuses on some of today’s most topical diseases, disorders, and… View →

 
Cover: Volunteering Smarts: How to Find Opportunities, Create a Positive Experience, and More

USA TODAY Teen Wise Guides: Lifestyle Choices

Published collaboratively with USA TODAY newspaper, the Teen Wise Guides books feature teen-friendly text and design, ties to middle school and high school curriculum standards for life skills, and includes stories of real teens and… View →

 
Cover: Job Smarts: How to Find Work or Start a Business, Manage  Earnings, and More

USA TODAY Teen Wise Guides: Time, Money, and Relationships

Published collaboratively with USA TODAY newspaper, this series offers teen readers more information on how to develop key life skills such as budgeting, making money, managing conflicts, and creating positive relationships. The series… View →

 
Cover: Violet's Tempest

Violet's Tempest

For all those who have suffered stage fright, a gentle story about standing tall and finding your voice. Violet’s world has changed. Her voice has gone from a giggle to a whisper. So when her teacher casts her in the school play, she is filled with worry. How… View →

 
Cover: Violin of Hope

Violin of Hope

Based on the true story of luthiers who repair Holocaust-era violins. Papa plays beautiful music on the violin, sometimes quick and lively and sometimes slow and sorrowful. But one night, there is a pounding on the door and a Nazi soldier snatches the violin… View →