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Blast Back!: The American Revolution

Written by Nancy Ohlin
This absorbing presentation of the exclamation point events in the war of independence is punctuated...
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Blast Back!: The Titanic

Written by Nancy Ohlin
These absorbing presentations of the exclamation point events in history are punctuated by can-you...
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Return to the Secret Garden

Written by Holly Webb
Evacuated from the Craven Home for Orphaned Children to Misselthwaite Manor during the war, Emmie...
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This Side of Wild

Written by Gary Paulsen

Sled dogs rescued author Gary Paulsen in Alaska, a sickened poodle guarded his well-being, and a...

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Brave Like My Brother

Written by Marc Tyler Nobleman
When his brother Joe leaves for WWII, he promises to write Charlie as often as he can—but will that...
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Fooled You!

Written by Elaine Pascoe
Tantalizing details of hoaxes like the Feejee Mermaid - and their perpetrators - will keep fact...
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Off the Map: The Journals of Lewis & Clark

Written by Connie & Peter Roop
The journals of Lewis and Clark's 1804 expedition have been condensed into a flowing account using...
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Engineering in Action: Civil Engineering and the Science of Structures

Written by Andrew Solway
Engineering in Action helps kids discover the design process that engineers follow to define...
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Football Quarterbacks 2015

Written by K. C. Kelley
The top footbal quarterbacks come to life! Learn everything you ever wanted to know about the guys...
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Lincoln's Grave Robbers

Written by Steve Sheinkin
The first teen-centric book to tell the nearly unknown tale of a brazen, 1875 attempt to steal...
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Cornerstones of Freedom™—Third Series: Romney vs. Obama: Election 2012

Written by Peter Benoit
Dramatic and defining moments in American history come vividly to life through text, illustrations...
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Thunder on the Plains

Written by Ken Robbins
The amazing yet tragic story of a magnificent American creature: the buffalo, told in words and...
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Volcanoes

Written by Seymour Simon
Explains, in simple terms, the many characteristics of volcanoes and spotlights some spectacular...
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Anubis Speaks!

Written by Vicky Alvear Shecter
A fact-filled and ghoulishly amusing tour of the Land of the Dead guided by Egyptian god of...
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The Hidden Girl

Written by Lola Rein Kaufman

A gripping tale of one young girl's struggle to survive during the Holocaust.

When her mother is...

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Monster Hunt

Written by Jim Arnosky
With a combination of folklore, natural history, and field research, students consider the...
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True Ghost Stories: Haunted Pets

Written by Allan Zullo
A ghostly cat comforts its former owner. A mistreated bulldog returns to haunt its master. A...
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Little Rock Nine

Written by Carolyn Clark
Describes events during the fall of 1957 when nine African-American students became the first to...
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I Survived the Joplin Tornado, 2011

Written by Lauren Tarshis
History's most exciting and terrifying events come to life in these stories of amazing kids and how...
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I Survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871

Written by Lauren Tarshis
History's most exciting and terrifying events come to life in these stories of amazing kids and how...
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Investigate Forces: North and South

Written by Janine Scott
Investigate Forces: North and South covers these essential questions: How can magnets help us find...
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Investigators: Forces: Forces in Action

Written by Janine Scott
The Investigators series is a unique set of nonfiction books and instructional materials that...
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Investigators: Forces: Grip, Slip, Slide

Written by Janine Scott
The Investigators series is a unique set of nonfiction books and instructional materials that...
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World's Dumbest Crooks

Written by Allan Zullo
Criminal master-minds? You won't find them here Ridiculous, outrageous, hilarious and true—this book...
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