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I Survived True Stories: Five Epic Disasters

Written by Lauren Tarshis
Survival tales of young people who survived harrowing challenges such as the sinking of the Titanic...
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A True Book™—Health: Dyslexia

Written by Ann O. Squire
True Books have been upgraded and updated. Information is presented in a thorough yet engaging...
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Environmental Engineering and the Science of Sustainability (Engineering in Action)

Written by Robert Snedden
Human activities have a huge impact on the Earth. Environmental engineers apply traditional...
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Manatee Rescue (Heroes of the Wild)

Written by Nicola Davies and Illustrated by Annabel Wright

Manuela had imagined that killing a manatee would be like killing a very big fish, just more...

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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Horse and His Boy

Written by C. S. Lewis
Shasta discovers he is not the son of Arsheesh the fisherman, and runs away to Narnia, where he...
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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

Written by C. S. Lewis
King Caspian sets out in his ship Dawn Treader, in search of the seven men whom his evil uncle Miraz...
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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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Kizzy Ann Stamps

Written by Jeri Watts
In 1963, as Kizzy Ann prepares for her first year at an integrated school, she worries about the...
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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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Nelson Mandela

Written and Illustrated by Kadir Nelson

This biography tells the story of global icon and Nobel Peace Prize winner Nelson Mandela in...

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My Librarian is a Camel: How Books Are Brought to Children Around the World

Written by Margriet Ruurs
In many remote areas of the world, there are no library buildings. In many countries, books are delivered in unusual ways.
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A True Book™—American Indians: The Wampanoag

Written by Peter Benoit
True Books have been upgraded and updated. Information is presented in a thorough yet engaging...
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Lawn Boy Returns

Written by Gary Paulsen
A riding lawn mower from his grandmother jump-starts a rollicking adventure accumulating money...
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A True Book™—Ancient Civilizations: The Ancient Maya

Written by Jackie Maloy
True Books have been upgraded and updated. Information is presented in a thorough yet engaging...
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Rachel Carson: Clearing the Way for Environmental Protection

Written and Illustrated by Mike Venezia
The perfect introduction to the men and women whose scientific discoveries and inventions have...
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Winter's Tail

Written by Craig Hatkoff
Winter the dolphin suffered serious tail damage when she got caught in a crab trap, but now she's...
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Love That Dog

Written by Sharon Creech
A charming tale of a boy who finds his own voice with the help of a teacher who won't stop giving...
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The Great Gilly Hopkins

Written by Katherine Paterson
Gilly Hopkins finds herself in a foster home that she wants to hate, but comes to love. "Genuinely...
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Masters of Disaster

Written by Gary Paulsen

Roped into wacky attempts to break world records, imitate scenes from books, and other inspired...

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Tim Tebow

Written by Tim Polzer
An easy-to-read biography of one of the NFL's hottest stars!It's Tebow Time!With an incredible...
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The Cats in Krasinski Square

Written by Karen Hesse

Newbery medalist Karen Hesse tells a harrowing, true story about life in the Warsaw Ghetto during...

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Grandma's Gift

Written and Illustrated by Eric Velasquez

This prequel to Eric Velasquez's biographical picture book Grandma's Records is the story of a...

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The Story of My Life

Written by Helen Keller
The fascinating account of Helen Keller’s handicaps and triumphs, and the extraordinary work of her...
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Freak the Mighty

Freak The Mighty

Written by Rodman Philbrick
Two boys - a slow learner stuck in the body of a teenage giant and a tiny Einstein in leg braces - forge a unique friendship when they pair up to create one formidable human force.
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