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Construction Books for Ages 12–18 – Wonderlit | Wonderlit

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Construction Books for Ages 12–18

Construction and architecture for older readers covers engineering principles, design history, and the built environment as a reflection of the society that made it. These 221 books treat building as both science and art.

221 books

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The Alfred Summer #1

The Alfred Summer

Four unlikely friends who feel like outcasts find a shared sense of purpose and courage when they team up to build a boa

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For the teenager navigating the complexities of a multicultural identity while trying to reconnect with a distant parent

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The Young Landlords

Walter Dean Myers

For the teenager looking to make a difference in their neighborhood, this story explores how a group of friends balances

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Anno's Journey #2

Anno's Italy

Mitsumasa Anno

Wander through the rolling hills and busy piazzas of Italy to find tiny masterpieces, historical figures, and folklore h

Ages 4–12

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Excavating the Past

The Indus Valley

Ilona Aronovsky, Sujata Gopinath

Hidden ruins and buried artifacts come to light as excavations reveal the daily secrets of an ancient civilization.

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Fly by Night #2

Twilight Robbery

Frances Hardinge

For the reader who feels caught between duty and their own voice, navigating the echoes of a past they didn't choose.

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Maker Comics #1

Colleen AF Venable

A helpful robot named Toaster leads the way through comic-style steps to help you assemble six of your very own mechanic

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Stoneheart Trilogy #2

Charlie Fletcher

For the child grappling with a difficult physical change or a heavy secret responsibility that sets them apart from thei

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Watch how master artists use tricks of light, color, and perspective to transform a flat canvas into a sprawling landsca

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Usborne Picture World History #1

The First Civilisations

For the curious student fascinated by how the world began. This visual guide brings the ancient civilizations of Mesopot

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Top 10 Ancient Mysteries

History's most puzzling secrets come to light in this top-ten countdown of the greatest mysteries left behind by ancient

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Armored Soldiers

Medieval Knights: Europe's Fearsome Armored Soldiers

For the child who loves action and is curious about history. This graphic novel brings the grueling training and armor o

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Amazing Science #3

Metamorphic Rocks: Recycled Rock

Darlene R. Stille

For the curious young explorer who wants to know how the earth works. Discover the incredible journey of rocks that are

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Whistling Clough

For the young teen finding their footing in a new place, this atmospheric adventure explores the grit and courage needed

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Benjamin Pratt & the Keepers of the School #5

We Hold These Truths

Andrew Clements

Ben, Jill, and Robert face one final race against time to stop a pair of determined janitors from tearing down their sch

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Someone's Gonna End Up Crying

Maple escapes into her sketchbook to process her parents' constant arguing, using her drawings to find the courage to fa

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Who Was Thomas Jefferson?

Dennis Brindell Fradin

Shy and brilliant, this founding father authored the Declaration of Independence while leading a complicated life as an

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The Body at the Tower

Disguised as a poor boy on a Victorian construction site, undercover agent Mary Quinn hunts a murderer while confronting

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Where the Heart Is #2

Ivy loves baking with her neighbors, but when her family plans to move and she accidentally hurts a friend's feelings, s

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Piddy Sanchez #2

Graciela in the Abyss

A sea ghost and a mortal boy must team up in the deep abyss to stop a vengeful creator and his dangerous enchanted harpo

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Elvis and the World as it Stands

Lisa Frenkel Riddiough

A sensitive shelter cat named Elvis discovers that he and his new human, Georgina, can build their own happy world toget

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The Girl in the Locked Room

Mary Downing Hahn

While her father restores a dusty old house, Jules begins to hear a voice from a century ago. A tragic secret slowly unf

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Who Was George Washington Carver?

Born into a time when education was forbidden for him, George Washington Carver became a star student and a world-famous

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Where Is Walt Disney World?

Discover how the Disney brothers used fake names and secret underground tunnels to build a massive kingdom in the Florid

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