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Vehicles & Machines Books for Ages 12–18 – Wonderlit | Wonderlit

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Vehicles & Machines Books for Ages 12–18

For older readers, vehicles and machines become a lens for engineering, history, and design. These 1,338 books explore transportation technology, mechanical innovation, and the human stories behind the machines.

1,338 books

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High-Tech Science at Home

How Do Smart Homes Work?

Agnieszka Biskup

For the curious child who wonders how Alexa knows their name or how lights turn on with a tap, this guide demystifies th

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The Ratbridge Chronicles #2

Worse Things Happen at Sea!

Arthur and a crew of rat-pirates set sail on the Nautical Laundry to find a missing medicine, facing dangerous sea attac

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After polio changes his life, a young boy finds a new way to shine by pouring his heart and skill into building a racer

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We the People

The Berlin Airlift

Michael Burgan

For the curious learner who wants to understand how cooperation and bravery can overcome conflict and keep a city alive

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Castle in the Stars #2

Stowaway on a magnificent aethership with Seraphin and the King of Bavaria as they race across the sky to reclaim a thro

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Nickolas Flux History-Hopping Adventures #1

Titanic Disaster!

For the child fascinated by history and high-stakes adventure, this graphic novel brings the legendary voyage and tragic

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Jed and the Junkyard War #1

Jed and the Junkyard War

Jed wakes up on his twelfth birthday to find his parents missing, forcing him to use his wit and determination to naviga

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Return to Ravens Pass

Eyes in the Sky

For the tech-obsessed child who wants to know how things work, this guide explores the high-tech world of drones from th

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The Taxi Navigator

With his parents growing further apart, a young boy seeks comfort in his uncle’s taxi. He finds a new kind of family amo

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National Geographic Photobiographies

Always Inventing: A Photobiography of Alexander Graham Bell

Tom L. Matthews

Personal quotes and photographs follow Alexander Graham Bell from his Scottish childhood through a lifetime of inventing

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On Board the Titanic

Follow seventeen-year-old Jack Thayer across the decks of the Titanic as he meets new friends just before the great ship

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Castle in the Stars #1

The Space Race of 1869

For the child who loves to wonder what lies beyond the clouds and seeks a grand adventure rooted in the deep bond betwee

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Roald Dahl Nonfiction

From fighter pilot dogfights to close encounters with deadly snakes, Roald Dahl recounts the true, hair-raising adventur

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The History News

Michael Johnstone

Travel from the early theories of Copernicus to the first footsteps on the moon in this fast-paced history of space expl

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Scary Graphics #7

The Deadliest Race

For the child who struggles with frustration when things go wrong. This high-action story helps young readers navigate c

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You Choose: History

International Space Station: An Interactive Space Exploration Adventure

Allison Lassieur

For the child who dreams of being an astronaut, this interactive journey puts them in control of life aboard the Interna

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A young shipyard apprentice trades his tools for a life of danger aboard a Confederate ship hunting Union vessels across

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Scarlett Hart: Monster Hunter

Marcus Sedgwick

Equipped with clever gadgets and grit, Scarlett Hart hunts down a sudden surge of monsters while battling her family’s g

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When the Whistle Blows

Pranks, football, and a father’s mysterious secret society fill Jimmy’s 1940s childhood until a midnight train encounter

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Dear America #14

The Great Railroad Race

Kristiana Gregory

For the young reader fascinated by how the world was built, this diary captures the grit and excitement of the race to f

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Apollo 8: The Mission That Changed Everything

Martin W. Sandler

In the heat of the Cold War, the United States faces a desperate race against the USSR to conquer the new frontier of sp

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Armed with a map of billions of parallel earths and a knack for Indian cooking, Everett Singh races across the multivers

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For the child who loves taking things apart to see how they work and feels a tingle of excitement when a story takes a t

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For the child captivated by historical mysteries and grand adventures, this book uncovers the full story of the unsinkab

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