Books

Fourteen-year-old Susanna Fairchild records the lawlessness, danger, and daily struggles of living in a 1849 mining camp

An orphan named Blay leaves a work camp to monitor the recovering environment. In this future world, she must uncover th

For the child who loves music and wants to understand the roots of their favorite songs. This history explores rap from

Real diary entries fuel this historical journey of a determined family traveling by wagon from Iowa to California during

Saladin rose to become the first sultan of Egypt and Syria, leading his people with legendary skill during the height of

Peel back the skin of sixteen different creatures to see how their muscles and bones function like complex, living machi

A shy boy who loved making lists grew up to create the world's most famous book of words, proving how powerful the right

A bored fallen angel hijacks the body of a teenage boy to sample human life, leaving friends and family baffled by his s

A star student in 1960s Shanghai sees her dreams shattered when her family's past leads to persecution during the Cultur

Darkness and betrayal take center stage in this unsettling thriller where an innocent boy faces a relentless interrogati

Learn how a railroad foreman survived a massive iron rod through his brain, changing his personality forever and launchi

After surviving a land mine in Afghanistan, Farah Ahmedi journeys through Germany and Pakistan to build a new life of re

Raised by a troll, eighteen-year-old Christian ventures out to meet a lonely princess and stumbles into a dangerous roya

Biologists at the Los Angeles Zoo use specialized hand-rearing techniques and wild releases to pull the California condo

Ninth-grader Rudy is determined to pull off a perfect date with Patricia, if only he can find the money and dodge his hi

Trace the incredible rise and shocking fall of America’s most famous traitor, from his heroic leadership in battle to hi

Young South Africans from diverse backgrounds share candid stories and photographs of their daily lives in the era follo

An astronaut and a science teacher compare Earth to the Red Planet using real space photography, mission timelines, and

Dual-language poems capture the quiet hurdles and small victories of a boy from Mexico finding his voice in an American

For the child who feels a deep connection to the wild, this mystery explores how one girl's courage can protect a misund

Powerful black-and-white paintings bear witness to the history of Africa, the capture of its people, and the harrowing j

A reporter provides a gripping first-hand account of the 1979 Three Mile Island accident, using photos and diagrams to s

For the child who loves music but feels discouraged by practice: discover how famous orchestral musicians found their wa

Mary Edwards Walker defied every rule of the Civil War era to serve as a Union physician and become the only woman to ev