Books

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

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

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

Li Cunxin transforms from a boy in a poor commune to a world-renowned star, finding a life of incredible freedom and joy

Some of the world's most famous inventions, from penicillin to Velcro, began as total accidents that changed the course

Seventeen-year-old Olivia Chang joins a secret student society to take down a racist bully and dismantle her school's to

For the curious student who loves unraveling mysteries about human history, this exploration of the 'hobbit' discovery o

Letters, photos, and political cartoons piece together the intimate lives of Abraham and Mary Lincoln, from their early