Books

Wander through a bizarre land of riddles and monsters where wordplay and surreal nonsense rule the day.

Thirteen-year-old Mary seeks refuge from her father’s return by building an underwater vehicle with Kip, finding a hidde

Born in 1647, Maria Sibylla Merian spent her life meticulously observing and drawing the secret life cycles of insects t

Life and Death play a high-stakes game of Lotería that pulls eleven-year-old Clara into a dangerous mission to save her

In a time when women were barred from science, Jeanne Villepreux-Power built her own aquariums to unlock the mysteries o

Hannah's final year before college takes an emotional turn when she and her father open their home to her sister's two y

Hana is thrilled to finally join the high-tech multiweb, but she soon discovers a glitch in the technology that is makin

Major court cases regarding segregation and legal rights reveal how specific legal battles have shaped what society defi

Running away to her family's favorite amusement park, twelve-year-old Margaret teams up with a fellow runaway to survive

Determined to stop the night from ending his fun, a young boy stages a rebellion by hiding out under the covers at the v

Defying Victorian expectations, Marianne North set off alone to document the world's most exotic plants through her vibr

After a cruel ringmaster fires her, Coralie stands tall and inspires her lion friend and fellow performers to walk away

This modern verse retelling of the Persephone myth captures the intense tug-of-war between conflicting desires and the w

Young Edwin Hubble looked at the night sky and saw more than just lights; he saw a vast universe of galaxies waiting to

Flying is Pierre’s only wish, and with a coat fashioned into wings, he takes a daring leap in this quirky and fantastica

Computer whiz Averil fights for her independence when her overprotective parents use a new technology called Ruby Slippe

An energetic boy who struggles in a traditional classroom finds his focus and his future in the wild beauty of the great

Witness the life of abolitionist John Brown and the raid on Harper’s Ferry while weighing the difficult question of whet

Between 1880 and 1929, fourteen women performed daring feats in the air and water. Meet the historical daredevils who li

Actual New York Times reports and personal recollections capture the monumental moment the Berlin Wall fell and the subs

A curious scientist discovers hundreds of uses for peanuts and sweet potatoes, teaching farmers how to heal the soil and

Town tensions rise when a toothpick factory threatens the quiet shores of Walden Pond where Henry David Thoreau lives hi

Follow a young man across 75,000 miles of the ancient world through maps and calligraphy that trace his epic 14th-centur

Two sisters blog about their five-month trek across the globe, sharing the thrill of new cultures and the stress of bein