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The Frog Scientist

by Turner, Pamela S.

Tyrone Hayes works to discover the effects pesticides have on frogs and, in turn, us.

A Season of Gifts

by Peck, Richard

The return of one of children's literature's most memorable characters is a gift indeed. The eccentric, forceful, big-hearted Grandma Dowdel is the star of the...

It's Perfectly Normal

A Book About Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health

by Harris, Robie H. & Emberley, Michael

An updated, fifteenth anniversary edition of the definitive book on kids’ sexual health brings this trusted resource into the twenty-first century.Now offeri...

War Games

A Novel Based on a True Story

by Couloumbis, Audrey & Couloumbis, Akila

Based on a true story of World War II.For 12-year-old Petros, World War II feels unreal and far away. What’s real is working in his papa’s garden. Playing ...

A Faraway Island

by Thor, Annika

Torn from their homeland, two Jewish sisters find refuge in Sweden.It's the summer of 1939. Two Jewish sisters from Vienna—12-year-old Stephie Steiner and 8-...

Half-Minute Horrors

by Rich, Susan

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The Champion of Children

The Story of Janusz Korczak

by Bogacki, Tomek

In 1912, a well-known doctor and writer named Janusz Korczak designed an extraordinary orphanage for Jewish children in Warsaw, Poland. Believing that children...

The Storm in the Barn

by Phelan, Matt

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When You Reach Me

by Stead, Rebecca

Four mysterious letters change Miranda’s world forever.By sixth grade, Miranda and her best friend, Sal, know how to navigate their New York City neighborhoo...

Mission Control, This Is Apollo

The Story of the First Voyages to the Moon

by Chaikin, Andrew

July 20, 1969, marked one of the climactic moments in our history, the day Apollo 11 landed on the moon. But it is only one piece of a magnificent story. Missi...