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Pictures of Hollis Woods

Written by Patricia Reilly Giff

The story of Hollis Woods, a girl who was abandoned in a park for which she is named. Currently, she...

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The 5th Wave: The 5th Wave

The first in a triology featuring Cassiopeia, known as Cassie, Sullivan, a 16-year-old girl trying...

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The Book Thief

Written by Markus Zusak

For 12-year-old Liesel Meminger, books keep her going. Living with her foster parents, Hans and Rosa...

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The Cruisers

Written by Walter Dean Myers

The first book in the middle school series known as the News Cruise, the book is about how a group...

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The Fault in Our Stars

Written by John Green

Through the miracles of modern science, Hazel Grace Lancaster is still alive, though her cancer is...

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The One and Only Ivan

Written by Katherine Applegate and Illustrated by Patricia Castelao

The story of Ivan, a gorilla who has spent all 27 years of his life in captivity. He has gotten used...

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The Outsiders

Written by S.E. Hinton

A coming-of-age novel about two gangs, the Greasers and the Socs. The Socs are wealthier and often beat up on the Greasers, including Playboy, his brothers Darry and Sodapop, and his friends Johnny and Two-Bit.

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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Written by J.K. Rowling and Illustrated by Mary Grandpre

Harry Potter is growing up! At age 14, he wants to be done with the Dursleys and attend the...

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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Written by J.K. Rowling and Illustrated by Mary Grandpre

A crisis is brewing at Hogwarts. A prisoner named Sirius Black has escaped from Azkaban, where he...

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The Wild Swans

Written by Hans Christian Anderson and Illustrated by Helen Crawford White

A princess has eleven brothers. The twelve siblings live happily and well, until their father...

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Auto Technician (21st Century Skills Library: Cool Vocational Careers)

Written by Ellen Labrecque

Did you know that auto technicians gather clues and solve a variety of technical mysteries everyday...

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Carpenter (Cool Vocational Careers: 21st Century Skills Library)

Written by Ellen Labrecque

Did you know that carpenters construct buildings, bridges, and highways you see everyday? Today's...

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Chef (21st Century Skills Library: Cool Vocational Careers)

Written by Ellen Labrecque

Did you know that one out of every ten American workers is in the restaurant industry? The chef of...

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Electrician (21st Century Skills Library: Cool Vocational Careers)

Written by Ellen Labrecque

Did you know that electricity has only been used during the past 100 to 150 years? Electricians fill...

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Green General Contractor (21st Century Skills Library: Cool Vocational Careers)

Written by Ellen Labrecque

Did you know that LEED [Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design]-certified, or "green,"...

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Multimedia Artist and Animator (21st Century Skills Library: Cool Vocational Careers)

Written by Ellen Labrecque

Did you know that multimedia artists and animators create the images and designs you see everyday...

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Brain Games (National Geographic Kids)

Written and Illustrated by Jennifer Swanson

QUICK: Name the most powerful and complex supercomputer ever built. Give up? Here’s a hint: It’s...

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Marie Curie: The Woman Who Changed the Course of Science (National Geographic Kids)

Written and Illustrated by Philip Steele

Marie Curie was the first person to receive two Nobel Prizes for science, and her work still influences our understanding of physics, medicine, and chemistry.

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