Grades
5 - 6
The city of Ember was built as a last refuge for the human race. Two hundred years later, the great lamps that light the city are beginning to flicker.
Meg Murray, her little brother Charles Wallace, and their mother are having a midnight snack on a dark and stormy night when an unearthly stranger appears at their door. He claims to have been blown off course, and goes on to tell them that there is such a thing as a "tesseract," which, if you didn't know, is a wrinkle in time.
Ten concentration camps. Ten different places where you are starved, tortured, and worked mercilessly. Survive. At any cost.
Winner of the 1977 Newbery Medal and nominated for the National Book Award, the story of Cassie Logan, an independent girl growing up relatively protected in a loving family, is culled from author Mildred Taylor's own family's life and stands as an important addition to both the African-American experience and young adult literature.
For Milo, everything’s a bore. When a tollbooth mysteriously appears in his room, he drives through only because he’s got nothing better to do. But on the other side, things seem different...
As commander of the Greek forces, Ulysses conquers Troy and he and his men embark upon a glorious journey home, unaware that they have angered the gods. Their journey will last for ten long years, and will be riddled with more perils than the imagination can conceive.
Three sisters learn much about their family, their country, and themselves in this National Book Award finalist.
Follow Percy's mythic adventures as he travels from this world to the Underworld to Mount Olympus in a heart-pounding modern odyssey that was a #1 New York Times bestseller.
Sharon Robinson shares memories of her famous father in this warm, loving biography of the man who broke the color barrier in baseball.
Twelve-year-old Samuel Collier is a lowly commoner on the streets of London. So when he becomes the page of Captain John Smith and boards the Susan Constant, bound for the New World, he can't believe his good fortune.
Maleeka Madison is a strong student who has had enough of being teased about her "too black" skin and handmade clothes. So when she starts seventh grade, she decides to adopt a sassier attitude and a tougher circle of friends.
Kek comes from Africa. In America, he sees the snow for the first time, and feels its sting. He's never walked on ice, and he falls. He wonders if the people in this new place will be like the winter—cold and unkind.
Caitlin is a bright fifth grader and a gifted artist. She also has Asperger's syndrome, and lives in a world of her own.
Holocaust survivor Inge Auerbacher tells her poignant story of life in the Terezin concentration camp in Czechoslovakia, where she was sent with her family at age 7, and was one of only 100 children out of 15,000 to survive.
Following Hitler's rise to power, the Blumenthal family was trapped in Nazi Germany and, for over six years, was forced to live in refugee, transit, and prison camps. Their true story is one of horror and hardship, but also one of courage, hope, and the will to survive.
One by one, a number of people of varying ages and backgrounds transform a trash filled inner-city lot into a productive and beautiful garden.
Both chilling and inspiring, the story is ultimately about those who have the courage to become conscious in a world that invites us to choose illusion and denial.
In this highly anticipated sequel to The Lightning Thief, a magical tree protecting the borders of Camp Half-Blood is poisoned. Thirteen-year-old Percy Jackson, Annabeth Chase, and their new friend Tyson set out to find the one item that can save the camp.
Hilarious and action-packed, this third adventure in the series finds Percy faced with his most dangerous challenge so far: the chilling prophecy of the Titan's curse.
