G5 - G6 Reading List

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G5 -G6: Realistic Fiction: Tumble

By Celia C. Perez Twelve-year-old Adela “Addie” Ram’rez has a big decision to make when her stepfather proposes adoption. Addie loves Alex, the only father figure she’s ever known, but with a new half brother due in a few months and a big school theater performance on her mind, everything suddenly feels like it’s moving too fast. She has a million questions, and the first is about the young man in the photo she found hidden way in her mother’s things.

Addie’s sleuthing takes her to a New Mexico ranch, and her world expands to include the legendary Bravos: Rosie and Pancho, her paternal grandparents and former professional wrestlers; Eva and Maggie, her older identical twin cousins who love to spar in and out of the ring; Uncle Mateo, whose lucha couture and advice are unmatched; and Manny, her biological father, who’s in the midst of a career comeback. As luchadores, the Bravo’s legacy is strong. But being part of a family is so much harder - it’s about showing up, taking off your mask, and working through challenges together.

Ginny off the Map

By Caroline Hickey

There are two things Ginny Pierce loves most in the world: geography facts and her father. But when her dad is deployed overseas and Ginny’s family must move to yet another town, not even her facts can keep her afloat. The geography camp she’s been anxiously awaiting gets canceled, and her new neighbors prefer her basketball-star sister. Worst of all, her dad is in a war zone and impossible to get ahold of. Ginny decides that running her own camp for the kids on her street will solve all her problems. But can she convince them (and herself) that there’s more to her than just facts?

With a fierce heart and steadfast determination, Ginny tackles the challenges and rewards of staying true to herself during a season of growth. This thoughtful novel explores the strength that develops through adversity; Ginny must learn to trust her inner compass as she navigates the world around her.

Becoming Naomi Leon

by Pam Munoz Ryan Naomi Soledad Leon Outlaw has had a lot to contend with in her young life, her name for one. Then there are her clothes (sewn in polyester by Gram), her difficulty speaking up, and her status at school as “nobody special.” But according to Gram’s self-prophecies, most problems can be overcome with positive thinking. Luckily, Naomi also has her carving to strengthen her spirit. And life with Gram and her little brother, Owen, is happy and peaceful. That is, until their mother reappears for the first time in seven years, stirring up all sorts of questions and challenging Naomi to discover who she really is.

Good Different

By Meg Eden Kuyatt Selah knows her rules for being normal. She always, always sticks to them. This means keeping her feelings locked tightly inside, despite the way they build up inside her as each school day goes on, so that she has to run to the bathroom to hide in the stall until she can calm down. So that she has to tear off her normal-person mask the second she gets home from school, and listen to her favorite pop song on repeat, trying to recharge. Selah feels like a dragon stuck in a world of humans, but she knows how to hide it.

Until the day she explodes and hits a fellow student. Selah’s friends pull away from her, her school threatens expulsion, and her comfortable, familiar world starts to crumble. But as Selah starts to figure out more about who she is, she comes to understand that different doesn’t mean damaged. Can she get her school to understand that, too, before it’s too late?

This is a moving and unputdownable story about learning to celebrate the things that make us different.

(A great book about neurodiversity and acceptance.)

G5 -G6: Realistic Fiction: The Labors of Hercules Beal

By Meg Eden Kuyatt Herc Beal knows who he’s named after - a mythical hero - but he’s no superhero. He’s the smallest kids in his class. So when his homeroom teacher at his new middle school gives him the assignment of duplicating the mythical Hercules’s amazing feats in real life, he’s skeptical. After all, there are no Nemean Lions on Cape Cod - and not a single Hydra in sight.

Missing his parents terribly and wishing his older brother wasn’t working all the time, Herc figures out how to take his first steps along the road that the great Hercules himself once walked. Soon, new friends, human and animal, are helping him.

And though his mythical role model performed his twelve labors by himself, Herc begins to see that he may not have to go it alone.

The One and Only Ruby

By Katherine Applegate Ruby’s story picks up a few months after the events of The One and Only Bob. Now living in a wildlife sanctuary, Ruby’s caretaker from the elephant orphanage in Africa where she grew up is visiting. Seeing him again brings back a flood of memories both happy and sad of her life before the circus, and she recounts the time she spent in the African savannah to Ivan and Bob. This is the second book in Katherine Applegate’s series. The first book The One and Only Bob is available on Scholastic’s Online Store along with the third book in the series The One and Only Ivan.

(Consider reading the 1st book of the series The One and Only Bob - Available on Scholastic’s Online Store.)

Mirror to Mirror

By Rajani Larocca Maya is the pragmatic twin, but her secret anxiety threatens to overwhelm her. Chaya is the outgoing twin. When she sees her beloved sister suffering, she wants to tell their parents - which makes Maya feel completely betrayed. With Maya shutting her out, Chaya makes a dramatic change to give her twin the space she seems to need. But that’s the last thing Maya wants, and the girls just drift further apart.

The once-close sisters can’t seem to find their rhythm, so they make a bet: they’ll switch places at their summer camp, and whoever can keep the ruse going longer will get to decide where they both attend high school - the source of frequent arguments. But stepping into each other’s shoes comes with its own difficulties, and the girls know how they’re going to make it.

Finally Seen

By Kelly Yang When ten-years-old Lina Gao steps off the plane in Los Angeles, it’s her first time in America and the first time seeing her parents and her little sister in five years! She’s been waiting for his moment every day while she lived with her grandmother in Beijing, getting teased by kids at school who called her “left behind girl.” Finally, her parents are ready for her to join their fabulous life in America! Except, it’s not exactly like in the postcards: .1. School’s a lot harder than she thought. When she mispronounces some words in English on the first day, she decides she simply won’t talk. Ever again.

2. Her chatty little sister has no problem with English. And seems to do everything better than Lina, including knowing exactly the way to her parents’ hearts.

3. They live in an apartment, not a house like in Mom’s letters, and they owe a lot of back rent from the pandemic. And Mom’s plan to pay it back sounds more like a hobby than a moneymaker.

As she reckons with her hurt, Lina tries to keep a lid on her feelings, both at home and at school. When her teacher starts facing challenges for her latest book selection, a book that deeply resonates with Lina, it will take all of Lina’s courage and resilience to get over her fear and choose a future where she’s finally seen.

G5 -G6: Realistic Fiction: Maizy Chen’s Last Chance

By Lisa Yee Welcome to the Golden Palace! Maizy has never been to Last Chance, Minnesota...until now. Her mom’s plan is just to stay for a couple weeks, until her grandfather gets better. But plans change, and as Maizy spends more time in Last Chance (where she and her family are the only Asian Americans” and at the Golden Palace - the restaurant that’s been in her family for generations - she makes some discoveries. For instance: You can tell a LOT about someone by the way they order food.

And people can surprise you. Sometimes in good ways, sometimes in disappointing ways.

And the Golden Palace has secrets.

But the more Maizy discovers, the more questions she has. Like, why are her mom and her grandmother always fighting?

Who are the people in the photographs on the office wall? And when she discovers that a beloved family treasure has gone missing - and someone has left a racist note - Maizy decides it’s time to find the answers.

G5 -G6: Historical Fiction: Troublemaker

By John Cho with Sarah Suk 12-year-old Jordan feels like he can’t live up to the example his older sister set, or his parent’s expectations. When he returns home from school one day hoping to hide his suspension, Los Angeles has reached a turning point. In the wake of the acquittal of the police officers filmed beating Rodney King, as well as the shooting of a young black teen, Latasha Harlins by a Korean store owner, the country is at the precipice of confronting its racist past and present.

As tensions escalate, Jordan’s feather leaves to check on the family store, spurring Jordan and his friends to embark on a dangerous journey to come to his aide, and come to terms with the racism within and affecting their community.

The Door of no Return

By Kwame Alexander In his village in Upper Kwanta, 11-year-old Kofi loves his family, playing oware with his grandfather and swimming in the river Offin. He’s warned though, to never go to the river at night. His brother tells him “There are things about the water you do not know.” Like what? Kofi asks. “The beasts.” His brother answers.

One fateful night, the unthinkable happens and in a flash, Kofi’s world turns upside down. Kofi soon ends up in a fight for his life and what happens next will send him on a harrowing journey across land and sea, and away from everything he loves.

This spellbinding novel will take you on an unforgettable adventure that will open your eyes and break your heart.

Wildoak

By C.C. Harrington Maggie Stephen’s stutter makes school especially hard. She will do almost anything to avoid speaking in class or calling attention to herself. So when her unsympathetic father threatens to send her away for so-called “treatment”, she reluctantly agrees to her mother’s intervention plan: a few weeks in the fresh air of Wildoak Forest, visiting a grandfather she hardly knows. It is there, in an extraordinary twist of fate, that she encounters an abandoned snow leopard cub, an exotic gift to a wealthy Londoner that proved too wild to domesticate. But once the cub’s presence is discovered by others, danger follows, and Maggie soon realizes that time is running out, not only for the leopard, but for herself and the forest as well.

Told in alternating voices, Wildoak shimmers with beauty, compassion, and unforgettable storytelling as it explores the delicate interconnectedness of the human, animal, and natural worlds.

G5 -G6: Historical Fiction: Freewater

By Amina Luqman-Dawson Under the cover of night, twelve-year-old Homer flees Southerland Plantation with his little sister Ada, unwillingly leaving their beloved mother behind. Much as he adores her and fears for her life, Homer knows there’s no turning back, not with the overseer on their trail. Through tangled vines, secret doorways, and over a sky bridge, the two find a secret community called Freewater, deep in the swamp.

In this society created by formerly enslaved people and some freeborn children, Homer finds new friends, almost forgetting where he came from. But when he learns of a threat that could destroy Freewater, he crafts a plan to find his mother and help his new home.

Deeply inspiring and loosely based on the history of maroon communities in the South, this is a striking tale of survival, adventure, friendship, and courage.

Wolf Hollow

By Lauren Wolk Despite growing up in the shadows cast by two world wars, Annabelle has lived a most quiet, steady life in her small Pennsylvania town. Until the day new student Betty Glengarry walks into her class. Betty quickly reveals herself to be cruel and manipulative, and though her bullying seems isolated at first, it quickly escalates. Toby, a reclusive World War I veteran, soon becomes the target of Betty’s attacks. While others see Toby’s strangeness, Annabelle knows only kindness.

And as tensions mount in their small community, Annabelle must find the courage to stand as a lone voice for justice.

The brilliantly crafted debut of Newbery Honor - and Scott O’Dell Award-winning author Lauren Wolk (Beyond the Bright Sea, Echo Mountain), Wolf Hollow is a haunting tale of America at a crossroads and a time when one girl’s resilience, strength, and compassion help to illuminate the darkest corners of history.

The Puffin Keeper

By Michael Morpurgo As a child, Allen is saved from a nautical disaster by Benjamin Postlethwaite, a solitary lighthouse keeper. Years later, Allen returns to the lighthouse, and the two nurse an injured young puffin back to health. When Allen is called up to fight in World War Two, he’s not sure he’ll see his mother Benjamin again, but his fond memories of his time at the lighthouse keep him going, even through prison camp.

Allen and Ben’s enduring friendship over the years is the basis for this story about friendship, art, war and an incredibly adorable puffin. From masterful storyteller Michael Morpurgo and world-class illustrator Benji Davies comes this truly beautiful tale which will enchant readers of all ages.

Three Strike Summer

By Skyler Schrempp When the skies dried up, Gloria thought it was temporary. When the dust storms rolled in, she thought they would pass. But now the bank man’s come to take the family farm, and Pa’s decided to up and move to California in search of work. They’ll pick fruit, he says, until they can save up enough money to buy land of their own again.

There are only three rules at the Santa Ana Holdsten Peach Orchard: No stealing product.

No drunkenness or gambling.

And absolutely no organizing.

Well, Gloria Mae Willard isn’t about to organize any peaches, no ma’am. She’s got more on her mind than that. Like the secret, all-boys baseball team she’s desperate to play for, if only they’d give her a chance. Or the way that wages keep going down. The way their company lodgings are dirty and smelly, and everyone seems intent on leaving her out of everything.

But Gloria has never been the type to wait around for permission. If the boys won’t let her play, she’ll find a way to make them. If the people around her are keeping secrets, then she’ll keep a few of her own. And if the boss men at the Santa Ana Holdsten Peach Orchard say she can’t organize peaches, then by golly she’ll organize a whole ball game.

G5 -G6: Fantasy: Nic Blake and the Remarkables: The Manifestor Prophecy

By Angie Thomas It’s not easy being a Remarkable in the Unremarkable world. Some things are cool - like getting a pet hellhound for your twelfth birthday. Others, not so much - like not being trusted to learn magic because you might use it to take revenge on an annoying neighbor.

All Nic Blake wants is to be a powerful Manifestor like her dad. But before she has a chance to convince him to teach her the gift, a series of shocking revelations and terrifying events launch Nic and two friends on a hunt for a powerful magic tool she’s never heard of...to save her father from imprisonment for a crime she refuses to believe he committed.

Once There Was

By Kiyash Monsef Once was, once wasn’t. So began the stories Marjan’s father told her as a little girl - fables like the story of the girl who sprung a unicorn from a hunter’s snare, or the nomad boy who rescued a baby shirdal. Tales of mythical beasts that filled her with curiosity and wonder.

But Marjan’s not a little girl anymore. In the wake of her father’s sudden death, she is trying to hold it all together: her schoolwork, friendships, and keeping her dad’s shoestring veterinary practice from going under. Then, one day, she receives a visitor who reveals something stunning: Marjan’s father was no ordinary veterinarian. The creatures out of the stories he told her were real - and he traveled the world to care for them. And now that he’s gone, she must take his place.

Marjan steps into a secret world hidden in plain sight, where magical creatures are brought and sold, treasured and trapped. She finds friends she never knew she needed - a charming British boy who grew up with a griffon, a runaway witch seeking magic and home - while trying to hide her double life from her old friends and classmates.

The deeper Marjan gets into treating these animals, the closer she comes to finding who killed her father - and to a shocking truth that will reawaken her sense of wonder and put humans and beasts in the gravest of danger.

The Umbrella Maker’s Son

By Katrina Leno Oscar Buckle lives in a city where it’s always raining. And when it isn’t raining, it’s about to rain, so the townspeople have learned to embrace it. Oscar’s father is an umbrella maker - appropriate for a place where you can’t leave home without one! - but while Buckle Umbrellas are strong, reliable, and high quality, they’re expensive. Because of this, people are buying from the competitor instead, which is threatening Oscar’s family’s business.

To make ends meet, Oscar is forced to quit school and work in his father’s shop as an apprentice. But when extraordinary events start to occur in their rainy town, Oscar becomes suspicious of their competitor. Desperate to save his town, Oscar must enlist the help of this best friend, Saige, to discover if there’s more than nature involved in their city’s weather.

G5 -G6: Black bird, Blue Road

By Sofiya Pasternack In this historical fantasy novel, praised as a “rich, omen-filled journey that powerfully shows love and its limits*” and “propulsive, wise, and heartbreaking,”** Ziva will do anything to save her twin brother Pesah from his illness - even facing the Angel of Death himself. From Sydney Taylor Honor winner and National Jewish Book Award finalist Sofiya Pasternack.

Pesah has lived with leprosy for years, and the twins have spent most of that time working on a cure. Then Pesah has a vision: The Angel of Death will come for him on Rosh Hashanah, just one month away.

So Ziva takes her brother and runs away to find doctors who can cure him. But when they meet an accidentally free a half-demon boy, he suggests paying his debt by leading them to the fabled city of Luz, where no one ever dies - the only place Pesah will be safe.

They just need to run faster than The Angel of Death can fly... (*Publishers Weekly, starred review; **Kirkus Reviews, starred review)

G5 -G6: Fantasy: Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun

By Tola Okogwu Onyeka has a lot of hair - the kind that makes strangers stop in the street and her peers whisper behind her back. At least she has Cheyenne, her best friend, who couldn’t care less what other people think. Still, Onyeka has always felt insecure about her vibrant curls...until the day Cheyenne almost drowns and Onyeka’s hair takes on a life of its own, inexplicably pulling Cheyenne from the water.

At home, Onyeka’s mother tells her the shocking truth: Onyeka’s psychokinetic powers make her a Solari, one of a secret group of people with superpowers unique to Nigeria. Her mother quickly whisks her off to the Academy of the Sun, a school in Nigeria where Solari are trained. But Onyeka and her new friends at the academy soon have to put their powers to the test as they find themselves embroiled in a momentous battle between truth and lies...

Science Fiction: My Nest of Silence

By Matt Faulkner Manzanar is nothing like home. Yet the relocation center is where Mari and her family have to live, now that the government has decided that Japanese Americans aren’t American enough. Determined to prove them wrong, Mari’s brother Mak has joined the army and is heading off to war. In protest, Mari has stopped talking for the duration of the war.

Or at least until Mak comes home safe.

Still, Mari has no trouble expressing herself through her drawings. Mak, too, expresses himself in his letters home, first from training camp and later from the front lines of World War II, where he is fighting with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. But while his letters are reassuring, reality is not: Mak is facing danger at every turn, from racism within the army to violence on the battlefield.

In turns humorous and heartbreaking, Mari and Mak’s story will stick with readers long after the last page.

The Last Beekeeper

By Pablo Cartaya In a future shaken by climate disasters, Yolanda Ciceron knows that nature is something to be feared. While life in the Valley is brutal and harsh, Yoly dreams of leaving her farm to live in Silo - the most advanced town for miles around. But first, Yoly will need to prove she belongs in a place where only the smartest and most useful are welcomed.

Between her razor-sharp smarts and sheer determination, Yoly is well on her way until she discovers her family can no longer afford her schooling. WHen forced to take matters into her own hands, the closer she gets to securing her future, the more she uncovers the dangers lying inside Silo’s walls - ones that threaten the entire Valley.

As she cracks long-guarded secrets, Yoly, along with those closest to her, is put in grave peril, and the only chance of surviving may lie in the rediscovery of a long-extinct species - the honeybee. Can the last surviving beehive be the key to pulling the Valley out from under Silo’s thumb, or will they destroy what remains of Yoly’s future?

(Jane Addams Children’s Book Award for Younger Children Finalist. Texas Bluebonnet Award List 2022-23)

We’re Not From Here

By Geoff Rodkey The first time I heard about Planet Choom, we’d been on Mars for almost a year. But life on the Mars station was grim, and since Earth was no longer an option (we may have blown it up), it was time to find a new home.

That’s how we ended up on Choom with the Zhuri. They’re very smart. They also look like giant mosquitos. But that’s not why it’s so hard to live here. There’s a lot that the Zhuri don’t like: singing (just ask my sister, Ila), comedy (one joke got me sent to the principal’s office), or any kind of emotion. The biggest problem, though? The Zhuri don’t like us. And if humankind is going to survive, it’s up to my family to change their minds. No pressure.

G5 -G6: Science Fiction: Shuri: A Black Panther Novel

By Nic Stone An original, upper-middle-grade series starring the breakout character from the Black Panther comics and films: T’Challa’s younger sister, Shuri! Crafted by New York Times bestselling author Nic Stone. Shuri is a skilled martial artist, a genius, and a master of science and technology. But, she’s also a teenager. And a princess. This story follows Shuri as she sets out on a quest to save her homeland of Wakanda. For centuries, the Chieftain of Wakanda (the Black Panther) has gained his powers though the juices of the Heart-shaped Herb. Much like Vibranium, the Heart-Shaped Herb is essential to the survival and prosperity of Wakanda. But something is wrong. The plants are dying. No matter what the people of Wakanda do, they can’t save them. And their supply is running short. It’s up to Shuri to travel from Wakanda in order to discover what is killing the Herb, and how she can save it, in the first volume of this all-new, original adventure.

(The Shuri Series is available on Scholastic’s Online Store)

Operatoin Do-Over

By Gordon Korman Mason and Ty were once the very best of friends, like two nerdy sides of the same coin...until seventh grade, when Ava Petrakis came along. Now Mason can trace everything bad in his life to that terrible fight they had over the new girl. The one thing he’d give anything for is a do-over. But that can’t happen in real life - can it?

As a science kid, Mason knows do-overs are impossible, so he can’t believe it when he wakes up from a freak accident and finds himself magically transported back to seventh grade. His parents aren’t yet divorced and his beloved sheepdog is still alive. Best of all, he and Ty haven’t had their falling-out yet.

It makes no logical sense, but Mason is determined to use this second chance to not only save his friendship (and his dog!) but do other things differently - like trying out for the football team and giving new friends a chance. There’s just one person he’ll be avoiding at all costs: Ava. But despite his best efforts, will he be able to stop the chain of events that made his previous life implode?

G5 -G6: Graphic Novels: Fox Point’s Own Gemma Hopper

By Brie Spangler In their tiny corner of Fox Point, Rhode Island, Gemma Hopper’s older brother, Teddy, is a baseball god, destined to become a Major League star. Gemma loves playing baseball, but with her mom gone and her dad working endless overtime, it’s up to her to keep the house running. She’s too busy folding laundry, making lunches, getting her younger twin brothers to do their homework, and navigating the perils of middle-school friendships to take baseball seriously.

But every afternoon, Gemma picks up her baseball glove to pitch to Teddy during his batting practice - throwing sliders down and away, fastballs right over the middle (not too fast or he’ll get mad), and hanging curveballs high and tight.

Could baseball be Gemma’s ticket to the big leagues or will it mean the end of her family as she knows it?

Hoops

By Matt Tavares It is 1975 in Indiana, and the Wilkins Regional High School girls’ basketball team is in their rookie season. Despite being undefeated, they practice at night in the elementary school and play to empty bleachers. Unlike the boys’ team, the Lady Bears have no buses to deliver them to away games and no uniforms, much less a laundry service. They make their own uniforms out of T-shirts and electrical tape. And with help from a committed female coach, they push through to improbable victory after improbable victory. Illustrated in full color, this story about the ongoing battle of women striving for equality in sports rings with honesty, bravery, and heart.

G5 -G6: Graphic Novels: The Mighty Bite

By Nathan Hale What happens when a couple of prehistoric creatures want to become Internet stars? Trilobite and Amber (a walking whale) dream of fame and fortune. They don’t realize that most of the world thinks that they’re extinct. When a wandering paleo-newscaster introduces them to the world of internet videos, they hop at the chance to get behind the camera.

The competition for internet fame will be fierce - Trilobite and Amber will face off against ancient sea creatures, talking cacti, floating cat heads, and more! Friendships will be tested, allies will be made, and cameras will be smashed! Our heroes will have to use all of their newfound skills when they find themselves competing in an all-out video-making battle royale!

With laugh-out-loud gags and outrageous, elaborate artwork, fand of Dog Man and InvestiGators have never seen anything like Nathan Hale’s The Mighty Bite - and will learn about some of the real-world science in the story.

Surprisingly Sarah

By Terri Libenson Two choices, two storylines - one surprise ending! Will Sarah be brave enough to ask out her crush or will she lose her nerve? Both stories play out in this funny and heartfelt seventh book in the New York Times bestselling Emmie & Friends series.

Secrets. Surprises. MIDDLE SCHOOL. Sarah and Leo have been BFFs since they were little. They share everything...until Sarah starts crushing on Leo’s friend Ben. Then one day Sarah is suddenly faced with a big choice - ask Ben to the school dance! OR chicken out.

Either way, Sarah and Leo’s friendship will be put to the test. Which one would you choose?

(There are two books available on Scholastic’s Online Store from the Emmie & Friends series: Becoming Brianna and Just Jaime)

School Trip

By Jerry Craft Jordan, Drew, Liam, Maury, and their friends from Riverdale Academy Day School are heading out on a school trip to Paris.

As an aspiring artist himself, Jordan can’t wait to see all the amazing art in the famous City of Lights.

But when their trusted faculty guides are replaced at the last minute, the school trip takes an unexpected - and hilarious turn. Especially when trying to find their way around a foreign city ends up being almost as tricky as navigating the same friendships, fears, and differences that they struggle with at home.

Will Jordan and his friends embrace being exposed to a new language, unfamiliar food, and a different culture? Or will they all end up feeling like the “new kid”?

Frizzy

By Claribel A. Ortega and Rose Bousamra Marlene loves three things: books, her cool Tia Ruby and hanging out with her best friend Camila. But according to her mother, Paola, the only thing she needs to focus on is school and “growing up.” That means straightening her hair every weekend so she could have “presentable”, “good hair.”

But Marlene hates being in a salon and doesn’t understand why her curls are not considered pretty by those around her.

With a few hiccups, a dash of embarrassment, and the much-needed help of Camila and Tia Ruby - she slowly starts a journey to learn to appreciate and proudly wear her curly hair.

G5 -G6: Mystery & Thrillers: Spy School Project X

By Stuart Gibbs Ben Ripley may only be in middle school, but he’s already pegged his dream job: CIA or bust. Unfortunately for him, his personality doesn’t exactly scream “secret agent.” In fact, Ben is so awkward, he can barely get to school and back without a mishap. Because of his innate nerdiness, Ben is not surprised when he is recruited for a magnet school with a focus on science - but he’s entirely shocked to discover that the school is actually a front for a junior CIA academy. Could the CIA really want him?

The Supernatural Society

By Rex Ogle Will Hunter thought his life couldn’t get any worse: His parents just got divorced, HIs best (and only) friend now is his dog, Ftiz, And his mom moved them from New York City to the middle-of-nowhere town called East Emerson.

But Will was wrong - things are about to get way worse. Because East Emerson is filled with a whole lot of monsters, and he’s the only person who can see them. When all the town pets (including Fritz) go missing, Will suspects there’s something sinister going on. So he joins forces with outcast Ivy and super-smart Linus to uncover the ancient secrets of East Emerson.

Besides, nothing bad could happen when three sixth graders team up against monsters, magic, myths, and mad science...right?

G5 -G6: Nonfiction & Biographies: Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life

By Jerry Pinkney Jerry Pinkney - creator of Caldecott Medal-winning The Lion & the Mouse and The Little Mermaid - drew everywhere, all the time. Since childhood, it was how he made sense of the world - how he coped with the stress of being a sensitive child growing up in crowded spaces, struggling with a learning disability, in a time when the segregation of Black Americans was the norm. Only drawing could offer him a sense of calm, control, and confidence. When friends and siblings teased him about having the nickname “Jerry” as his only name, his mother always said, “Just ‘Jerry’ is enough. He’ll make something of that name someday.” And so he did, eventually becoming one of the most celebrated children’s book illustrators of all time and paving the way for countless other Black artists.

Jerry’s vivid recollections and lively sketchbook drawings of his youth in postwar America tell an inspiring story of how a hardworking boy pursued his passion in less-than-ideal circumstances and became a legendary artist against all odds.

Bomb (Graphic Novel): The Race to Build - and Steal - the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon

By Steve Sheinkin In December of 1938, a chemist in a German laboratory made a shocking discovery: When placed next to radioactive material, a Uranium atom split in two. That simple discovery launched a scientific race that spanned three continents.

In Great Britain and the United States, Soviet spies worked their way into the scientific community; in Norway, a commando force slipped behind enemy lines to attach German heavy-water manufacturing; and deep in the desert, one brilliant group of scientists, led by “father of the atomic bomb” J. Robert Oppenheimer, was hidden away at a remote site at Los Alamos. This is the story of the plotting, the risk-taking, the deceit, and genius that created the world’s most formidable weapon. This is the story of the atomic bomb.

G5 -G6: Nonfiction & Biographies: Back from the Brink: Saving Animals from Extinction

By Nancy F. Castaldo How could capturing the last wild California condors help save them? Why are some states planning to cull populations of the gray wolf, despite this species only recently making it off the endangered list? How did a decision made during the Civil War to use alligator skin for cheap boots nearly drive the animal to extinction?

Back from the Brink answers these questions and more as it delves into the threats to seven species, and the scientific and political efforts to coax them back from the brink of extinction. This rich, informational look at the problem of extinction has a hopeful tone: all of these animals’ numbers are now on the rise.

Whatcha Mean, What’s a Zine?

By Mark Todd and others A zine is a handmade magazine or mini-comic about anything you can imagine: favorite bands, personal stories, subcultures, or collections. They contain diary entries, rants, interviews, and stories. They can be by one person or many, found in stores, traded at comic conventions, exchanged with friends, or given away for free. Zines are not a new idea: they’ve been around for years under various names (chapbooks, flyers, pamphlets). People with independent ideas have been getting their word out since before there were printing presses.

This book is for anyone who wants to create their own zine. It’s for learning tips and tricks from contributors who have been at the fore front of the zine movement. It’s for getting inspired to put thoughts and ideas down on paper. It’s for learning how to design and print your own zine so you can put it in others’ hands. Whatcha Mean, What’s a Zine? is for anyone who has something to say.

Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown

By Steven Sheinkin As WWII comes to a close, the United States and the Soviet Union emerge as the two greatest world powers on extreme opposites of the political spectrum. After the United States showed its hand with the atomic bomb in Hiroshima, the Soviets refuse to be left behind. With communism sweeping the globe, the two nations begin a neck-to-neck competition to build even more destructive bombs and conquer the Space Race. In their battle for dominance, spy planes fly above, armed submarines swim deep below, and undercover agents meet in the dead of night.

The Cold War game grows more precious as weapons are pointed towards each other, with fingers literally on the trigger.

The decades-long showdown culminates in the Cuban Missile Crisis, the world’s close call with the third - and final - world war.

A Frist Time for Everything

By Dan Santat Dan’s always been a good kid. The kind of kid who listens to his teachers, helps his mom with grocery shopping, and stays out of trouble. But being a good kid doesn’t stop him from being bullied and feeling like he’s invisible, which is why Dan has low expectations when his parents send him on a class trip to Europe.

At first, he’s right. He’s stuck with the same girls from his middle school who love to make fun of him, and he doesn’t know why his teacher insisted he come on this trip. But as he travels through France, Germany, Switzerland, and England, a series of first experiences begin to change him - first Fanta, first fondue, first time stealing a bike from German punk rockers...and first love.

Funny, heartwarming, and poignant, A First Time for Everything is a feel-good coming-of-age memoir based on New York Times bestselling author and Caldecott Medal winner Dan Santat’s awkward middle school years. It celebrates a time that is universally challenging for many of us, but also life-changing as well.

G5 -G6: Nonfiction & Biographies: Nearer My Freedom: The Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano by Himself

By Monica Edinger and Lesley Younge Millions of African Americans were enslaved during the transatlantic slave trade, but few recorded their personal experiences. Olaudah Equiano’s The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano is perhaps the most well known of the autobiographies that exist. Using this narrative as a primary source text, authors Monica Edinger and Lesley Younge share Equiano’s life story in “found verse”, supplemented with annotations to give readers historical context. This poetic approach provides interesting analysis and synthesis, helping readers to better understand the original text. Follow Equiano from his life in Africa as a child to his enslavement at a young age, his travels across the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, his liberation, and his life as a free man.

G5 -G6: Mr. England’s Recommendations: The Lemonade War

By Jacqueline Davies

Linked

By Gordon Korman

Space Case

By Stuart Gibbs

The Lemonade War is a middle-grade novel about sibling rivalry as Evan and Jessie compete to sell the most lemonade during summer vacation.

Linked is a middle-grade novel where a group of students receive mysterious letters inviting them to a summer camp adventure.

Space Case follows a 12year-old Dashiell Gibson, the first kid born on the moon, as he investigates a mysterious death on the moon base where his family lives.

Out of My Mind

By Sharon M. Draper

Walk Two Moons Sharon Creech

Home of the Brave

By Katherine Applegate

Out of My Min by Sharon M. Draper is about a girl named Melody who has cerebral palsy and cannot speak or move on her own, but has a brilliant mind. The story follows her journey as she fights to be understood and accepted for who she is, ultimately proving that being different doesn’t mean being incapable.

Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech is about a girl named Sal who embarks on a road trip with her grandparents to visit her mother’s grave. Along the way, Sal tells the story of her friend Phoebe, revealing her own journey of self-discovery and coming to terms with loss and change.

Home of the Brave by Katherine Applegate is about a Sudanese refugee named Kek who resettles in Minnesota, navigating a new culture and language while searching for his family and a sense of belonging. Through his experiences, Kek learns about resilience, friendship, and the meaning of home.

Shouting at the Rain

By Lynda Mallaly Hunt

The City of Ember (Series)

By Jeanne DuPrau

Ghost

By Jason Reynolds

Shouting at the Rain by Lynda Mullaly Hunt is about a girl named Delsie who navigates friendship, family, and change during a tumultuous summer in Cape Cod.

The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau follows two young protagonists, Lina and Doon, as they uncover the secrets of their underground city and search for a way to escape to the surface before their city’s resources run out.

Ghost follows the story of Cranshaw, a young boy who discovers his talent for running after a troubled past. He joins a track team and learns valuable lessons about friendship, family, and perseverance while striving to overcome his obstacles and reach his full potential as an athlete.

Mr. England’s Favorites:

G5-G6: Fantasy & Adventure - Series: Harry Potter Series By J.K. Rowling: Available on the Scholastic’s Online Store:

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

Harry Potter and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

The Wizarding World of J.K. Rowling: Available at IST’S Book Fair:

Harry Potter Magical Coloring Book

The Official Harry Potter Baking Book

The Official Harry Potter Cookbook

The Wizarding World of J.K. Rowling: Available on the Scholastic’s Online Store:

The Tales of the Beetle Bard

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

Harry Potter and all about the Hogwarts Houses

Harry Potter The Battle of Hogwarts

Harry Potter & Fantastic Beasts: The Crimesof Grindelwald

Harry Potter: Joke Shop: Water-Color!

Harry Potter & Fantastic Beasts: Calling All Witches!

Harry Potter Coloring: Magical Places & Character Poster Coloring Book

Harry Potter: Squishy: Bravery and Friendship

Harry Potter: Around the Wizarding World Activity Book

Quidditch Through The Ages

Fantastic Beasts And Where to Find Them

Harry Potter: Hogwarts Magic Activity Book

Harry Potter: Hidden Dark Arts: Scratch Magic

The Official Harry Potter Baking Book

The Wizarding World of J.K. Rowling: Available on the Scholastic’s Online Store:

Harry Potter Magical Creatures Postcard Coloring Book

Harry Potter Coloring Book

Harry Potter Create by Sticker: Hogsmeade

Harry Potter: Wizards Unite: Official Game Guide

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: The Journey: Behind the Scenes of the Award-Winning Stage Production

Harry Potter: Magical Art Coloring Book

Harry Potter: Happy Christmas, Harry!

Advent Calendar

G4-G6: Fantasy & Graphic Novels & Science Fiction- Series: Amulet Series by Kazu Kibuishi: Available on the Scholastic’s Online Store: The Stone Keeper (Amulet Series)

By Kazu Kibuishi: The first book in Kazu Kibuishi’s #1 New York Times bestselling series that features a beautiful but dangerous world of new friends, giant robots, and shadowy enemies!

After the tragic death of their father, Emily and Navin move with their mother to the home of her deceased greatgrandfather. The strange house proves to be dangerous. Before long, a tentacled creature lures the kids’ mom through a door in the basement. Em and Navin, desperate not to lose her, follow her into a fantastical world inhabited by robots, mysterious plants, and talking animals. It’s up to Em and Navin to figure out how to set things right and save their mother’s life!

Amulet: The Stonekeeper’s Curse

Amulet: The Cloud Searchers

Amulet: The Last Council

Amulet: Prince of Elves

Amulet: Firelight

Amulet: Escape from Lucien

Amulet: Supernova

Amulet: Waverider

G5-G6: Fantasy - Series: Artemis Fowl Series by Eoin Colfer: Available on the Scholastic’s Online Store: The Arctic Incident (Artemis Fowl Series)

by Eoin Colfer: Artemis Fowl is one of the greatest criminal minds the world has ever seen. He is heir to the Fowl family empire - a centuries old clan of international underworld figures and con artists. He is arguable the most cunning Fowl of all. He is also twelve years old.

Artemis’ interest in mythology and an obsession with the Internet leads him to discover proof of existence of “The People” = otherwise known as fairies, sprites, leprechauns and trolls. He learns every fairy has a magical Book. If he can find the Book, it will lead him to “The People’s” vast treasure of gold.

With his brutish sidekick, Butler, he sets his plans in motion. Artemis tricks a drunken old fairy woman into loaning him her Book, a tiny golden volume, for thirty minutes. He scans it with a digital camera and emails it to his Mac G6 computer.

Back in his mansion in Ireland, he is the first human to decode the secrets of the faiires.

Artemis needs a leprechaun to help him with this plan. He and Butlerhunt down Holly Short, a tough, female LEPrecon, part of a gung-ho Fairy commando unit, who is on a reconnaissance mission He kidnaps her, and a major batthle begins. It’s satyr against gnome, man against elf, and for the first time in his life, Artemis must decide what he values most.

Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident

Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code

Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception

Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox

Artemis Fowl: The Atlantis Complex

Artemis Fowl: The Last Guardian

Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony

G5-G6: Fantasy & Graphic Novels - Series: The Avatar Series by Gene Luen Yang: Avatar: The Last Airbender (The Avatar Series)

by Gene Luen Yang Aang and friends must join together as the four nations’ tenuous peace is threatened by an impasse between Fire Lord Zuko and Earth King Kuei!

As the world heads towards another devastating war, Aang’s friendship with Zuko throws him into the middle of the conflict!

The Kyoshi Series (Leading up to the Avatar Series): 1. The Rise of Kyoshi 2. The Shadow of Kyoshi 3. The Dawn of Yangchen

The Avatar Series: 1. Avatar: The Promise 2. Avatar: The Search 3. Avatar: The Rift 4. Avatar: Smoke and Shadow 5. Avatar: North & South 6. Avatar: Imbalance

G5-G6: Fantasy - Series: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel Series by Michael Scott: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel: The Alchemyst

by Michael Scott Nicholas Flamel is the greatest Alchemyst to ever live. The records show that he died in 1418, but what if he’s actually been making the elixir of life for centuries?

The secrets to eternal life are hidden within the book he protects - the Book of Abraham the Mage. It’s the most powerful book that has ever existed, and in the wrong hands, it will destroy the world. And that’s exactly what Dr. John Dee plans to do when he steals it.

There is one hope. If the prophecy is true, Sophie and Josh Newman have the power to save everyone. Now they just have to learn to use it.

“The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel has everything you loved about Harry Potter, including magic, mystery, and a constant battle of good versus evil.” - Bustle

The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel Series (Following The Alchemyst): Book #2: The Magician Book #3: The Sorceress Book #4: The Necromancer Book #5: The Warlock

G6: (Not Recommended for G5) Fantasy - Series: The Belgariad Series by David Eddings: The Belgariad: Pawn of the Prophet

by David Eddings A fierce dispute among the Gods and the theft of a powerful Orb leaves the World divided into five kingdoms. Young Garion, with his “Aunt Pol” and an elderly man calling himself Wolf - a father and daughter granted near - immortality by one of the Gods - set out on a complex mission. In the process, as Garion grows into his early teens, he learns to defend himself, grapples with a wild boar, uncovers spies at a king’s palace, learns about sorcery and starts to gain a sense of what his own destiny may be.

The Belgariad Series (Following Pawn of the Prophet): Book #2: Queen of Sorcery Book #3: Magician’s Gambit Book #4: Castle of Wizardry Book #5: Enchanter’s End Game

G5-G6: Fantasy - Series: The Chronicles of Chrestomanci Series by Diana Wynne Jones: Charmed Life (The Chronicles of Chrestomanci):

by Diana Wynne Jones A bewitching comic fantasy by a master of the supernatural.

Cat doesn’t mind living in the shadow of his sister, Gwendolen the most promising young witch ever seen on Coven Street.

But trouble starts brewing the moment the two orphans are summoned to live in Chrestomanci Castle. Frustrated that the witches of the castle refuse to acknowledge her talents, Gwendolen conjures up a scheme that could throw whole worlds out of whack.

The Chronicles of Chrestomanci Series (Following Charmed Life): Book #2: The Lives of Christopher Chant Book #3: The Magicians of Caprona Book #4: Witch Week - Mixed Magics: Four Tales of Chrestomanci Book #5: Conrad’s Fate Book #6: The Pinhoe Egg

G5-G6: Fantasy - Series: The Chronicles of Prydain Series by Lloyd Alexander: The Chronicles of Prydain: Book of Three

by Lloyd Alexander Since The Book of Three was first published in 1964, young readers have been enthralled by the adventures of Taran the Assistant Pig-Keeper and his quest to become a hero. Taran is joined by an engaging cast of characters that includes Eilonwy, the strong-willed and sharp-tongued princess; Fflewddur Fflam, the hyperbole-prone bard; the ever-faithful Gurgi; and the curmudgeonly Doli - all of whom have become involved in an epic struggle between good and evil that shapes the fate of the legendaryt land of Prydain. Released over a period of five years, Lloyd Alexander’s beautifully written tales not only captured children’s imaginations but also garnered the highest critical praise.

The Black Cauldron was a Newbery Honor Book, and the final volume in the chronicles, The High King, crowned the series by winning the Newbery Medal for “the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.”

The Chronicles of Prydain Series (Following Book of Three): Book #2: The Black Cauldron Book #3: Castle of Llyr Book #4: Taran Wanderer Book #5: The High King

G5-G6: Fantasy - Series: Enchanted Forest Chronicles Series by Patricia Wrede: Enchanted Forest Chronicles: Dealing with Dragons

by Patricia Wrede Meet Princess Cimorene - a princess who refuses to be proper. She is everything a princess is not supposed to be: headstrong, tomboyish, smart...and bored.

So bored that she runs away to live with a dragon. And not just any dragon, but Kazul - one of the most powerful and dangerous dragons around. Of course, Cimorene has a way of hooking up with dangerous characters, and soon she’s coping with a witch, a jinn, a death-dealing talking bird, a stone prince, and some very oily wizards.

If this princess ran away to find some excitement, it looks like she’s found plenty! With a new look and new introduction from the author.

Enchanted Forest Chronicles Series (Following Dealing with Dragons): Book #2: Searching for Dragons Book #3: Calling on Dragons Book #4: Talking to Dragons

G5-G6: Fantasy - Series: The Heroes of Olympus Series by Rick Riordan: Available on the Scholastic’s Online Store: The Heroes of Olympus: The Lost Hero

by Rick Riordan After saving Olympus from the evil Titan lord, Kronos, Percy and friends have rebuilt their beloved Camp Half-Blood, where the next generation of demigods must now prepare for a chilling prophecy of their own: Seven half-bloods shall answer the call, To storm or fire the world must fall. An oath to keep with a final breath, And foes bear arms to the Doors of Death. Now, in a brand-new series from blockbuster best-selling author Rick Riordan, fans return to the world of Camp Half-Blood. Here, a new groups of heroes will inherit a quest. But to survive the journey, they’ll need the help of some familiar demigods...

The Heroes of Olympus Series (Following The Last Hero): Book #2: The Son of Neptune Book #3: The Mark of Athena

G5-G6: Fantasy - Series: His Dark Materials Series by Philip Pullman: The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials)

by Philip Pullman Lyra is rushing to the cold, far North, where witch clans and armored bears rule. North, where the Gobblers take the children they steal - including her friend Roger. North, where her fearsome uncle Asriel is trying to build a bridge to a parallel world.

Can one small girl make a difference in such great and terrible endeavors? This is Lyra: a savage, a schemer, a liar, and as fierce as true a champion as Roger or Asriel could want.

But what Lyra doesn’t know is that to help one of them will be to betray the other...

A masterwork of storytelling and suspense, Philip Pullman’s award-winning The Golden Compass is the first in the His Dark Materials series, which continues with The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass.

His Dark Materials Series (Following The Golden Compass): Book #2: The Subtle Knife Book #3: The Amer Spyglass

G5-G6: Fantasy - Series: The Immortabls Series by Tamora Pierce: Wild Magic (The Immortals Series)

by Tamora Pierce Thirteen year-old Daine has always had a special connection with animals, but only when she’s forced to leave home does she realize it’s more than a knack - it’s magic. With this wild magic, not only can Daine speak to animals, but she can also make them obey her. Daine takes a job handling horses for the Queen’s Riders, where she meets the master mage Numair and becomes his student.

Under Numair’s guidance, Daine explores the scope of her magic. But she encounters other beings, too, who are not so gentle. These terrifying creatures, called Immortals, have been imprisoned in the Diving Realms for the past four hundred years - but now someone has broken the barrier. And it’s up to Daine and her friends to defend their world from an Immortal attack.

The Immortals Series (Following Wild Magic): Book #2: Wolf Speaker Book #3: Emperor Mage Book #4: The Realms of the God

G5-G6: Fantasy - Series: The Inheritance Cycle Series by Christopher Paolini: Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle Series)

by Christopher Paolini When fifteen-year-old Eragon finds a polished blue stone in the forest, he thinks it is the lucky discovery of a poor farm boy. But when the stone brings a dragon hatchling, Eragon soon realizes he has stumbled upon a legacy nearly as old as the Empire itself.

Overnight his simple life is shattered, and, gifted with only an ancient sword, a loyal dragon, and sage advice from an old storyteller, Eragon is soon swept into a dangerous tapestry of magic, glory, and power. Now his choices could save - or destroy - the Empire.

The Inhertiance Cycle Series (Following Eragon): Book #2: Eldest Book #3: Brisingr Book #4: Inheritance

G5-G6: Fantasy - Series: Lord of the Rings Series by Tamora Pierce: Available on the Scholastic’s Online Store: The Hobbit (Prequel: Lord of the Rings Series)

by Tamora Pierce “In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.” So begins one of the most beloved and delightful tales in the English language - Tolkien’s prelude to The Lord of the Rings. Set in the imaginary world of Middle-earth, at once a classic myth and a modern fairy tale, The Hobbit is one of literature’s most enduring and well-loved novels.

Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely traveling any farther than his pantry or cellar.

But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard Gandalf and a company of dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day to whisk him away on an adventure. They have launched a plot to raid the treasure hoard guarded by Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon. Bilbo reluctantly joins their quest, unaware that on his journey to the Lonely Mountain he will encounter both a magic ring and a frightening creature known as Gollum.

The Lord of the Rings Series (Following The Hobbit): Book #2: Fellowship of the Ring Book #3: The Two Towers Book #4: The Return of the King

G5-G6: Fantasy - Series: The Lost Years of Merlin Series by T.A. Barron: The Lost Years of Merlin

by T.A. Barron So begins the tale of the strange young boy, who having washed up on the shores of ancient Wales, is determined to find his real home and his true name. One day he will become the greatest wizard of all time, but he knows nothing of this now.

At the knee of the mysterious Branwen, who claims to be his mother, the boy learns lore of the Celts, Druids, and people even more ancient. Yet the secret of his identity seems always to escape him. To discover the truth, and the secret of his own powers, he runs away, voyaging to the mist-shrouded side of Fincayra, an enchanted land between earth and sky that is being destroyed by blight. It is there he discovers that the fate of this land and his quest are strangely entwined.

Combining all the passion, power, and spiritual death that are T.A. Barron’s hallmarks, this book adds a thrilling new dimension to the legend of Merlin.

The Lost Years of Merlin Series (Following The Lost Year of Merlin): Book #2: Eldest Book #3: Brisingr Book #4: Inheritance

G5-G6: Fantasy - Series: Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series by Rick Riordan: Available on the Scholastic’s Online Store: Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan Mythological monsters and the gods of Mount Olympus seem to be walking out of the pages of twelve-year-old Percy Jackson’s textbooks and into his life. And worse, he’s angered a few of them. Zeus’s master lightning bolt has been stolen, and Percy is the prime suspect. Now, he and his friends have just ten days to find and return Zeus’s stolen property and bring peace to a warring Mount Olympus.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series (Following The Lightning Thief): Book #2: The Sea Monsters Book #3: The Battle of the Labyrinth Book #4: The Titan’s Curse Book #5: The Last Olympian

G5-G6: Suspense - Series: The Sports Beat Series by John Feinstein: Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery (The Sports Beat Series)

by John Feinstein When Stevie wins a writing contest for aspiring sports journalists, his prize is a press pass to the Final Four in New Orleans.

While exploring the Superdome, he overhears a plot to throw the championship game. With the help of fellow contest winner Susan Carol, Stevie has just 48 hours to figure out who is blackmailing one of the stary players...and why.

John Feinstein has been praised as “the best writer of sports books in America today” (Boston Globe), and he proves it again in this fast-paced novel.

The Sports Beat Series (Following Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery): Book #2: Vanishing Act: Mystery at the U.S. Open Book #3: Cover Up: Mystery at the Super Bowl Book #4: Change Up: Mystery at the World Series Book #5: The Rivalry: Mystery at the Army-Navy Game Book #6: Rush for the Gold: Mystery at the Olympics And More!

G5-G6: Suspense - Series: Hardy Boys Series by Franklin Dixon: The Hardy Boys: The Tower Treasure

by Franklin Dixon A dying criminal confesses that his loot has been stored “in the tower.” Both towers of the looted mansion are searched in vain. It remains for the Hardy boys to make an astonishing discovery that clears up the mystery and clears the name of a friend’s father.

The Hardy Boys Series (Following The Tower Treasure): Book #2: The House on the Cliff Book #3: The Secret of the Old Mill Book #4: The Missing Chums Book #5: Hunting for Hidden Gold Book #6: The Shore Road Mystery And More!

G5-G6: Suspense - Series: Alex Rider Adventures by Anthony Horowitz: Available on the Scholastic’s Online Store: Stormbreaker (Alex Rider Adventures)

by Anthony Horowitz They said his uncle Ian died in a car accident. But Alex Rider knows that’s a lie, and the bullet holes in the windshield prove it. Yet he never suspected the truth: his uncle was really a spy for Britain’s top secret intelligence agency. And now Alex has been recruited to find his uncle’s killers...

Alex Rider Adventures Series (Following Stormbreaker): Book #2: Point Blank Book #3: Skeleton Key Book #4: Eagle Strike Book #5: Scorpia Book #6: Ark Angel Book #7: Snakehead Book #8: Crocodile Tears Book #9: Scorpia Rising

G5-G6: Suspense - Series: Sherlock Holmes Series by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: The Mysterious Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes, the great genius of detention, with his assistant Dr. Watson, once more attempts to solve the unsolvable.

From the extraordinary case of The Resident Patient to the sinister tale of The Crooked Man, Holmes unravels the most challenging of mysteries. Using his astounding methods of deduction, he outwits the most cunning of thieves and most villainous of murderers.

Sherlock Holmes Series (Following The Mysterious Adventures of Sherlock Holmes): Book #2: The extraordinary cases of Sherlock Holmes Book #3: The great adventures of Sherlock Holmes Book #4: The hound of the Baskervilles

G5-G6: Suspense - Series: Sisters Grimm by Michael Buckley: Available on the Scholastic’s Online Store: Sisters Grimm: Fairy Tale Detectives

by Michael Buckley Enter a world of fractured fairy tales and magical mysteries in this first installment of the beloved New York Times bestselling Sisters Grimm series.

Orphaned sisters Sabrina and Daphne are sent to live with their newly discovered grandmother, Relda Grimm, in the strange town of Ferryport Landing. The girls soon learn a family secret: that they are descendants of the famous Brothers Grimm, whose book of fairy tales is actually a history book and whose characters are still alive in Ferryport, New York.

When a terrorizing giant goes on a rampage through the town, it’s up to the Sisters Grimm to stop him and to solve the mystery of who set the giant loose in the first place. Was it corrupt Mayor Charming, formerly Prince Charming, who desperately wants his kingdom back? The Three Not-So-Little Pigs, the shifty town cops? Or Snow White or Jack the Giant Killer or one of the many other fairy-tale characters who seem to have it out for the young Sisters Grimm?

Fast paced, with familiar characters in new surroundings and adventure, and cleverly inserted vocabulary lessons, this book, and this series, are special for young readers.

Sisters Grimm Series (Following Fairy Tale Detectives): Book #2: The Unusual Suspects Book #3: The Problem Child Book #4: Once Upon a Crime Book #5: Magic and Other Misdemeanors Book #6: Tales from the Hood Book #7: The Everafter War

G5-G6: Suspense - Series: Nancy Drew Series by Carole Keene: Nancy Drew: The Secret of the Old Clock

by Carole Keene Nancy Drew investigates a case sending her on a dangerous adventure. In The Secret of the Old Clock, Nancy Drew must solve a mystery surrounding a missing will and an old clock.

Nancy Drew Series (Following The Secret of the Old Clock): Book #2: The Hidden Staircase Book #3: The Bungalow Mystery Book #4: The Mystery at Lilac Inn Book #5: The Secret at Shadow Ranch Book #6: The Secret of Red Gate Farm And More!

G5-G6: Suspense - Series: A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket: A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning

by Lemony Snicket In the tradition of great storytellers, from Dickens to Dahl, comes an exquisitely dark comedy that is both literary and irreverent, hilarious and deftly crafted. Never before has a tale of three likeable and unfortunate children been quite so enchanting, or quite so uproariously unhappy.

Are you made fainthearted by death? Does fire unnerve you? Is a villain something that might crop up in the future nightmares of yours? Are you thrilled by nefarious plots? Is cold porridge upsetting to you? Vicious threats? Hooks?

Uncomfortable clothing?

It is likely that your answers will reveal A Series of Unfortunate Events to be ill-suited for your personal use. A librarian, bookseller, or acquaintance should be able to suggest books more appropriate for your fragile temperament. But to the rarest readers we say, “Proceed, but cautiously.”

A Series of Unfortunate Events (Following The Bad Beginning): Book #2: The Raptile Room Book #3: The Wide Window Book #4: The Miserable Mill Book #5: The Austere Academy Book #6: The Ersatz Elevator Book #7: The Vile Village Book #8: The Hostile Hospital Book #9: The Carnivorous Carnival

Book #10: The Slippery Slope Book #11: The Grim Grotto Book #12: The Penultimate Peril Book #13: The End

G5-G6: Classics - Series: Wizard of Oz Series by L. Frank Baum: Available on the Scholastic’s Online Store: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

by L. Frank Baum Dorothy’s new life with her aunt and uncle in Kansas is far from exciting. But when a powerful tornado blows Dorothy and her little dog, Toto, far away, they find themselves in a world of enchantment: Oz! As they travel through the Yellow Brick Road in search of a wish-granting wizard, Dorothy, Toto, and their new friends - the Cowardly Lion, the Scarecrow, and the Tin Man - must elude the Wicked Witch of the West and discover their hidden strengths. But even a little courage, a little brains, and a little heart can’t whisk Dorothy back home to Kansas - or can they?

Wizard of Oz Series (Following The Wonderful Wizard of Oz): Book #2: The Marvelous Land of Oz Book #3: Ozma of Oz Book #4: Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz Book #5: The Road to Oz Book # 6: The Emerald City of Oz

Book #7: The Patchwork Girl of Oz Book #8: Tik Tok of Oz Book #9: The Scarecrow of Oz Book #10: Rinkitink in Oz Book #11: The Lost Princess of Oz

Book #12: The Tin Woodman of Oz Book #13: The Magic of Oz Book #14: Glinda of Oz

G5-G6: Classics - Series: Betsy-Tacy Series by Maud Hart Lovelace: Betsy-Tacy

by Maud Hart Lovelace Best Friend Forever. There are lots of children on Hill Street, but no little girls Betsy’s age. So when a new family moves into the house across the street, Betsy hopes they will have a little girl she can play with. Sure enough, they do - a little girl named Tacy. And from the moment they meet at Betsy’s fifth birthday party, Betsy and Tacy become such good friends that everyone starts to think of them as one person - Betsy-Tacy.

Betsy-Tacy have lots of fun together. They make a playhouse from a piano box, have a sand store, and dress up and go calling. And one day, they come home to a wonderful surprise - a new friend name Tib.

Betsy-Tacy Series (Following Betsy-Tacy): Book #2: Betsy-Tacy and Tib Book #3: Betsy and Tacy Go over the Big Hill Book #4: Betsy and Tacy Go Downtown Book #5: Heaven to Betsy Book #6: Betsy in Spite of Herself Book #7: Betsy was a Junior Book #8: Betsy and Joe Book #9: Betsy and the Great World

Book #2: Betsy’s Wedding

G5-G6: Classics - Series: The Borrowers Series by Mary Norton: The Borrowers

by Mary Norton The Clock family - Homily, Pod, and their fourteen-year-old daughter, Arrietty - are tiny people who live underneath the kitchen floor of an English manor. All their miniscule home furnishings, from postage stamp paintings to champagne cork chairs, are “borrowed” from the “human beans” who tromp around loudly above them. All is well until Pod is spotted upstairs by a human boy! Can the Clocks stay safely in their beloved home, or will they be forced to flee?

The Borrowers Series (Following The Borrowers): Book #2: The Borrowers Afield Book #3: The Borrowers Afloat Book #4: The Borrowers Aloft Book #5: The Borrowers Avenged

G5-G6: Classics - Series: The Chronicles of Narnia Series by C.S. Lewis: Available on the Scholastic’s Online Store: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

by C.S. Lewis Four adventurous siblings - Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy Pevensie - step through a wardrobe door and into the land of Narnia, a land frozen in eternal winter and enslaved by the power of the White Witch. But when almost all hope is lost, the return of the Great Lion, Aslan, signals a great change...and a great sacrifice.

The Chronicles of Narnia Series (Following The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe): Book #2: Prince Caspian Book #3: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader Book #4: The Silver Chair Book #5: The Horse and His Boy Book #6: The Magician’s Nephew Book #7: The Last Battle

G5-G6: Classics - Series: Little Women Series by Louisa May Alcott: Available on the Scholastic’s Online Store: Little Women

by Louisa May Alcott Little Women is an American classic, adored for Louisa May Alcott’s lively and vivid portraits of the endearing March sisters: talented tomboy Jo, pretty Meg, shy Beth, temperamental Amy. Millions have shared in their joys, hardships, and adventures as they grow up in Civil War New England, separated by the war from their father and beloved mother, Marmee, blossoming from little women into adults.

Jo searches for her writer’s voice and finds unexpected love...Meg prepares for marriage and a family...Beth reaches out to the less fortunate, tragically...and Amy travels to Europe to become a painter. Based on Louisa May Alcott’s own Yankee childhood, Little Women is a treasure - a story whose enduring values of patience, loyalty, and love have kept this extraordinary family close to the hearts of generation after generation of delighted readers.

Little Women Series (Following Little Women): Book #2: Little Men Book #3: Jo’s Boys

G5-G6: Classics - Series: Mary Poppins Series by P.L. Travers: Mary Poppins

by P.L. Travers From the moment Mary Poppins arrives at Number Seventeen Cherry-Tree Lane, everyday life at the Banks house is forever changed. It all starts when Mary Poppins is blown by the east wind onto the doorstep of the Banks House. She becomes a most unusual nanny to Jane, Michael, and the twins. Who else but Mary Poppins can slide up banisters, pull an entire armchair out of an empty carpetbag, and make a dose of medicine taste like delicious lime-juice cordial?

Mary Poppins Series (Following Mary Poppins): Book #2: Mary Poppins Comes Back Book #3: Mary Poppins Opens the Door Book #4: Mary Poppins in the Park Book #5: Mary Poppins in Cherry Tree Lane Book #6: Mary Poppins from A to Z Book #7: Mary Poppins and the House Next Door

G5-G6: Realistic Fiction - Series: The Princess Diaries Series by Meg Cabot: The Princess Diaries

by Meg Cabot Mia Thermopolis is pretty sure there’s nothing worse than being a five-foot-nine, flat-chested freshman, who also happens to be flunking Algebra. Is she ever in for a surprise.

First Mom announces that she’s dating Mia’s Algebra teacher. Then Dad has to go and reveal that he is the crown prince of Genovia. And guess who still doesn’t have a date for the Cultural Diversity Dance?

The Princess Diaries Series (Following The Princess Diaries): Book #2: Princess in the Spotlight Book #3: Princess in Love Book #4: Princess in Waiting Book #5: Princess in Pink Book #6: Princess in Training

Book #2: Princess in the Spotlight Book #3: Princess in Love Book #4: Princess in Waiting Book #5: Princess in Pink Book #6: Princess in Training

G5-G6: Realistic Fiction - Series: Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series by Jeff Kinney: Available on the Scholastic’s Online Store: Diary of a Wimpy Kid

by Jeff Kinney Being a kid can really stink. And no one knows this better than Greg. He finds himself thrust into middle school, where undersized weaklings share the hallways with kids who are taller, meaner, and already shaving. Greg is happy to have Rowley Jefferson, his sidekick, along for the ride. But when Rowley’s star starts to rise, Greg tries to use his best friend’s newfound popularity to his own advantage, kicking off a chain of events that will test their friendship in hilarious fashion.

The hazards of growing up before you’re ready are uniquely revealed through words and drawings as Greg records them in his diary. But as Greg says: “Just don’t expect me to be all “Dear Diary” this and “Deary Diary” that.”

Luckily for us, what Greg Heffley says he won’t do and what he actually does are two very different things.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series (Following Diary of a Wimpy Kid): Book #2: Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book #3: Rodrick Rules Book #4: The Last Straw Book #5: Dog Days Book #6: Cabin Fever

G5-G6: Realistic Fiction - Series: Dork Diaries Series by Rachel Renee Russell: Dork Diaries: Tales From a Not-So-Fabulous-Life

by Rachel Renee Russell Nikki Maxwell is starting eighth grade at a new school - and her very first diary is packed with hilarious stories and art in this SUPER SQUEE updated edition of the first book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Dork Diaries series!

Nikki confesses all in her first diary ever: her epic battle with her mom for an iPhone, meeting her soon-to-be BFFs Chloe and Zoey, falling for adorably sweet crush Brandon, dealing with her zany little sister Brianna’s antics - and the immediate clashes with mean girl MacKenzie, who becomes Nikki’s rival in a school-wide art competition.

Dork Diaries Series (Following Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous-Life): Book #2: Tales From a Not-So-Popular Party Girl Book #3: Tales From a Not-So-Talented Pop Star Book #4: How to Dork Your Diary Book #5: Tales From a Not So Graceful Ice Princess Book #6: Tales from a Not So Smart Miss Know-It-All Book #7: Tales from a Not-So-Happy Heartbreaker Book #8: Tales from a Not-So-Glam-TV Star

G5-G6: Realistic Fiction - Series: Gaither Sisters Series by Rita Williams-Garcia: One Crazy Summer (Gaither Sisters Series)

by Rita Williams-Garcia In this Newbery Honor novel, New York Times bestselling author Rita Williams-Garcia tells the story of three sisters who travel to Oakland, California, in 1968 to meet the mother who abandoned them.

This moving, funny novel won the Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction and the Coretta Scott King Award and was a National Book Award Finalist.

In One Crazy Summer, eleven-year-old Delphine is like a mother to her two younger sisters, Vonetta and Fern. She’s had to be, ever since their mother, Cecile, left them seven years ago for a radical new life in California. But when the sisters arrive from Brooklyn to spend the summer with their mother, Cecile is nothing like they imagined.

While the girls hope to go to Disneyland and meet Tinker Bell, their mother sends them to a day camp run by the Black Panthers. Unexpectedly, Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern learn much about their family, their country, and themselves during one truly crazy summer.

Gaither Sisters Series (Following One Crazy Summer): Book #2: P.S. Be Eleven Book #3: Gone Crazy in Alabama

G5-G6: Realistic Fiction - Series: Hatchet Series by Gary Paulson: Available on the Scholastic’s Online Store: Hatchet

by Gary Paulson On his way to visit his recently divorced father in the Canadian mountains, thirteen-year-old Brian Robeson is the only survivor when the single-engine plane crashes. HIs body battered, his clothes in shreds, Brian must now stay alive in the boundless Canadian wilderness.

More than a survival story, Hatchet is a tale of tough decisions. When all stripped down to the barest essentials, Brian discovers some stark and simple truths: Self-pity doesn’t work. Despair doesn’t work. And if Brian is to survive physically as well as mentally, he must discover courage.

Hatchet Series (Following Hatchet): Book #2: Brian’s Hunt Book #3: Brian’s Return Book #4: Brian’s Winter Book #5: The River

G5-G6: Realistic Fiction - Series: Million Dollar Series by Dan Gutman: Available on the Scholastic’s Online Store: The Million Dollar Shot

by Dan Gutman Eddie “Air” Ball wants to win the Finkle Food Poetry contest for a chance to sink a million-dollar free throw at a halftime of the NBA finals. He knows he can make the shot, no problem. He’s not so sure he can write a winning poem, though. Luckily, Eddie has the help of his best friend, Annie “Oakley” Stokely. Not only is Annie as good at shooting baskets as Eddie is, she also knows a lot about writing poems. But someone wants him to miss and will stop at nothing to keep Eddie from winning.

Together, the two friends might have a chance to win the money that will help their parents move them out of their trailer park homes.

Million Dollar Series (Following The Million Dollar Shot): Book #2: The Million Dollar Kick Book #3: The Million Dollar Goal Book #4: The Million Dollar Putt Book #5: The Million Dollar Strike

G5-G6: Realistic Fiction - Series: Origami Yoda Series by Tom Angleberger: The Strange Case of Origami Yoda

by Tom Angleberger It takes the wisdom of Yoda to survive the sixth grade.

Meet Dwight, a sixth-grade oddball. Dwight does a lot of weird things, like wearing the same T-shirt for a month or telling people to call him “Captain Dwight.” But Dwight does one cool thing. He makes origami. One day he makes an origami finger puppet of Yoda. And that’s when things get mysterious. Origami Yoda can predict the future and suggest the best way to deal with a tricky situation. His advice actually works, and soon most of the sixth grade is lining up with questions.

Dwight’s friend Tommy wants to know how Origami Yoda can be so smart when Dwight is so clueless. Is Yoda tapping into the Force?

Origami Yoda Series (Following The Strange Case of Origami Yoda): Book #2: Darth Paper Strikes Back Book #3: The Secret of the Fortune Wookiee Book #4: Princess Labelmaker to the Rescue!

Book #5: Emperor Pickletine Rides the Bus

G5-G6: Realistic Fiction - Series: The Winnie Years Series by Lauren Myracle: The Winnie Years: Ten

by Lauren Myracle Winnie Perry is turning ten and ten is BIG. It means double digits, more responsibility, and being an almost-middleschooler. Ten means that Winnie can handle anything, even a three-year-old baby brother and a practically teenage (and acting like it) older sister. And with her best friend, Amanda, by her side, Winnie plans on enjoying every last second of her last year in grade school.

The Winnie Years Series (Following Ten): Book #2: Eleven Book #3: Twelve Book #4: Thirteen Book #5: Thirteen Plus One

G5-G6: Realistic Fiction - Series: Willow Falls Series by Wendy Mass: 11 Birthdays

by Wendy Mass IT’s Amanda’s 11th birthday and she is super excited - after all, 11 is so different from 10. But from the start, everything goes wrong. The worst part of it all is that she and her best friend, Leo, with whom she’s shared every birthday, are on the outs and this will be the first birthday they haven’t shared together. When Amanda turns in for the night, glad to have her birthday behind her, she wakes up happy for a new day. Or is it? Her birthday seems to be repeating itself. What is going on?! And how can she fixt it? Only time, friendship, and a little luck will tell...

Willow Falls Series (Following 11 Birthdays): Book #2: Finally Book #3: 13 Gifts Book #4: The Last Present Book #5: Graceful

G5-G6: Science Fiction - Series: My Teacher Is An Alien Series by Bruce Coville: My Teacher is an Alien

by Bruce Coville Sixth grade is just out of this world!

Susan Simmons can tell that her new substitute teacher is really weird. But she doesn’t know how weird until she catches him peeling off his face - and realizes that “Mr. Smith” is really an alien!

At first no one will believe her except Peter Thompson, the class brain. When Peter and Susan discover Mr. Smith’s horrible plans for their classmates, they know they have to act fast. Only they can get rid of their extraterrestrial visitor - and save the rest of the sixth grade class from a fate worse than math tests!

My Teacher Is An Alien Series (Following My Teacher is an Alien): Book #2: My Teacher Glows in the Dark Book #3: My Teacher Fried my Brain Book #4: My Teacher Flunked the Planet

G5-G6: Science Fiction - Series: The Time Quintet Series by Madeleine L’Engle: A Wrinkle in Time

by Madeleine L’Engle Late one night, three otherworldly creatures appear and sweep Meg Murry, her brother Charles Wallace, and their friend Calvin O’Keefe away on a mission to save Mr. Murray, who has gone missing while doing top-secret work for the government. They travel via tesseract - a wrinkle that transports one across space and time - to the planet Camazotz, where Mr. Murray is being held captive. There they discover a dark force that threatens not only Mr. Murray but the safety of the whole universe.

The Time Quintet Series (Following A Wrinkle in Time): Book #2: A Wind in the Door Book #3: A Swiftly Tilting Planet Book #4: Many Waters Book #5: An Acceptable Time

G5-G6: Adventure - Series: Redwall Series by Brian Jacques: Redwall

by Brian Jacques Welcome to Mossflower Wood, where the gentle mice have gathered to celebrate a year of peace and abundance. All is well...until a sinister shadow falls across the ancient stone abbey of Redwall. It is rumored that Cluny is coming - Cluny, the terrible one-eyed rat and his savage horde - Cluny, who has vowed to conquer Redwall Abbey! The only hope for the besieged mice lies in the lost sword of the legendary Martin the Warrior. And so begins the epic quest of a bumbling young apprentice - a courageous mouse who would rise up, fight back...and become a legend himself.

Redwall Series (Following Redwall): Book #2: Mossflower Book #3: Mattimeo Book #4: Mariel of Redwall Book #5: Salamandastron Book #6: Martin the Warrior Book #7: The Bellmaker Book #8: Outcast of Redwall

Book #9: The Pearls of Lutra Book #3: The Long Patrol Book #4: Marlfox Book #5: The Legend of Luke Book #6: Lord Brocktree Book #7: Taggerung Book #8: Triss

Book #9: Loamhedge Book #10: Rakkety Tam Book #11: High Rhulain Book #12: Eulalia

G5-G6: Adventure - Series: Warriors Series by Erin Hunter: Into the Wild

by Erin Hunter Read the book that began a phenomenon - and join the legion of fans who have made Erin Hunter’s Warriors series a #1 national bestseller.

For generations, four Clans of wild cats have shared the forest according to the laws laid down by their ancestors. But the warrior code has been threatened, and the ThunderClan cats are in grave danger. The sinister ShadowClan grows stronger every day. Noble warriors are dying - and some deaths are more mysterious than others.

In the midst of this turmoil appears an ordinary housecat named Rusty...who may turn out to be the bravest warrior of them all.

Warriors Series (Following Into the Wild): Book #2: Fire and Ice Book #3: Forest of Secrets Book #4: Rising Storm Book #5: A Dangerous Path Book #6: The Darkest Hour

G5-G6: Adventure - Series: Warriors: The New Prophecy Series by Erin Hunter: Midnight

by Erin Hunter The first book in this second series, Warriors: The New Prophecy #1: Midnight, brings more adventure, intrigue, and thrilling battles to the epic world of the warrior Clans.

The wild cats of the forest have lived in peace and harmony for many moons - but now, strange messages from their warrior ancestors speak of terrifying new prophecies and a mysterious danger.

Brambleclaw, a warrior of ThunderClan, may be the cat with the fate of the forest in this paws. Now he will need all the courage and strength of the greatest warriors to save the Clans.

Warriors: The New Prophecy Series (Following Midnight): Book #2: Moonrise Book #3: Dawn Book #4: Starlight Book #5: Twilight Book #6: Sunset

G5-G6: Nonfiction - Series: Scientists in the Field Series (Houghton Mifflin): The Snake Scientists (Scientists in the Field Series - Houghton Mifflin)

by Sy Montgomery Dr. Robert Mason has been studying a mysterious phenomenon for over fifteen years: the reemergence of tens of thousands of red-sided garter snakes - the world’s largest concentration of snakes - after a winter spent in a state of suspended animation in subterranean caverns.

This gathering each spring in the forests of Manitoba, Canada, is one of the most extraordinary events of the natural world and is the subject of study for Dr. Mason, a.k.a. the Snake Scientist.

Scientists in the Field Series: Once a Wolf The Wildlife Detective Digging for Bird Dinosaurs Swimming with Hammerhead Sharks Hidden Worlds Kakapo Rescue

The Woods Scientists Project Ultraswan Diving to a Deep Sea Volcano Tracking Trash And More!

G5-G6: Nonfiction - Series: Giants of Science Series (Kathleen Krull/Viking): Leonardo da Vinci

by Kathleen Krull Leonardo da Vinci’s notebooks are mind-boggling evidence of a fifteenth-century scientific genius standing at the edge of the modern world, basing his ideas on observation and experimentation. This book will change children’s ideas of who Leonardo was and what it means to be a scientist.

Giants of Science Series: Albert Einstein Charles Darwin Isaac Newman Sigmund Freud Marie Curie