How We Got to the Moon: The People, Technology, and Daring Feats of Science Behind Humanity's Greatest Adventure
By: John Rocco
4.40
Format: 264 pages, Hardcover
Everyone knows of Neil Armstrong's famous first steps on the moon. But what did it really take to g…
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1. Vanished! (Framed, #2)
By: James Ponti
4.49
Format: 289 pages,
Florian Bates—the only kid on the FBI Director’s speed dial and several international criminals’ mo… read more
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2. Framed! (T.O.A.S.T. Mystery #1)
By: James Ponti
3.70
Format: 640 pages, Kindle Edition
Get to know the only kid on the FBI Director's speed dial and several international criminals' most… read more
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3. Long Way Down
By: Jason Reynolds
4.25
Format: 306 pages, Hardcover
A cannon. A strap. A piece. A biscuit. A burner. A heater. A chopper. A gat. A hammer A tool for RU… read more
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"How do you tell water ain't nothing funny about drowing?"-Jason Reynolds, Long Way Down
"Best to become invisible in times like these. Everybody knows that."-Jason Reynolds, Long Way Down
"just because they were dead. People always love people more when they’re dead."-Jason Reynolds, Long Way Down
"Pretended like yellow tape was some kind of neighborhood flag that don't nobody wave but always be flapping in the wind."-Jason Reynolds, Long Way Down
4. Between Shades of Gray
By: Ruta Sepetys
3.71
Format: 412 pages, Hardcover
Lina is just like any other fifteen-year-old Lithuanian girl in 1941. She paints, she draws, she ge… read more
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5. Discipling: How to Help Others Follow Jesus
By: Mark Dever
3.33
Format: 161 pages, Hardcover
Before ascending to heaven, Jesus instructed his followers to "make disciples of all nations." But … read more
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6. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World: The Extraordinary True Story of Shackleton and The Endurance
By: Jennifer Armstrong
3.82
Format: 295 pages, Paperback
The harrowing story of the ill-fated Endurance, now in paperback. In August 1914, Ernest Shackleton… read more
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7. Peter and the Starcatchers (Peter and the Starcatchers, #1)
By: Ridley Pearson , Greg Call , Dave Barry
4.57
Format: 270 pages, Paperback
Orphan Peter and his mates are dispatched to an island ruled by the evil King Zarboff. They set sai… read more
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8. Edenbrooke (Edenbrooke, #1)
By: Julianne Donaldson
3.41
Format: None pages, Paperback
Marianne Daventry will do anything to escape the boredom of Bath and the amorous attentions of an u… read more
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9. Amazing Fantastic Incredible: A Marvelous Memoir
By: Stan Lee , Peter David , Colleen Doran
3.43
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
In this gorgeously illustrated, full-color graphic memoir, Stan Lee--comic book legend and cocreato… read more
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10. Unwind (Unwind, #1)
By: Neal Shusterman
3.68
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Connor, Risa, and Lev are running for their lives. The Second Civil War was fought over reproductiv… read more
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11. Turtle Island: The Story of North America's First People
By: Kathy Lowinger , Eldon Yellowhorn
3.20
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
Unlike most books that chronicle the history of Native peoples beginning with the arrival of Europe… read more
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12. Prairie Lotus
By: Linda Sue Park
4.29
Format: 260 pages, Hardcover
Prairie Lotus is a book about a girl determined to fit in and realize her dreams: getting an educat… read more
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13. All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team
By: Christina Soontornvat
4.51
Format: 280 pages, Hardcover
An account of the amazing Thai cave rescue told in a you-are-there style that blends suspense, scie… read more
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14. Trapped! (Framed, #3)
By: James Ponti
4.53
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
“A top-shelf test of courage, friendship, and ingenuity.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Floria… read more
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15. Play Like a Girl
By: Misty Wilson
4.29
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
Debut author Misty Wilson chronicles her seventh-grade experience as the only girl on her town’s fo… read more
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"There was no way the boys were gonna keep me on the sidelines. If they could play football, so could I. I was just gonna have to sign up, too."-Misty Wilson, Play Like a Girl
16. 83 Days in Mariupol: A War Diary
By: Don Brown
3.98
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
A young adult graphic novel that captures the complexities of the war in Ukraine, focusing on the s… read more
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"When...there are explosions, you understand that your life is simply...not worth anything."-Don Brown, 83 Days in Mariupol: A War Diary
17. Spooked!: How a Radio Broadcast and The War of the Worlds Sparked the 1938 Invasion of America
By: Gail Jarrow
4.01
Format: 144 pages, Hardcover
Gail Jarrow explores the famous War of the Worlds radio broadcast from 1938. She highlights the art… read more
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18. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge
By: M.T. Anderson
4.11
Format: 525 pages, Hardcover
Subverting convention, award-winning creators M. T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin pair up for an anar… read more
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"The glory of elfdom shall not be dimmed by the whining of a few crybabies."-M.T. Anderson, The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge
19. How We Got to the Moon: The People, Technology, and Daring Feats of Science Behind Humanity's Greatest Adventure
By: John Rocco
4.40
Format: 264 pages, Hardcover
Everyone knows of Neil Armstrong's famous first steps on the moon. But what did it really take to g… read more
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20. The Sherlock Society (The Sherlock Society, #1)
By: James Ponti
4.50
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
In the tradition of Nancy Drew, four kids and one grandfather in Miami tackle a decades-old mystery… read more
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21. Blue Planet II (BBC Earth)
By: Leisa Stewart-Sharpe
4.35
Format: None pages, Hardcover
With a foreword from David Attenborough. This is our Blue a beautiful blue marble suspended in … read more
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