Gr 4—6—Eleven-year-old Evan has a lot to learn about the Canadian wilderness as well as about his odd Aunt Meg with whom he finds himself spending the Christmas holidays...
Gr 4—6—Set in Vancouver, BC, during the 1930s, this story of a family suffering through economic hardship will resonate with many of today's readers...
Gr 3—6—Concise summaries and eye-catching photography are combined in this chronological look at music "from the first hum" to digital recording and reactable electronic instruments...
Gr 4—6—This book opens with an explanation of what industrial designers do and with whom they work to make better products...
Gr 7 Up—Children of incarcerated parents are consumed with questions, mainly what will happen to them...
Gr 8—11—Rachel Ross wants nothing more than to escape her life on a remote Scottish Island, so she focuses on getting top marks so she can enroll at Aberfeldy Halls...
Gr 8—10—Actress Jane, brainy Natalya, and perpetual good-girl, Victoria, best friends for years, are now about to start their freshman year at different New York City schools...
Gr 3—6—This book describes who Muslims are, the beginning of Islam, beliefs and leaders, the Qur'an, Sunna, family life, worship, the Islamic calendar, Hajj, festivals, and how the religion spread...
Gr 4—8—Thomas takes a breezy, conversational look at more than 20 species—from microbes to codfish—that have impacted the Earth in extreme ways...