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Graphic Novels(10)

Cover of Be Prepared

Be Prepared

Vera Brosgol

Cover of Smile

Smile

Raina Telgemeier

Tasty: A History of Yummy Experiments

Tasty: A History of Yummy Experiments

Victoria Grace Elliott

Cover of Guts

Guts

Raina Telgemeier

Cover of Sisters

Sisters

Raina Telgemeier

Cover of Measuring Up

Measuring Up

Lily LaMotte

Cover of Yummy: Desserts You Can Make in 5 to 30 Minutes

Yummy: Desserts You Can Make in 5 to 30 Minutes

Caroline Brewster

Cover of Witches of Brooklyn

Witches of Brooklyn

Sophie Escabasse

Cover of Roller Girl

Roller Girl

Victoria Jamieson

Cover of Parachute Kids

Parachute Kids

Betty C. Tang

Novels(10)

Cover of Heart of a Samurai

Heart of a Samurai

Margi Preus

Cover of Frindle

Frindle

Andrew Clements

Cover of Hugo Cabret

Hugo Cabret

Brian Selznick

Series(44)

Cover of Wimpy Kid

Wimpy Kid

Jeff Kinney

Cover of Artemis Fowl

Artemis Fowl

Cover of Space Case

Space Case

Stuart Gibbs

Cover of City of Ember

Nonfiction(10)

Cover of Harnessed the Wind

Harnessed the Wind

William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer

Cover of Soul Surfer

Soul Surfer

Bethany Hamilton

Cover of I Am Malala

I Am Malala

Malala Yousafzai with Patricia McCormick

Cover of Watsons Birmingham

Watsons Birmingham

Christopher Paul Curtis

Cover of Hatchet

Hatchet

Gary Paulsen

Cover of Sounder

Sounder

William H. Armstrong

Cover of Towers Falling

Towers Falling

Jewell Parker Rhodes

Cover of The Little Prince

The Little Prince

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Cover of Coraline

Coraline

Neil Gaiman

Cover of Gallant Pig

Gallant Pig

Dick King-Smith

City of Ember

Jeanne DuPrau

Cover of Harry Potter

Harry Potter

J.K. Rowling

Cover of Spy School

Spy School

Stuart Gibbs

Cover of Wings of Fire

Wings of Fire

Tui T. Sutherland

Cover of The Wild Robot

The Wild Robot

Peter Brown

Cover of Who Was Alexander the Great?

Who Was Alexander the Great?

Kathryn Waterfield

Cover of Who Was Albert Einstein?

Who Was Albert Einstein?

Jess Brallier

Cover of Who Was Maya Angelou?

Who Was Maya Angelou?

Ellen Labrecque

Cover of Who Was Harriet Beecher Stowe?

Who Was Harriet Beecher Stowe?

Sarah Fabiny

Cover of Who Was Jackie Robinson?

Who Was Jackie Robinson?

Gail Herman

Cover of Who Was Marie Curie?

Who Was Marie Curie?

Megan Stine

Cover of Who Was Abraham Lincoln?

Who Was Abraham Lincoln?

Janet B. Pascal

Cover of Who Was Martin Luther King Jr.?

Who Was Martin Luther King Jr.?

Bonnie Bader

Cover of Who Was Harriet Tubman?

Who Was Harriet Tubman?

Yona Zeldis McDonough

Cover of Who Was Amelia Earhart?

Who Was Amelia Earhart?

Kate Boehm Jerome

Cover of Who Was Charles Darwin?

Who Was Charles Darwin?

Deborah Hopkinson

Cover of Who Was Leonardo da Vinci?

Who Was Leonardo da Vinci?

Roberta Edwards

Cover of Who Was Galileo?

Who Was Galileo?

Patricia Brennan Demuth

Cover of Who Was Isaac Newton?

Who Was Isaac Newton?

Janet B. Pascal

Cover of Who Was Benjamin Franklin?

Who Was Benjamin Franklin?

Dennis Brindell Fradin

Cover of Who Was George Washington?

Who Was George Washington?

Roberta Edwards

Cover of Who Was Frederick Douglass?

Who Was Frederick Douglass?

April Jones Prince

Cover of Who Was Helen Keller?

Who Was Helen Keller?

Gare Thompson

Cover of Who Was Rosa Parks?

Who Was Rosa Parks?

Yona Zeldis McDonough

Cover of Who Was Neil Armstrong?

Who Was Neil Armstrong?

Roberta Edwards

Cover of Who Was Thomas Edison?

Who Was Thomas Edison?

Margaret Frith

Cover of Who Was Alexander Hamilton?

Who Was Alexander Hamilton?

Pam Pollack

Cover of Who Was Frida Kahlo?

Who Was Frida Kahlo?

Sarah Fabiny

Cover of Who Was Nelson Mandela?

Who Was Nelson Mandela?

Meg Belviso

Cover of Who Was Malala Yousafzai?

Who Was Malala Yousafzai?

Dinah Brown

Cover of Who Was Anne Frank?

Who Was Anne Frank?

Ann Abramson

Cover of Who Was Muhammad Ali?

Who Was Muhammad Ali?

James Buckley Jr.

Cover of Who Was Babe Ruth?

Who Was Babe Ruth?

Joan Holub

Cover of Who Was Walt Disney?

Who Was Walt Disney?

Whitney Stewart

Cover of Who Was Cleopatra?

Who Was Cleopatra?

Meg Belviso

Cover of Who Was Marco Polo?

Who Was Marco Polo?

Joan Holub

Cover of Who Was Christopher Columbus?

Who Was Christopher Columbus?

Bonnie Bader

Cover of Who Was George Washington Carver?

Who Was George Washington Carver?

Jim Gigliotti

Cover of Who Was Nikola Tesla?

Who Was Nikola Tesla?

Stephanie Spinner

Cover of Who Was Stephen Hawking?

Who Was Stephen Hawking?

Barry Wittenstein

Cover of Love Sugar Magic

Love Sugar Magic

Anna Meriano

Cover of Spotted Tail

Spotted Tail

David C. Cooke

Cover of The Hive Detective

The Hive Detective

Loree Griffin Burns

Cover of Unstoppable Us

Unstoppable Us

Yuval Noah Harari

Cover of Into The Unknown

Into The Unknown

Stewart Ross

Cover of Way Things Work

Way Things Work

David Macaulay

Cover of Queen of the Falls

Queen of the Falls

Chris Van Allsburg

Cover of Giant Squid

Giant Squid

Candace Fleming