Chronological Period/21st Century
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Toward the Goal, Revised Edition: The Kaká Story
$7.99 Add to cart“I learned that it is faith that decides whether something will happen or not.” At the age of eight, Kaká already knew what he wanted in life: to play soccer and only soccer. He started playing in fr
- Series: Zonderkidz Biography
- Author: Jones, Jeremy V.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: February 25 2014
- ISBN10: 0310738407
- Language: English
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The Story of Barack Obama: An Inspiring Biography for Young Readers
$6.99 Add to cartHelp kids ages 6 to 9 discover the life of Barack Obama–a story about hope, change, and breaking down barriers
Barack Obama was the first African American president of the United States. Before he ma- Series: The Story Of: A Biography Series for New Readers
- Author: Leslie, Tonya
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 68
- Publish Date: July 28 2020
- ISBN10: 1647391059
- Language: English
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York: The Clockwork Ghost
$10.99 Add to cartNational Book Award finalist Laura Ruby returns with the middle chapter in her epic alternate-history adventure–a journey that will test Tess, Theo, and Jaime and change their lives forever.
It was o
- Series: York #2
- Author: Ruby, Laura
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: April 14 2020
- ISBN10: 0062306979
- Language: English
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Titan and the Wild Boars: The True Cave Rescue of the Thai Soccer Team
$19.99 Add to cartAN RICBA CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARD 2021 NOMINEE
A NATIONAL SCIENCE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION AND CHILDREN’S BOOK COUNCIL BEST STEM BOOK OF 2019
A CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY BEST BOOK OF 2019
A 2020 NOTABLE SOCIA
- Author: Hood, Susan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: May 07 2019
- ISBN10: 0062907727
- Language: English
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Orphan Train Girl
$9.99 Add to cartThis young readers’ edition of Christina Baker Kline’s #1 New York Times bestselling novel Orphan Train follows a twelve-year-old foster girl who forms an unlikely bond with a ninety-one-year old woma
- Author: Kline, Christina Baker
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: May 01 2018
- ISBN10: 0062445952
- Language: English
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Little House in the Highlands
$7.99 Add to cartExpanding the the classic American pioneer saga from the award-winning Little House series, this prequel follows Laura’s great-grandmother, Martha. This middle grade novel is an excellent choice for t
- Series: Little House Prequel
- Author: Wiley, Melissa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: April 06 2022
- ISBN10: 0061148172
- Language: English
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America’s Champion Swimmer: Gertrude Ederle
$11.99 Add to cartTrudy Ederle loved to swim, and she was determined to be the best. At seventeen Trudy won three medals at the 1924 Olympics in Paris. But what she planned to do next had never been done by a woman: Sh… [more below]
- Author: Adler, David A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: June 01 2005
- ISBN10: 0152052518
- Language: English
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Proud: Living My American Dream
$9.99 Add to cartThe inspiring and critically acclaimed all-American story of faith, family, hard work, and perseverance by Olympic fencer, activist, New York Times bestselling author, and Time “100 Most Influential P… [more below]
- Author: Muhammad, Ibtihaj
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: August 20 2019
- ISBN10: 0316477044
- Language: English
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The Deadliest Fires Then and Now (the Deadliest #3, Scholastic Focus)
$7.99 Read morePerfect for fans of I Survived and the Who Was series, and packed with graphics, photos, and facts for curious minds, this is a gripping look at the deadliest fires in American history.
As the sun sank
- Series: The Deadliest
- Author: Hopkinson, Deborah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: September 06 2022
- ISBN10: 1338360256
- Language: English
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The Fighting Ground
$9.99 Add to cartScott O’Dell Award for Best Historical Fiction * ALA Notable Book * ALA Best Books for YA
Newbery Medal-winning author Avi tells the “compelling story of a young boy’s first encounter with war and how
- Author: Avi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: January 27 2009
- ISBN10: 64401855
- Language: English
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The Phone Booth in Mr. Hirota’s Garden
$21.95 Read more★ “Smith spins a quietly moving narrative…Wada’s large-scale woodblock style illustrations are a perfect complement to the story’s restrained text…The graceful way in which this book handles
- Author: Smith, Heather
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 17 2019
- ISBN10: 1459821033
- Language: English
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Kamala Harris: Rooted in Justice
$18.99 Add to cartDiscover the incredible story of a young daughter of immigrants who would grow up to be the first woman, first Black person, and first South Asian American ever elected Vice President of the United St… [more below]
- Author: Grimes, Nikki
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: August 25 2020
- ISBN10: 1534462678
- Language: English
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Whose Right Is It? the Second Amendment and the Fight Over Guns
$14.99 Add to cartDiscover the truth about the Second Amendment, the NRA, and the United States’ centuries-long fight over guns in this first-of-its-kind book for middle grade readers.
“A compelling, clear analysis of o- Series: Whose Right Is It?
- Author: Bajramovic, Hana
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: August 22 2023
- ISBN10: 1250894077
- Language: English
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Muhammad Ali
$8.99 Read moreNow in paperback! In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the incredible life of Muhammad Ali, “the greatest” boxer of all… [more below]
- Series: Little People, Big Dreams #21
- Author: Sanchez Vegara, Maria Isabel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 03 2023
- ISBN10: 0711284431
- Language: English
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I Escaped The California Camp Fire: California’s Deadliest Wildfire
$18.99 Add to cartThe I Escaped Series: The World’s Favorite New Escapes. Survival Stories For Today’s Generation
In this stellar, impactful book, a young teen navigates the devastating chaos of the 2018 Paradise Wildfi
- Series: I Escaped #2
- Author: Peters, Scott
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 116
- Publish Date: June 23 2019
- ISBN10: 1951019016
- Language: English
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Becoming RBG: Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Journey to Justice
$12.99 Add to cartFrom the New York Times bestselling author of I Dissent comes a biographical graphic novel about celebrated Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is a mo- Author: Levy, Debbie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: November 05 2019
- ISBN10: 1534424555
- Language: English
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The Oregon Trail: Hit the Trail! (Two Books in One): The Race to Chimney Rock and Danger at the Haunted Gate
$10.99 Add to cartGo west, young pioneer–your journey begins here! Inside you’ll find two books in one: The Race to Chimney Rock and Danger at the Haunted Gate. In these first two legs of your trek on the Oregon Trail… [more below]
- Series: Oregon Trail
- Author: Wiley, Jesse
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: October 08 2019
- ISBN10: 0358117887
- Language: English
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Fireboat: The Heroic Adventures of the John J. Harvey
$19.99 Add to cart* “A hundred years from now, when people want to know what we told our children about 9/11, Kalman’s book should be among the first answers.”–Booklist, starred review
* “Intelligently conveys those- Author: Kalman, Maira
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: August 05 2002
- ISBN10: 0399239537
- Language: English
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Who Is Bruce Springsteen?
$6.99 Add to cartNot only was Bruce Springsteen “Born in the USA,” he has risen to become a twenty-time Grammy winner and American icon.
Bruce Springsteen grew up in a blue-collar New Jersey town, where his parents st- Series: Who Was?
- Author: Sabol, Stephanie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: September 27 2016
- ISBN10: 0448487039
- Language: English
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Hazard
$17.99 Read moreA kid filled with rage, suspended from the football team for unsportsmanlike conduct, and his father, newly home from the war in Afghanistan, reckon with the injuries they’ve caused to others and them… [more below]
- Author: Dowell, Frances O’Roark
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: May 10 2022
- ISBN10: 1481424661
- Language: English
