Short chapter books, graphic novels and nonfiction sure to appeal to middle elementary-age children. (Updated June 2022)
We Are Starlings
Learn all about these amazing birds, and how they migrate as a group.
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Jumper
What would it be like to climb, jump, listen, look and find food in the garden, just like a jumping spider?
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Space Invader
Extraterrestrial Jeff's mission to take over Earth is in jeopardy when he crash-lands one hundred million years too early!
Format: Graphic Novel
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Super Pancake
Life in Breakfast Town is pretty uneventful for Peggy Pancake. That is, until Bacon Bullies pull off a prank that accidentally gives her superhero abilities.
Format: Graphic Novel
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Mission: Moon
Abby goes to school on a space station and is excited for a field trip to the moon!
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Emergency Quarters
In the days before cell phones, kids needed quarters to use public pay phones – will Ernesto spend his “emergency quarters” like his friends?
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Rise of the Green Flame
Eight-year-old Kwame is eager to start Nkonyaa School and learn calabash magic.
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Invisible Things
This creatively wacky and interactive exploration of the abstract concepts of the human experience, such as feelings and thoughts, encourages readers to look past the visible and connect with the things that are not seen.
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The Big Protest
Frankie wants to be an intrepid reporter like her journalist mama – so when her mama covers a local protest, Frankie decides to report on the march, too.
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Sejal Sinha Dives for Diamonds on Neptune
Fascinated by the theory that it rains diamonds on Neptune, eight-year-old science whiz Sejal and her cousin Ash set off on an outer space adventure to see for themselves.
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