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Reading levels are indicated: “beginning” is for readers who are starting to learn English, while “intermediate” and “advanced” are for readers with some experience in the language. Click on the cover art to order the title from Amazon.
A History of Just About Everything: 180 Events, People and Inventions That Changed the World
​ by Elizabeth MacLeod, Frieda Wishinsky & Qin Leng
Chronicles some of history's most important events, from the building of the pyramids and the invention of paper to the creation of the internet. (nonfiction) (intermediate)
I Will Always Write Back
by Martin Ganda and Caitlin Alifirenka, with Liz Welch
This true story is based on a friendship that began in 1997 when a 12-year old girl is given a pen pal in Zimbabwe.  Neither 14-year-old Martin nor Caitlin could have predicted how much their letters would change them. (nonfiction) (intermediate)
Lost series
​by Tod Olson
Lost in the Amazon
On Christmas Eve, 1970, when flying over the Andes mountains, lightning strikes her plane and 17-year-old Juliane finds herself alone in the largest rainforest on Earth. (intermediate)
Through My Eyes                                
by Ruby Bridges
What would it be like to have to enter school every day through a crowd of people shouting at you, to be the only student in your first grade class? Ruby Bridges tells what it was like for her to be the first to integrate a school in New Orleans in 1960. (nonfiction) (intermediate)
World War II Spies: An Interactive History Adventure    
​by Michael Burgan
Describes the role spies played during World War II through reader's choices in the narrative. (nonfiction)(beginning)
How to Be a World Explorer
by Joel Levy
Illustrated guide to exploring the world’s biomes, including what to wear and pack for different conditions,  how to escape hazards like quicksand, what animals to expect and stories of past discoveries. (nonfiction) (intermediate)
Witches! The Absolutely True Tale of Disaster in Salem 
by Rosalyn Schanzer
Examines the famous Massachusetts witch hunt that took more than a dozen lives and ruined hundreds more. (nonfiction) (advanced)
USA--Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs and Culture
by Gina Teague & Alan Beechey
This book gives you some valuable and interesting insights into the culture and customs of the USA .