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Entering Grade 9

SCIENCE

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Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
by Neil deGrasse Tyson
“From the Big Bang to black holes, from quarks to quantum mechanics, and from the search for planets to the search for life in the universe” Neil deGrasse Tyson breaks down astrophysics for the laypeople.

Eyes Wide Open: Going Behind the Environmental Headlines
by Paul Fleischman

An investigation of the history, psychology, money, and politics behind environmental crises and headlines written specifically for teen audiences. (nonfiction)
Popular Science’s Big Book of Maker Skills
by Chris Hackett
Robots, power tools and drones galore, this book has project ideas, tool "how to's" for makers. 
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What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questionsby 
by Randall Munroe
Ever wonder: "What if you tried to hit a baseball pitched at 90 percent the speed of light? How fast can you hit a speed bump while driving and live? If there was a robot apocalypse, how long would humanity last?" This book has all your answers.
The Omnivore’s Dilemma: Young Reader’s Edition
by Michael Pollan
This in depth explanation of the food chain examines our eating habits and their wider reaching effects on our health, our environment and our economy.

The Wasp That Brainwashed the Caterpillar
by: Matt Simon

Strange and bizarre creatures abound in this evolutionary tale of creatures who joust with moustaches, kill things with their snot and practice mind control among many other things.

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