Entering Grade 9
SCIENCE
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Our House is on Fire: Scenes of a Family and a Planet in Crisis
by Great Thunberg When climate activist Greta Thunberg was eleven, her parents Malena and Svante, and her little sister Beata, were facing a crisis in their own home. Greta had stopped eating and speaking, and her mother and father had reconfigured their lives to care for her. Desperate and searching for answers, her parents discovered what was at the heart of Greta’s distress: her imperiled future on a rapidly heating planet. |
Google It: A History of Google
by Anna Crowley Redding Larry Page and Sergey Brin started out as two Stanford college students with a wild idea: They were going to organize the world's information. From that one deceptively simple goal, they created one of the most influential and innovative companies in the world. |
American Murderer: The Parasite that Haunted the South
by Gail Jarrow What made workers in the American South so tired and feeble during the 19th and early 20th centuries? This exciting medical mystery uncovers the secrets of the parasite hookworm, commonly known as the “American Murderer,” and is the latest title in Gail Jarrow’s (YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults award-winning author) Medical Fiascoes series. |
The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Rivalry, Adventure, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements (Young Readers Edition)
by Sam KeanWhy did Gandhi hate iodine (I, 53)? How did radium (Ra, 88) nearly ruin Marie Curie's reputation? And why did tellurium (Te, 52) lead to the most bizarre gold rush in history? Follow the elements as they play out their parts in human history, finance, mythology, conflict, the arts, medicine, and the lives of the (frequently) mad scientists who discovered them. |
Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
by Robin Wall Kimmerer As a botanist and a citizen of the Potawatomi Nation, the author of this collection of essays makes connections between science and the enduring power of the natural world, and the connections humanity must strive to rediscover. |
Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones
by James Clear The author draws from scientific studies and years of observation of Olympic gold medalists, award-winning artists, business leaders, life-saving physicians, and star comedians to help readers achieve their own goals. |
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