ULibraries Research Guides: Books, Websites, & More for VPR Staff: Stories for Grades 5-12

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New & Forthcoming Middle Grade Books (and three classics for Grade 12 readers)

Phenomenal Moments: Revealing the Hidden Science Around Us
By MIT scientist Felice Frankel. Candlewick Books imprint MiTeen Press
This Moth Saw Brightness
By A. A. Vacharat. Penguin Random House.

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A story of a high schooler who participates in a clinical research study at Johns Hopkins University.
Drawing Is ...: Your Guide to Scribbled Adventures
By Elizabeth Haidle. Penguin Random House.

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This book asks "Can you find at least a corner of your brain that is comfortable with not-knowing?", which is the beginning of any research endeavor!
Who Owns the Moon? And Other Conundrums of Exploring and Using Space
By Cynthia Levinson and Jennifer Swanson. Penguin Random House Books for Young Readers.
A Dangerous Idea: The Scopes Trial, the Original Fight over Science in Schools
By Debbie Levy. Bloomsbury Children's Books.
Jada Sly, Artist & Spy
By Sherri Winston. Little, Brown, & Company Books for Young Readers.
The Next Scientist: The Unexpected Beginnings and Unwritten Future of the World's Great Scientists
By Kate Messner, illus. by Julia Kuo. Chronicle Books.
Tree. Table. Book.
By Lois Lowry. HarperCollins.
Ant Story
By Jay Hosler, biologist and cartoonist. HarperAlley.
Loch Ness Uncovered: Media, Misinformation, and the Greatest Monster Hoax of All Time
By Rebecca Siegel. Astra Young Readers.
Of Her Own Design
By Nicole Andelfinger and Birdie Willis, illus. by Eva Cabrera et al. Mad Cave.

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Graphic novel about a high school sophomore "struggling to think of a concept for her next writing project."
Spooky Lakes
By Geo Rutherford. Abrams Books.
Alex Haley: And the Books that Changed a Nation
By Robert J. Norrell. Macmillan.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
By Rebecca Skloot. PenguinRandomHouse.
Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
By Robin Wall Kimmerer. Lerner Publishing Group