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Bridging Reads: Engaging stories to build confident English readers
Global Reads: Literature and cultural insights from around the world
Changemaker Reads: Be informed; Be inspired

All Collections 334

Bridging Reads 209

Changemaker Reads 116

Global Reads 38

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We prioritise selecting books for the Middle Grades (ages 8 – 12), because we know that finding appropriate titles for this age group can be challenging.
Our age ranges are:

Early Years: 0 – 5 years
Early Readers: 5 – 8 years
Middle Grade: 8 – 12 years
Young Adult: 12 – 16 years
Every Reader: Picture books for all

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Early Readers 27

Middle grade 279

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The Lexile Framework for Reading is just one measure used to determine the reading difficulty of texts. Texts are analyzed for vocabulary and readability and assigned a numerical score based on their difficulty. This helps readers select books that are challenging but not too difficult, promoting growth and enjoyment in reading.
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I Am the Swarm

One girl’s psychic bond with the local hive becomes the ultimate weapon against corporate greed.

Lawnmageddon (Plants vs. Zombies Series)

When a brilliant but bumbling inventor and his brave young friends team up with sentient plants, they are the only thing standing between Neighborville and a very goofy zombie apocalypse.

Mission Moon (CatStronauts Series)

When the world faces a global energy crisis, only a team of elite (and very cute) felines can save the day by building a solar power plant on the moon.

In a Class by Himself (Big Nate Series)

Middle school is a minefield of pop quizzes, detention, and social disasters, but Nate Wright is convinced he’s destined for greatness anyway.

Cat Ninja (Series)

A seemingly lazy house cat moonlights as a secret protector of Metro City, fighting crime right under his unsuspecting family’s noses.

The Adventures of Rap Kid (Series)

Meet Z, a boy who finds his voice through rhythm and rhyme in a world where every word he speaks beats to its own drum.

Traitors in Space: A Pick-Your-Own-Path Adventure (Traitors Series)

Solve puzzles and dodge alien imposters in this high-stakes survival game where every choice you make could be your last.

Azmina the Gold Glitter Dragon (Dragon Girls Series)

Three best friends discover they can transform into powerful, glittering dragons to save a magical forest from the wicked Chaos Queen.

Into the Sock-Verse (Life Really Socks Series)

A pun-filled, high-energy quest through a secret world of lost laundry where being different is the ultimate superpower.

Double Booking (Series)

A cruise ship mystery told from two different sides, where siblings must team up to stop a supernatural threat.

Salma Makes a Home (Salma Series)

A young Syrian girl navigates the challenges of a new life in Canada while holding onto the traditions that make her who she is.

Witches of Brooklyn (Series)

Effie moves into a strange Brooklyn brownstone with aunts she barely knows, only to discover that magic—and a very weird family history—is suddenly part of her new reality.

Asha and Baz Meet Mary Sherman Morgan (Asha and Baz Series)

Two best friends travel through time to solve classroom science challenges with the help of history’s most brilliant minds.

Fresh Start

What happens when the girl who is used to running away from her mistakes finally has to stay put?

Worst Broommate Ever! (Middle School and Other Disasters Series)

A magical boarding-school rivalry where pranks and secret classes push two enemies to find common ground.

Birdy

Sometimes finding your voice starts with listening to someone else’s silence.

The (Not So) Superheroes (The Terrible Trio Series)

When the universe hands out superpowers, most animals hope for flight or super strength—not the ability to conjure instant macaroni and cheese.

The 100 Year Time Travelers

Jumping through time isn’t just science fiction; for two Viking children armed with magical runes, it is the only way to witness the unfolding story of the world.

Deeply Dave

He explores the deepest, darkest parts of the ocean, but the strangest creature he finds might just be himself.

The Many Misfortunes of Eugenia Wang

When the number four spells disaster, Eugenia Wang’s twelfth birthday might just be her unluckiest yet.

Enigmatown

What happens when a teenager, a ninety-year-old, and a ghost are the only ones standing between their town and its dark past?

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