Reading List

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NON-FICTION

The Elements : A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe

by Theodore Gray

Extreme Scientists : Exploring Nature's Mysteries from Perilous Places  

Scientists in the Field Series

by Donna Jackson

The Hive Detectives : Chronicle of a Honey Bee Catastrophe

Scientists in the Field Series

by Loree Griffin Burns

Statistics for Dummies 
by Deborah J. Rumsey 

Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! (Adventures of a Curious Character)

by Richard P. Feynman

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FICTION

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Grade 7 and Up)

by Sherman Alexie

Al Capone Does My Shirts (Grade 5 and Up)

by Gennifer Choldenko

Alvin Ho : Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things (Grades 1 to 4)

by Lenore Look

Calvin & Hobbes : Weirdos from Another Planet!

by Bill Watterson  

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Grades 3 to 7)

by Roald Dahl

Flatland : A Romance of Many Dimensions

by Edwin A. Abbott

The Fourteenth Goldfish (Grades 3 to 7)

by Jennifer L. Holm

Holes (Grades 3 to 7)

by Louis Sachar

Nick and Tesla's High-Voltage Danger Lab : A Mystery with Electromagnets, Burglar Alarms, and Other Gadgets You Can Build Yourself (Grades 4 to 7)

by Bob Pflugfelder and Steve Hockensmith

Scat (Grades 5 and Up)

by Carl Hiaasen

Wonder (Grades 3 to 7)

by R. J. Palacio

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GRAPHIC NOVELS

American Born Chinese

by Gene Luen Yang

The Cartoon Introduction to Statistics

by Grady Klein and Alan Dabney, Ph.D.

The Cartoon Guide to Physics

by Larry Gonick

Feynman

by Jim Ottaviani

A graphic novel biography about Richard Feynman : physicist . . . Nobel Prize winner . . . bestselling author . . . safe-cracker.

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HEALTH

Born to Run : A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen

by Christopher McDougall

Eat This, Not That! : Thousands of Simple Food Swaps that Can Save You 10, 20, 30 Pounds--or More!

by David Zinczenko

Red Hot Peppers : The Skookum Book of Jump Rope Games, Rhymes, and Fancy Footwork

by Bob Boardman

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