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Author
Publisher
Scholastic Reference
Pub. Date
[2004]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Understanding the brain is one of the biggest challenges facing scientists. We still don't know how the brain creates thoughts! Newquist peels back the layers of the brain to explain what it's made of, how it works, and how to make your brain work for you. From eyeballs to neurons, vivid illustrations show pieces of its complex structure. The historical chapter details how Egyptians scooped out the brains of mummies, and how phrenology developed....
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Appears on these lists
Formats
Description
"Rory Mitchell has always had an issue saying his Rs correctly (which is a real problem given his name); now in sixth grade his former best friend, Brent, suddenly sides with bullies against Rory; but then Brent is hit by a car and suffers a serious brain injury, which requires Rory to reevaluate everything"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Shadow Mountain
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
"Inspired by the true story. Maddie is a normal twelve-year-old, but when a CT scan reveals she has a brain tumor, it will take all her imagination, courage, and support from her friends and family to meet this new challenge"--
Author
Publisher
Nancy Paulsen Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Appears on these lists
Children's Awards: C. S. King Award for Afr. Amer. Author/Illustrator
Children's Recommended: 7th and 8th Grade 2021
Children's Special Topics: Black History Month 2024
Children's Special Topics: Novels in Verse
Children's Recommended: 7th and 8th Grade 2021
Children's Special Topics: Black History Month 2024
Children's Special Topics: Novels in Verse
Description
ZJ's friends Ollie, Darry and Daniel help him cope when his father, a beloved professional football player, suffers severe headaches and memory loss that spell the end of his career.--
Author
Series
Mostly ghostly volume 7
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
When Max makes a deal with the two ghosts inhabiting his bedroom in order to find out how these friends became spirits, he must switch brains with the only witness to the event, a chimpanzee.
8) Love, Ish
Author
Publisher
Algonquin Young Readers
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Mischa "Ish" Love's longtime dream has been to someday live on Mars, but when she collapses on the first day of seventh grade, Ish receives a diagnosis which threatens her future plans.
9) Trex
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"A mystery following Trex, a boy with an experimental implant, Mellie, a reclusive girl training to be a spy, and their adventures together as they're pitted against middle school bullies, their own parents, and an evil, brain-hacking corporation"--
Author
Series
Publisher
First Second, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"In this volume, Fahama has been kidnapped by a mad scientist and his zombie assistant, and they are intent on stealing her brain! She'll need to learn about the brain as fast as possible in order to plan her escape! How did the brain evolve? How do our senses work in relation to the brain? How do we remember things? What makes you, YOU? Get an inside look at the human brain, the most advanced operating system in the world ... if you have the nerve!"--...
11) Stargazing
Author
Publisher
First Second, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on these lists
Children's Awards: Asian Pacific American Award for Literature
Children's Popular: Graphic Novels with Girl Main Character
Children's Popular: Graphic Novels with Girl Main Character
Description
"Moon is everything Christine isn't. She's confident, impulsive, artistic . . . and though they both grew up in the same Chinese-American suburb, Moon is somehow unlike anyone Christine has ever known. When Moon's family moves in next door to Christine's, Moon goes from unlikely friend to best friend--maybe even the perfect friend. The girls share their favorite music videos, paint their toenails when Christine's strict parents aren't around, and...
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