Grade 5

In Esperanza Rising, Esperanza lives a comfortable, well-to-do life on her family’s ranch in Mexico. When her life suddenly changes and she must become a farm worker in California, she has a… More →

Having special sets of skills is a huge part of having a working military. Many jobs require years of education on top of military training. In Careers in the US Military: Technical… More →

In Gennifer Choldenko’s novel Al Capone Does My Shirts, Moose Flanagan has to figure out how to navigate life on Alcatraz. Not only is the island home to infamous criminals like Al Capone… More →

People have been finding fossils for thousands of years. When scientists found claws that were 3 feet long, they thought they had found a massive turtle. After more bones were found, they… More →

Imagine what it might be like to be sent away from home in wartime. Kimberly Brubaker Bradley’s award-winning novel The War That Saved My Life tells the story of fictional siblings whose… More →

Ozuna is a Latino musician who is breaking records and winning awards! The Puerto Rican reggaetón performer has been singing and rapping since he was twelve years old. How did YouTube change… More →

Ling, the narrator of Revolution Is Not a Dinner Party, can’t imagine a different life than the comfortable one she’s known, living with her physician parents in Wuhan, China. In this… More →

Combat is a big part of the military, but it’s more than just fighting on the front lines. There are many careers in the United States military that put experts at the heart of battles. In… More →

Trades such as transportation and construction take on a whole new importance in the military. There are many careers in the United States military that require these important skills. In… More →

Bud Caldwell, the protaganist of Christopher Paul Curtis’s novel Bud, Not Buddy, is on a mission to find the man he believes to be his father––bandleader Herman E. Calloway. In this… More →

Did you know that the United States military has its own chefs, gyms, and even sports teams? People in military service provider careers help keep spirits high. They work night and day to… More →

When Brian Robeson goes to visit his dad in Canada, the last thing he expects is that his plane will crash and he’ll be stranded in the wilderness. In this nonfiction companion to the popular… More →