high interest-low vocabulary books

"Explore your creative side and get crafty with duct tape! Discover new skills and learn the many creative uses of duct tape, from making reversible belts to pencil cases to stadium seats and more! Book includes an introduction on what duct tape is and the history behind the invention. It also includes several projects with easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions and illustrations"--Provided by publisher.

"Yuriel's poor neighborhood in Monterrey, Mexico, isn't a place where fairy tales happen. Yuriel and his cousin Azul work each day doing laundry to help their family make a living. So when Azul, a trans teen, decides she wants to mark her transition to womanhood with a quincea?era, Yuriel is sure it's an impossible dream. They don't have the money, and besides, Azul's father would never support her transition. But as an openly gay artist in a traditional family, Yuriel sees how important this rite of passage is for Azul. As Yuriel risks everything to play fairy godmother to Azul, he realizes it's going to take a little bit of magic to pull off this once-in-a-lifetime quincea?era"--Provided by publisher.

An introduction to wormholes, discussing how fast light can travel, the possiblity of wormholes being used to travel from one galaxy to the next and more.

"Jump into orbit around one planet in our amazing solar system: Earth! Take a fact-filled flight to learn what makes our home planet so special. Explore its watery surface, its protective atmosphere, and more"--Provided by publisher.

"Sixteen-year-old Adele Reimer is forced to spend two weeks at a youth reform camp. With her mother in rehab and her estranged father unable to take immediate custody, Adele's only goal at the camp is to avoid any trouble. But then she meets mysterious Fergus and charming Andy. Soon Adele finds herself pulled into a complicated love triangle--and a dangerous situation that might end up costing her life?"--Provided by publisher.

Rosa Vieja learns that a local legend may explain the mysterious disappearances of her dad and her classmate.

Best friends Carmen Hernandez and Sofia Schultz put off their preparations for the Homecoming dance and instead enlist a local entomologist to help them stop mutant tarantulas threatening their town.

In spite of their differing opinions--while Anna believes in science, Caleb pursues the paranormal for his social media program--the two friends must work together when a strange purple mist turns the animals and people of Foggy Creek, Texas, into zombie-like creatures.

Seventeen-year-old DJ Porter is worried when the animals and people of her hometown start coming down with a mysterious illness, but the arrival of federal agents and scientists make her wonder if something more is going on in Foggy Creek, Texas.

Eli Hancock's luck seems to improve after he finds a gold coin on undeveloped property, and when he later finds a pocket watch in the same place, strange things start to happen, making Eli wonder if he is instead cursed.