For a reader who just finished
after The Shadowhunter's Codex by Cassandra Clare · ages 14–18
Nonfiction · grades 9–12 · 820L
A rich, in-world reference that deepens engagement with the Mortal Instruments/Shadowhunters universe—best read alongside or after the novels, not as a standalone entry point.
Same style
by Jim Murphy
Nonfiction · ages 10–14 · grades 5–9 · 820L
Gripping, historically rigorous account that models how evidence overturns expert consensus—kids emerge understanding both the horror and the intellectual detective work of epidemiology.
by Jim Murphy
Nonfiction · ages 9–12 · grades 4–7 · 800L
The gold standard for elementary history—Murphy weaves eyewitness accounts and period illustrations into a page-turner that teaches research method without feeling like a textbook.
by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Nonfiction · ages 10–14 · grades 5–9 · 820L
A landmark history book for this age—Bartoletti's use of first-person accounts makes the Famine viscerally real while her source discipline teaches kids how history is actually *done*.
