Reading Level: 4.0

Interest Level: 9 to 12, Adult, ELL

Guided Reading Level: N, O, P

 

5 Books (1 each of 5 titles)

 

Bursting with facts, these books will truly enthrall struggling readers. Nonfiction titles cover high-interest topics both creepy and utterly terrifying. Each title is thoroughly researched and includes an introduction, five chapters, glossary, and index. In-the-scene photography captures students' imagination and spurs further reading. These are books that struggling readers will not put down!

 

Titles include:

 

This salacious title is sure to capture attention. The five chapters include partying celebrities like Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan; Lil' Kim; Anna Nicole Smith; Martha Stewart; and others.

 

This title explores highly publicized cold cases- when will justice be served? The five chapters describe the lives of Chandra Levy, JonBenet Ramsey, Natalie Hollowary, Jam Master Jay, and engaged couple Lindsay Cutshall and Jason Allen.

 

What is DNA evidence? How is it collected? Can DNA evidence solve crimes? These topics are explored in five high-interest chapters including those convicted and then exonerated because of new DNA technology.

 

The science of forensics is little understood except for what we watch in prime time. Five chapters explore forensic dentistry; ballistics; computer forensics; facial reconstruction; and fingerprinting.