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1) Little men
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 3
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English
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An abridged version of the Louisa May Alcott novel that follows the adventures of Jo March and her husband Professor Bhaer as they try to make their school for boys a happy, comfortable, and stimulating place.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 19
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English
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A young woman in nineteenth-century New York City must struggle against gender and class boundaries when her father is found dead of a supposed suicide, and she believes there is more than meets the eye, so in order to uncover the truth she will have to decide how much she is willing to risk and lose.
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This candid memoir of a GI serving under General Patton offers a rare glimpse into the realities of life and combat in Europe during WWII.
Though General Patton's army is famous for dashing armored attacks, some of the most intensive fighting of World War II was done by Patton's infantry-the foot sloggers who were deployed to reduce enemy strong points. This candid account of the US infantry in the European theater takes the reader from the beaches...
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¡Descubra la fascinante historia de las primeras guerras estadounidenses en África!A través de este libro conocerá las guerras berberiscas de 1801 a 1805 y de 1815, las primeras guerras estadounidenses fuera de Norteamérica. Los enemigos eran los piratas berberiscos musulmanes de la costa norteafricana.Descubra cómo los marineros estadounidenses fueron capturados y convertidos en esclavos en Marruecos, Argel, Túnez y Trípoli. ¿Por qué ocurrió...
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The year 1865 was bloody on the Plains as various Indian tribes, including the Southern Cheyenne and the Southern Sioux, joined with their northern relatives to wage war on the white man. They sought revenge for the 1864 massacre at Sand Creek, when John Chivington and his Colorado volunteers nearly wiped out a village of Southern Cheyenne and Arapaho. The violence in eastern Colorado spread westward to Fort Laramie and Fort Caspar in southeastern...
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Joe Swallow mysteries volume 2
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English
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""Bodies can tell you a lot. There can be an eloquence about the dead. But you have to be able to interpret what they are telling you. "This captivating, expertly crafted mystery captures the life and essence of Victorian Dublin and draws the reader on a gripping journey of murder and intrigue. When a Dublin Pawnbroker is found murdered and the lead suspect goes missing, Sergeant Joe Swallow is handed the poisoned chalice of the investigation....
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Les chapitres méconnus de l'histoire des Philippines narrés que le président Emilio Aguinaldo, figure centrale de la lutte nationale pour l'indépendance, dévoile sa vérité personnelle et sa perspective sur les événements révolutionnaires qui ont façonné le destin d'une nation. 'Emilio Aguinaldo : Témoin de la Révolution - Dévoiler la Perspective du Président' emmène les lecteurs dans un voyage captivant à travers les yeux d'Aguinaldo,...
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It was the decisive eighteen-minute Battle of San Jacinto where the famous words "Remember the Alamo!" were first shouted. In Eighteen Minutes, Stephen L. Moore describes the momentous battle that established the independent Lone Star Republic. Told largely through the eyes of the participants, the recollections included here are words from over 120 Texan and Mexican soldiers. The book follows General Sam Houston as he takes command of the Texas Volunteers...
12) Clear: a novel
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Scribner
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2024.
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English
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An impoverished 1840s Scottish minister tasked with evicting a hermit from his island home ends up forming an unlikely connection with the man as the pair navigate language, loss and the legacy of forced displacement.
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When J. P. Morgan called a meeting of New York's financial leaders after the stock market crash of 1907, Hetty Green was the only woman in the room. The Guinness Book of World Records memorialized her as the World's Greatest Miser, and, indeed, this unlikely robber baron -- who parlayed a comfortable inheritance into a fortune that was worth about 1.6 billion in today's dollars -- was frugal to a fault. But in an age when women weren't even allowed...
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Bienvenue dans la collection Les Fiches de lecture d'Universalis. Cette fiche de lecture est couplée avec un article de synthèse sur l'auteur de l'œuvre – une présentation complète et idéale pour préparer le bac de français.
Les Cahiers de Douai d'Arthur Rimbaud (1854-1891) désignent les deux liasses manuscrites que le lycéen d'à peine seize ans, après ses deux fugues et son séjour à Douai en septembre-octobre 1870, aurait...
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Bienvenue dans la collection Les Fiches de lecture d'Universalis. Cette présentation est couplée avec un article de synthèse sur l'auteur de l'œuvre.
C'est en feuilleton que paraît, du 6 novembre au 22 décembre 1872, dans le très sérieux journal Le Temps, Le Tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours. Par la suite, le roman sera publié en volume chez Hetzel le 30 janvier 1873. Dès avant la conclusion, l'éditeur de Jules Verne (1828-1905)...
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Journey through one of the most tumultuous years in American history. This compelling narrative unveils the significant battles that shaped the course of the Civil War, marking 1862 as a year of both despair and determination.
Delve into the strategic maneuvers and human stories behind landmark clashes like the Battle of Shiloh, where the roar of cannons echoed the nation's divided soul. Vivid storytelling brings to life the Battle of Antietam,...
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This collection of sermons features the work of Horace Bushnell (1802-18776), an American Congregational minister and theologian. He was born in Connecticut and attended Yale University, graduating in 1827. In 1833 Bushnell was ordained pastor of the Congregational church in Hartford, Connecticut, where he remained until 1859, resigning for health reasons. As a preacher, Dr Bushnell was very effective. Though not a dramatic orator, he was original,...
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Bienvenue dans la collection Les Fiches de lecture d'Universalis. Cette présentation est couplée avec un article de synthèse sur l'auteur de l'œuvre.
En avril 1897, lorsque Les Nourritures terrestres paraissent au Mercure de France, à compte d'auteur et en tirage limité, André Gide (1869-1951) a déjà publié plusieurs ouvrages – Les Cahiers d'André Walter (1891), Les Poésies d'André Walter (1892), Le Voyage d'Urien (1893)...
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