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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Hazel Kaplansky and new student Samuel Butler investigate rumors that a Russian spy has infiltrated their small Vermont town, amidst the fervor of Cold War era McCarthyism, but more is revealed than they could ever have imagined.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The Newbery Honor-winning author of Hatchet and Dogsong shares surprising true stories about his relationship with animals, highlighting their compassion, intellect, intuition, and sense of adventure. Gary Paulsen is an adventurer who competed in two Iditarods, survived the Minnesota wilderness, and climbed the Bighorns. None of this would have been possible without his truest companion: his animals. Sled dogs rescued him in Alaska, a sickened poodle...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
940L
Language
English
Description
This modern edition of "Twas the night before Christmas," features four different homes and families, each on Christmas Eve, that reflect the diverse world we live in, lush landscapes and charming scenes capture the wonder and magic of Christmas. What do these four homes share? The excitement and anticipation of the most splendid night of the year. In this tale, the illustrator reminds us that no matter where we live, all children share the same wish...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
1070L
Language
English
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Formats
Description
In free verse, evokes the voice of Gertrudis Gomez de Avellaneda, a book-loving writer, feminist, and abolitionist who courageously fought injustice in nineteenth-century Cuba. Includes historical notes, excerpts from her writings, biographical information, and source notes.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
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Description
"Jacqueline Woodson, one of today's finest writers, tells the moving story of her childhood in mesmerizing verse. Raised in South Carolina and New York, Woodson always felt halfway home in each place. In vivid poems, she shares what it was like to grow up as an African American in the 1960s and 1970s, living with the remnants of Jim Crow and her growing awareness of the Civil Rights movement. Touching and powerful, each poem is both accessible and...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.2 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
"In the early morning of June 1, 1921, a white mob marched across the train tracks in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and into its predominantly Black Greenwood District--a thriving, affluent neighborhood known as America's Black Wall Street. They brought with them firearms, gasoline, and explosives. In a few short hours, they'd razed thirty-five square blocks to the ground, leaving hundreds dead. The Tulsa Race Massacre is one of the most devastating acts of racial...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
910L
Physical Desc
208 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
American women are so close to winning the right to vote. They've been fighting for more than seventy years and need approval from just one more state. But suffragists face opposition from every side, including the "Antis"--women who don't want women to have the right to vote. It's more than a fight over politics; it's a debate over the role of women and girls in society, and whether they should be considered equal to men and boys. Over the course...
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First Edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"The bold story of Maya Lin, the artist-architect who designed the Vietnam War Memorial"--
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
xiii, 347 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: A young adult adaptation of the national bestseller that details the true story of two Navy pilots from divergent racial and economic backgrounds who forge a deep friendship during the Korean War as they face extraordinary circumstances
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 10
Physical Desc
289 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"An autobiography about Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and his life growing up in New York, becoming the basketball star he's known to be, and getting involved in the world around him as an activist for social change"--
12) Everybody dance!
Publisher
Distributed by Kimbo Educational
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
1 DVD (43:22 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 activity guide.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks eXplore
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
Young readers' edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
880L
Physical Desc
xvii, 408 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Now adapted for young readers! The incredible true story of the young women exposed to the "wonder drug" radium and their struggle for justice"--
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 9
Physical Desc
250 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"With acerbic wit and a hilarious voice, Shane Burcaw describes the challenges he faces as a twenty-one-year-old with spinal muscular atrophy. From awkward handshakes to having a girlfriend and everything in between, Shane handles his situation with humor and a "you-only-live-once" perspective on life. While he does talk about everyday issues that are relatable to teens, he also offers an eye-opening perspective on what it is like to have a life threatening...
Author
Publisher
Christy Ottaviano Books / Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 3
Physical Desc
xviii, 156 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Many girls in elementary and middle school fall in love with the Little House books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. What they don't always realize is that Wilder's books are autobiographical. This narrative biography describes more of the details of the young Laura's real life as a young pioneer homesteading with her family on many adventurous journeys. This biography, complete with charming illustrations, points out the differences between the fictional...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 10
Lexile measure
1090L
Language
English
Description
"The story of America's little known war-within-a war -- that of the "silent service" -- U.S. submarine warfare during World War II"--Provided by publisher.
Commemorates the heroism of the U.S. sailors who fought in the Pacific battles of World War II, relating how their outmanned and outdated fleets of submarines helped stop the Japanese invasion across the Pacific.
Publisher
Simon Pulse/Beyond Words
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
272 pages; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Get to know the Get Lit Players--a group of teens who use poetry to take on the world--with this common-core aligned book that sheds light on teen issues through their own poetry and slam poetry performances. Get Lit Rising brings to life the true story of nineteen teen poets (the Get Lit Players) who are inspiring thousands of teens across the country through their award-winning performances of classic and spoken word poems. This book takes readers...
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