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Author
Series
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Susan Casey gives 20 remarkable girls and women the spotlight they deserve in this lively collection of biographical profiles. These women took action in many ways: as spies, soldiers, nurses, water carriers, fundraisers, writers, couriers, and more. Women Heroes of the American Revolution brings a fresh new perspective to their stories resulting from interviews with historians and with descendants of participants of the Revolution and features ample...
4) Bull Run
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Northerners, Southerners, generals, couriers, dreaming boys, and worried sisters describe the glory, the horror, the thrill, and the disillusionment of the first battle of the Civil War.
5) Spartans
Author
Publisher
Bellwether Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Engaging images accompany information about Spartans. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press, a capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Everyone makes mistakes, but they're not often on display for the whole world to see. These blunders in battle have gone down in history and will never be forgotten.
Author
Series
Publisher
Mason Crest
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The Civil War was over by the spring of 1865, and all the Confederate armies had surrendered, but for the victors, the peace was marred by the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. The long, painful process of rebuilding a united nation free of slavery began. The 13th Amendment, ratified in December 1865, ended slavery in the United States.
Author
Series
Publisher
Enslow Publishing
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
This volume, rich with primary sources, traces the story of the United States from the first contact between Europeans and Native Americans to the American Revolution and through the gold rush. This is a history often characterized by conflict and violence. It is the story of the religious hysteria and violence of the Salem witch trials, the gradual expansion of the country across the continent, the ill treatment of Native Americans, and slavery....
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Few know the story of the Japanese invasion of Alaska during World War II--until now.
GHOSTS IN THE FOG is the first narrative nonfiction book for young adults to tell the riveting story of how the Japanese invaded and occupied the Aleutian Islands in Alaska during World War II. This fascinating little-known piece of American history is told from the point of view of the American civilians who were captured and taken prisoner, along with the American...
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2015
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
"Critically acclaimed Sibert Honor author Deborah Hopkinson brings to bold life the remarkable story of the Danish resistance and rescue of over 7,000 Jews during WWII. When the Nazis invaded Denmark on Tuesday, April 9, 1940, the people of this tiny country to the north of Germany awoke to a devastating surprise. The government of Denmark surrendered quietly, and the Danes were ordered to go about their daily lives as if nothing had changed. But...
13) Samurai
Author
Series
Publisher
Britannica Educational Publishing, in association with Rosen Educational Services
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
This book reveals to readers the samurai code of conduct, including their fierce dedication to discipline and moral character. And although they are renowned for their skills at war, the samurai were a fierce military powerhouse, making up the empire's ruling class in 1192 and ruling Japan until 1868. Readers will also learn about the softer side of the samurai and their profound influence on the culture, in part thanks to the influence of Zen Buddhism....
14) Projekt 1065
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
It is 1943, and thirteen-year-old Michael O'Shaunessey, son of the Irish ambassador to Nazi Germany in Berlin, is also a spy for the British Secret Service, so he has joined the Hitler Youth, and pretending that he agrees with their violence and book-burning is hard enough--but when he is asked to find out more about "Projekt 1065" both his and his parents' lives get a lot more dangerous.
16) Spartans
Author
Series
Publisher
Fly!, an imprint of Abdo Zoom
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
This title focuses on the history of Spartans! It breaks down their origin, tactics, and place in modern culture.
Author
Series
Publisher
Benchmark Books
Pub. Date
[1998]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Covering American history from the founding of Jamestown through present day, these volumes explore far beyond the dates and events of a historical chronicle to present a moving illumination of the ideas, opinions, attitudes and tribulations that led to the birth of this great nation.
Author
Language
English
Description
"Describes the events of the American Revolutionary War and explains the significance of the war today. The reader's choices reveal the historical details from the perspective of a young girl, a patriot fighter, and a loyalist determined to keep America under British rule"--Provided by publisher.
19) Tools of combat
Author
Series
Publisher
Hungry Tomato
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
From piercing arrowheads to mighty longswords and battleaxes, weapons have clashed on the battlefield from ancient times onwards. Join the action to see warriors from different times and places wielding their weapons in the thick of combat!