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Author
Publisher
National Geographic Society
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
The true story of Solomon Northup, a free black man living in upstate New York, who was kidnapped in 1841 and spent 12 years as a slave on deadly Louisiana coastal plantations.
Author
Series
Publisher
Frances Lincoln Children's Books, an imprint of The Quatro Group
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
This book is written for the young person who doesn't know how to speak up to the racist adults in their life. For the 14 year old who sees injustice at school and isn't able to understand the role racism plays in separating them from their friends. For the kid who spends years trying to fit into the dominant culture and loses themselves for a little while. It's for all of the Black and Brown children who have been harmed (physically and emotionally)...
63) World War II
Author
Series
Publisher
AV2 by Weigl
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
64) World War I
Author
Publisher
AV2 by Weigl
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
A historical narrative of the events surrounding the death of the 35th president is set against the backdrop of an escalating Cold War and describes the many political challenges Kennedy was facing before his assassination, in an account that also describes Lee Harvey Oswald's story and the events surrounding his death.
Author
Publisher
Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Presents facts about the cost of education, covering the history of higher education, where funding comes from, and the effects of high tuition.
68) The Vietnam era
Author
Series
Publisher
Benchmark Books
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 8.7 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Describes, through excerpts from diaries, speeches, newspaper articles, and other documents of the time, the Vietnam War and related events that occurred in the United States during the 1960's, including the women's movement, the struggle for civil rights, and the generation gap. Includes review questions.
Author
Series
Vietnam volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Four best friends serving in the Vietnam War make a pledge to one another that they will do all they can to return home safely together.
Author
Publisher
Beach Lane Books
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
In 1776, after witnessing the execution of Nathan Hale in New York City, newly occupied by the British army, young Sophia Calderwood resolves to do all she can to help the American cause, including becoming a spy.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
"Trident K9 Warriors gave readers an inside look at the SEAL teams' elite K9 warriors--who they are, how they are trained, and the extreme missions they undertake to save lives. From detecting explosives to eliminating the bad guys, these powerful dogs are also some of the smartest and highest skilled working animals on the planet. Mike Ritland's job is to train them.This special edition re-telling presents the dramatic tale of how Ritland discovered...
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
"As World War II comes to a close, the United States and the Soviet Union emerge as the two greatest world powers on extreme opposites of the political spectrum. After the United States showed its hand with the atomic bomb in Hiroshima, the Soviets refuse to be left behind. With communism sweeping the globe, the two nations begin a neck-and-neck competition to build even more destructive bombs and conquer the Space Race. In their battle for dominance,...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Dogs have been part of the US military since World War II, and they are still leading patrols hunting for IEDs today. Frankel offers an exciting mix of on-the-ground reporting, her own hands-on experiences in the military working dog world, and a look at dogs' special abilities.--
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
Every year, thousands of migrant children and teens cross the U.S.-Mexico border. The journey is treacherous and sometimes deadly, but worth the risk for migrants who are escaping gang violence and poverty in their home countries. And for those refugees who do succeed? They face an immigration process that is as winding and multi-tiered as the journey that brought them here. In this book, award-winning Mexican author Juan Pablo Villalobos strings...
Author
Publisher
Aladdin
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
In 1968 Chicago, fourteen-year-old Sam Childs is caught in a conflict between his father's nonviolent approach to seeking civil rights for African Americans and his older brother, who has joined the Black Panther Party.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 8.4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Offers an overview of crime and the American criminal justice system, using extensive examples of real cases to illustrate difficult questions about what is considered criminal and what punishment is appropriate for different types of crimes.
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