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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Notorious RBG takes the reader behind the scenes for an intimate, irreverent look at the justice's life and work. As America struggles with the unfinished business of gender equality and civil rights, Ginsburg stays fierce.
Author
Series
Publisher
Benchmark Books
Pub. Date
1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 3
Physical Desc
94 p.: col. ill.; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
History is dramatic-and the renowned, award-winning authors Christopher Collier and James Lincoln Collier demonstrate this in a compelling series aimed at young readers. 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
Series
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Each letter of the alphabet introduces an aspect of American history, culture, famous leaders, significant figures, and important landmarks.
Author
Series
Publisher
Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Pub
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Text and photographs look at how the legislative branch of the United States government works.
Author
Series
Publisher
Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Pub
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Text and photographs look at political parties, discussing how they work, what they are, how they are important during elections and more.
Author
Series
Publisher
Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Pub
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Text and photographs look at how the judicial branch of the United States government works.
Author
Series
Publisher
Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Pub
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Text and photographs look at how American political campaigns and elections work.
10) Countdown
Author
Series
Sixties trilogy volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 9
Physical Desc
377 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Franny Chapman just wants some peace. But that's hard to get when her best friend is feuding with her, her sister has disappeared, and her uncle is fighting an old war in his head. Her saintly younger brother is no help, and the cute boy across the street only complicates things. Worst of all, everyone is walking around just waiting for a bomb to fall. It's 1962, and it seems the whole country is living in fear."--Dust jacket flap.
Author
Series
Publisher
Core Library, an imprint of ABDO Pub
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Text and photographs look at how the United States intelligence, security, and law enforcement agencies work.
Author
Series
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
39 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A group of Native American kids from different tribes presents twelve historical and contemporary time periods, struggles, and victories to their classmates, each ending with a powerful refrain: we are still here"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
1996
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 3
Physical Desc
156 p.: ill.; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
The diary of a fictional fourteen-year-old girl living in Virginia, in which she describes the hardships endured by her family and friends during one year of the Civil War.
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill.; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
In this fascinating graphic novel, witness the real-life debates, disagreements, and compromises that led to the formation of the U.S. Constitution during the Constitutional Convention of 1787. Eye-popping artwork and easy-to-read text offer an appealing, accessible alternative for nonfiction readers. An additional information section provides key facts and further understanding. The perfect book for budding historians, comic book fans, and everyone...
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
This new version of the Caldecott-winning classic by illustrator David Small and author Judith St. George is updated with current facts and new illustrations to include our forty-fourth president, Barack H. Obama. Hilariously illustrated by Small, this celebration by St. George shows us the foibles, quirks and humanity of forty-four men who have risen to one of the most powerful positions in the world.
Author
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
Unabridged.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 9
Physical Desc
6 sound discs (6 hr., 30 min.) : digital, 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Convicted of thievery and transported from England to America, Oliver Cromwell Pitts, shackled to his fellow prisoners, endures inedible food, filthy conditions, and deadly storms on his voyage across the Atlantic. But the hazardous shipboard journey is nothing compared to the peril that waits for him on the colonial shores.
In Annapolis, Oliver's indentured servitude is purchased by the foul, miserly Fitzhugh, who may have murdered another...
18) Loyalty
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Newbery Medalist Avi explores the American Revolution from a fresh perspective in the story of a young Loyalist turned British spy navigating patriotism and personal responsibility during the lead-up to the War of Independence.
When his father is killed by rebel vigilantes, Noah flees with his family to Boston. Intent on avenging his father, Noah becomes a spy for the British and firsthand witness to the power of partisan rumor to distort facts,...
19) Calico bush
Author
Publisher
Macmillan
Pub. Date
1931
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 9
Physical Desc
xi, 201 p. illus. 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
In 1743, thirteen-year-old Marguerite Ledoux travels to Maine as the indentured servant of a family that regards her as little better than the Indians that threaten them, but her strength, quick thinking and courage surprise them all.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
29 pages ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
"On January 20, 2021, Amanda Gorman became the sixth and youngest poet to deliver a poetry reading at a presidential inauguration. Taking the stage after the 46th president of the United States, Joe Biden, Gorman captivated the nation and brought hope to viewers around the globe. Including an enduring foreword by Oprah Winfrey, this keepsake celebrates the promise of America and affirms the power of poetry"--