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Author
Publisher
Lightbox Learning Inc
Pub. Date
[2024]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The American Holidays and Celebrations series explores some of the most important holidays and celebrations observed in the United States. This series highlights the historical, cultural, social, and political background of each holiday or celebration, while also showcasing the many ways in which it is commemorated across the country.
2) Christmas
Author
Publisher
Core library
Pub. Date
[2024]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Christmas is an important religious holiday for Christians. But many people around the world also celebrate it with secular traditions, such as exchanging gifts and decorating trees. This title delves into the holiday's rich history, exploring its beginnings as a winter solstice festival, its ties to the early Christian church, and the development of modern traditions such as Santa Claus. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give...
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2024.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
"During World War II, twelve-year old Miriam secretly spirits other Jewish people out of Nazi-occupied France after being separated from her family and forced into hiding"--
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
710L
Language
English
Description
In the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, thirteen-year-old Matthew discovers a shocking secret about his great-grandmother's past as he learns about her life during the Holodomor famine in Soviet Ukraine.
5) Uprising
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Lidia's life is forever changed by the Nazi occupation of Poland, leading her to join the resistance movement to fight against the Nazis and aid Jewish people in the Warsaw Ghetto during WWII.
Author
Series
I survived (Graphic novels) volume 9
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2024.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
With his French village under Nazi control, Paul Colbert joins a secret resistance after rescuing an American paratrooper and gets his chance to make a difference in the midst of the largest invasion in history, working to do his part in turning horror into hope.
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