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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
A collection of artworks inspired by the lives and achievements of fifty famous women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, from the ancient world to the present, profiles each notable individual. Full of art, this collection also contains infographics about relevant topics such as lab equipment, rates of women currently working in STEM fields, and an illustrated scientific glossary. The trailblazing women profiled include well-known...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
1090L
Language
English
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The life of the eighteenth-century African prince who, after being captured by slave traders, was brought to Massachusetts where he was a slave until he was able to buy his freedom at the age of sixty.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
"My name is Jose Antonio Vargas. I was born in the Philippines. When I was twelve, my mother sent me to the United States to live with her parents. While applying for a driver's permit, I found out my papers were fake. More than two decades later, I am still here illegally, with no clear path to American citizenship. To some people, I am the "most famous illegal" in America. In my mind, I am only one of an estimated 11 million human beings whose uncertain...
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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"When Nat Love was born into slavery in Tennessee, his family worked on a tobacco plantation. But he longed to see the world and soon became a talented horse rider. At the age of fifteen, he left his family and headed to Dodge City, Kansas. As a young cowboy in America's Wild West, Love broke wild horses and won shooting contests. Young readers will delight in learning about the adventures of this African American cowboy. A timeline, sidebars, and...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
830L
Language
English
Description
"I Am Malala. This is my story. Malala Yousafzai was only ten years old when the Taliban took control of her region. They said music was a crime. They said women weren't allowed to go to the market. They said girls couldn't go to school. Raised in a once-peaceful area of Pakistan transformed by terrorism, Malala was taught to stand up for what she believes. So she fought for her right to be educated. And on October 9, 2012, she nearly lost her life...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
900L
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this fascinating, moving autobiography, Lois Lowry explores her rich history through personal photographs, memories, and recollections of her childhood. Lowry's writing often transports readers into other worlds. Now, we have the rare opportunity to travel into a real world that is her own--her life. This new edition features a refreshed design, an introduction by New York Times best-selling author Alice Hoffman, and original material from Lois...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
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In April 1992 a young man from a well-to-do family hitchhiked to Alaska and walked alone into the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley. His name was Christopher Johnson McCandless. He had given $25,000 in savings to charity, abandoned his car and most of his possessions, burned all the cash in his wallet, and invented a new life for himself. Four months later, his decomposed body was found by a moose hunter. How McCandless came to die is the unforgettable...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
790L
Language
English
Description
A portrait of the passionate performer and civil rights advocate Josephine Baker, the woman who worked her way from the slums of St. Louis to the grandest stages in the world. Meticulously researched by both author and artist, Josephine's powerful story of struggle and triumph is an inspiration and a spectacle, just like the legend herself.
14) Extraordinary people: a semi-comprehensive guide to some of the world's most fascinating individuals
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
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"Brief and humorous biographies of fascinating people"--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Explores the previously uncelebrated but pivotal contributions of NASA's African-American women mathematicians to America's space program, describing how Jim Crow laws segregated them from their white counterparts despite their groundbreaking successes.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
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"On one rainy afternoon, on a crowded New York City street corner, eleven-year-old Maurice met Laura. Maurice asked Laura for spare change because he was hungry, and something made Laura stop and ask Maurice if she could take him to lunch."--Amazon.com.
17) Ben Franklin
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Many students know the story of Ben Franklin's famed electricity experiment, but do they understand how influential he was in the formation of the United States? Through simple but engaging narrative, this fully illustrated volume leads readers through Franklin's childhood, his diverse interests and accomplishments, and the role he played in the American Revolution and creation of an independent nation.
18) Barack Obama
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
850L
Language
English
Formats
Description
A thorough, illustrated biography discussing the childhood, career family, and election of Barack Obama, forty-fourth president of the United States.
19) Malcolm X
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
820L
Language
English
Formats
Description
This biography examines the life of Malcolm X. The book includes biographies of other historical people and a family tree.
Author
Publisher
Artisan
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
"What turns an ordinary person into a hero? What happens in the blink of an eye on a battlefield (or in any dangerous situation) to bring out true courage? The men and women who have been recognized by the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation know the answers to these questions deep in their hearts"--Amazon.com.
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