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Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In the icy waters of the Pacific, a massive humpback whale unexpectedly finds herself tangled in a net abandoned by fishermen. When a rescue boat and a convoy of divers arrive to help the struggling humpback, a realistic and moving encounter bridges the human and aquatic worlds.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
"When a high school student started a private Instagram account that used racist and sexist memes to make his friends laugh, he thought of it as "edgy" humor. Over time, the edge got sharper. Then a few other kids found out about the account. Pretty soon, everyone knew. Ultimately no one in the small town of Albany, California, was safe from the repercussions of the account's discovery. Not the girls targeted by the posts. Not the boy who created...
4) California
Author
Series
Publisher
Bellwether Media
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Engaging images accompany information about California. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"--
Author
Series
Discover America volume 5
Publisher
AV2 by Weigl
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Describes the geography, industries, history, government, people, arts, and sports of the state of California.
8) The 57 bus
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
930L
Language
English
Description
"One teenager in a skirt. One teenager with a lighter. One moment that changes both of their lives forever. If it weren't for the 57 bus, Sasha and Richard never would have met. Both were high school students from Oakland, California, one of the most diverse cities in the country, but they inhabited different worlds. Sasha, a white teen, lived in the middle-class foothills and attended a small private school. Richard, a black teen, lived in the crime-plagued...
Author
Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In 1848, thousands of people from all over the world dropped their mundane lives and embarked on sometimes deadly journeys with hopes of striking gold in the American West. This book chronicles a fascinating period of American history through fictional found ephemera, meticulously researched and developed to create an inside look into the life and struggle of the forty-niners. Captivating black-and-white photography of the miners illustrates their...
Author
Series
Publisher
Enslow Elementary, an imprint of Enslow Publishers, Inc
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
YOU are a New Englander with a bad case of gold fever. Gold has been discovered in California, and you want to go claim some for yourself. Will you strike it rich? On January 24, 1848, a man working near Sutter's Mill in California spotted a few small gold nuggets in the American River. This discovery led thousands of people to move to the west. However, looking for gold proved to be dangerous work. Author Elaine Landau poses many other exciting questions...
Author
Series
Publisher
Enslow Publishing
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"The gold rush seems like a romantic time, full of everyday people following a dream to California and striking it rich. The reality was that most people lived in poor conditions, ate bad food, and found just about nothing. In this book, readers find out what life was like for the forty-niners and immigrants that headed to California to seek their fortune as well as the causes and effects of the gold rush. The main content and fun fact boxes support...
Author
Series
Publisher
Encyclopedias, an imprint of Abdo Reference
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
This encyclopedia offers readers a look at each US state. Alongside maps of every state is informative text discussing the states' geographic features, climates, natural resources, and enjoyable things people can do there. Features include a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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