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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 9.5 - AR Pts: 3
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English
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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.
The...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 3
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English
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In 1853, few Japanese people knew that a country called America even existed. For centuries, Japan had isolated itself from the outside world by refusing to trade with other countries and even refusing to help shipwrecked sailors, foreign or Japanese. The country's people still lived under a feudal system like that of Europe in the Middle Ages. But everything began to change when American Commodore Perry and his troops sailed to the Land of the Rising...
4) The Cold War
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Almost as soon as the dust settled on World War II, the Cold War scorched with a different kind of intensity. But what were the United States and Soviet Union facing off about? And if they didn't use traditional weapons of war, what did they bring to the battle? Explore the ideological fight that could have destroyed the world with easy-to-understand content tied to the curriculum of upper-elementary and middle school students and text written at...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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A Japanese war map, a collection of U.S. military uniforms, and a gas mask are all part of the story of Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. By examining artifacts and primary sources like these, readers are drawn into the event that brought the United States into World War II. Part of the Time Capsule History series, this book examines artifacts of the Pearl Harbor attack and its aftermath. Open this imaginary time capsule...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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"Zelensky got his start as an actor, running for president of Ukraine as a populist candidate in 2019. He seemed an unlikely hero, yet he quickly revealed his resolve as Putin's forces threatened his homeland"--
8) Oddity
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 14
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English
Description
The daughter of a murdered physician vows to protect the magical Oddity he left behind - if only she knew what it was - in an alternate nineteenth century where the United States is at war with France.