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1) War horse
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
"Master storyteller Michael Morpurgo has adapted his much-loved novel, War Horse, for a picture book audience. This powerful book for younger readers tells the enduring story of a friendship between a boy and his horse and is a gateway to help children understand the history and deadly chaos of the First World War. As we move beyond centenary commemorations and continue to strive for peace across the world, War Horse remains an important book for...
Author
Series
I survived volume 7
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"It's 1863, and Thomas and his little sister, Birdie, have fled the farm where they were born and raised as slaves. Following the North Star, looking for freedom, they soon cross paths with a Union soldier. Everything changes: Corporal Henry Green brings Thomas and Birdie back to his regiment, and suddenly it feels like they've found a new home. Best of all, they don't have to find their way north alone--they're marching with the army. But then orders...
Author
Series
Ranger's apprentice. Main series volume 7
(John Anthony).Ranger's apprentice volume 7
(John Anthony)Ranger's apprentice volume 7
(John Anthony).Ranger's apprentice volume 7
(John Anthony)Ranger's apprentice volume 7
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Formats
Description
On a mission to pay the ransom of a new ally, apprentice Will and his friends find themselves in a desert wasteland awash with enemies.
4) Civil War
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"Discover the horror of slave life, and the Underground Railroad that helped its victims to escape. See the weapons used on the battlefields, from single-shot rifles to powerful Gatling guns. Find out how Abraham Lincoln became president in 1860 and why he was assassinated,"--Page 4 of cover.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 10.8 - AR Pts: 41
Language
English
Description
"In this spirited novel by master storyteller Jules Verne, five Civil War prisoners escape their Confederate jail by hijacking a hot-air balloon. Blown halfway across the world and stranded on a remote island, the fugitives' survival depends upon their ability to build a sustainable environment while withstanding pirate attacks, volcanic eruptions, and other challenges. Engineer Cyrus Harding takes charge of the crew, consisting of his servant, Neb;...
7) Pink and Say
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
1994.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Say Curtis describes his meeting with Pinkus Aylee, a black soldier, during the Civil War, and their capture by Southern troops.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The Civil War was a bloody 4-year battle. Follow the war from the first shots fired on Fort Sumter to General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, and see how America's War Between the States unfolded. Meets Common Core standards for analyzing chronology text structures. Perfect for Common Core studies on analyzing the chronology of an event"--
Author
Series
I survived volume 15
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Hundreds of American soldiers were already dead. Battlefields in Massachusetts and New York were soaked in the blood of American patriots. And 11-year-old Nathaniel Knox was in the midst of it all, trapped in a swamp and fighting for his life.
Author
Series
Ranger's apprentice. Main series volume 4
(John Anthony).Ranger's apprentice volume 4
(John Anthony)Ranger's apprentice volume 4
(John Anthony).Ranger's apprentice volume 4
(John Anthony)Ranger's apprentice volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Formats
Description
After Ranger's apprentice Will battles Temujai warriors to rescue Evanlyn, Will's kingdom of Skandia joins forces with rival kingdom Araluen to defeat a common enemy.
14) Number the stars
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
As the German troops begin their campaign to "relocate" all the Jews of Denmark, Annemarie Johansen's family takes in Annemarie's best friend, Ellen Rosen, and conceals her as part of the family. Through the eyes of ten-year-old Annemarie, we watch as the Danish Resistance smuggles almost the entire Jewish population of Denmark, nearly seven thousand people, across the sea to Sweden. The heroism of an entire nation reminds us that there was pride...
Author
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
c1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
An account of the Civil War from its causes to its final battles including discussions of dominent figures of the era, strategies of major battles, and brutal sieges which marked this conflict.
18) Civil War
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
1996
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
19) World War II
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the key figures and events leading up to World War II, and discusses the worldwide changes that resulted.
Author
Series
American girls collection. Molly, 1944 volume 1
Molly an American girl volume Bk. 1
American Girl collection
American girls collection. Molly 1944 volume 1
Molly an American girl volume Bk. 1
American Girl collection
American girls collection. Molly 1944 volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
While her father is away fighting in World War II, Molly finds her life full of change as she eats terrible vegetables from the victory garden and plans revenge on her brother for ruining her Halloween.