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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 13
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English
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The classic account of moving from slavery to freedom, by the celebrated African-American educator and university founder.
Booker T. Washington believed that every man and woman deserved a chance, regardless of their skin color. This classic work of literature, originally published in 1901, relays the story of a man born into slavery who, once freed, pursued education and racial equality. This new edition of Booker T. Washington's autobiography features...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
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In the most seminal slave narrative ever written, Frederick Douglass writes, "From my earliest recollection, I date the entertainment of a deep conviction that slavery would not always be able to hold me within its foul embrace and in the darkest hours of my career in slavery, this living word of faith and spirit of hope departed not from me, but remained like ministering angels to cheer me through the gloom." Reading this narrative is to witness...
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Series
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 9.3 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
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History comes alive for kids like no textbook can in this epic account of the American Civil War that's perfect for history buffs and reluctant readers! Contains awesome illustrations!
From courageous cavalry rides deep into enemy territory to harrowing covert missions undertaken by spies and soldiers, the events of the American Civil War were filled with daring figures and amazing feats. This exhilarating overview covers the biggest battles as well...
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English
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Perhaps the best written of all the slave narratives, Twelve Years a Slave is a harrowing memoir about one of the darkest periods in American history. It recounts how Solomon Northup, born a free man in New York, was lured to Washington, D.C., in 1841 with the promise of fast money, then drugged and beaten and sold into slavery. He spent the next twelve years of his life in captivity on a Louisiana cotton plantation. After his rescue, Northup published...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Young Henry Fleming had always dreamt of performing heroic deeds in battle. But as a raw recruit in the American Civil War, the reality if one of mental and physical torment. Throughout his first ordeal in action, Henry experiences both fear and self-doubt, and has no idea whether war will make him a coward - or a hero.
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Publisher
Rutgers Univ
Pub. Date
1947.
Language
English
Description
The Lincoln Reader weaves a biography of Abraham Lincoln written by sixty-five authors, meshing history, anecdotes and research to provide a fascinating view of the Emancipating President. Paul Angle, the noted Lincoln scholar, has selected passages from the works of Lincoln's contemporaries, later biographers, and even Lincoln himself, to form a composite portrait of one of the wisest and most beloved American presidents. These passages, interwoven...
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Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"The Civil War began when Confederate troops attacked Fort Sumter. But years of tension led to that battle. And the war would prove to have major consequences for both sides. Explore the causes and effects of the Civil War--a war to determine the future of the United States. Perfect for Common Core studies on cause and effect relationships"--
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Series
Flashback Four volume 1
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
"Miss Z, a mysterious billionaire and a collector of rare photographs, is sending her four recruits back in time on a mission to capture, for the first time, one of the most important moments in American history--Abraham Lincoln giving his famous Gettysburg address"--
12) Dread nation
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Series
Dread nation volume 1
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
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Description
When families go missing in Baltimore County, Jane McKeene, who is studying to become an Attendant, finds herself in the middle of a conspiracy that has her fighting for her life against powerful enemies.
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Publisher
Blue Sky Press
Pub. Date
2009.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Homer, a poor but clever orphan, has extraordinary adventures after running away from his evil uncle to rescue his brother, who has been sold into service in the Civil War.
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