David Ackroyd
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
760L
Language
English
Description
In October, 1942, seventeen-year-old Helmuth Hübener, imprisoned for distributing anti-Nazi leaflets, recalls his past life and how he came to dedicate himself to bring the truth about Hitler and the war to the German people.
2) Black Duck
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
790L
Language
English
Description
Years afterwards, Ruben Hart tells the story of how, in 1929 Newport, Rhode Island, his family and his best friend's family were caught up in the violent competition among groups trying to control the local rum-smuggling trade.
Series
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Tackles the enigma of the Shroud with an in-depth examination of the garment and its history. Drawing on interviews with experts from both sides of the debate and analyzing all the evidence, presents an authoritative look at one of the most famous and controversial artifacts of Christianity.
Series
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
Yosemite National Park embraces nearly 1,200 square miles located near the Sierra Mountains in California. One of the world's pre-eminent scenic wonders. Encompasses mountains, tranquil valleys, roaring rivers, mist-enshrouded waterfalls and groves of giant sequoias - the largest living things on Earth. Enjoy the sights of the massive granite shapes of Half Dome, El Capitan and Cathedral Rock, plus Bridal Veil, Vernal and Yosemite Falls and the sounds...
15) Captives
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Explore a little-known chapter of America's pioneer era and the fate of the many people taken captive during the wars with Native Americans.
16) The Inquisition
Series
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
From 1478 to 1834, the Catholic Church in Spain engaged in the torture, persecution and execution of people whom it deemed heretics. The program reveals the myths associated with one of the darkest periods in the history of the corruption of religion by political power.
17) The Greek gods
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Presents an overview of the deities of ancient Greek mythology.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 12
Lexile measure
1150L
Language
English
Description
The narrative follows Bishop Jean Latour and Father Joseph Vaillant, friends since their childhood in France, as they organize the new Roman Catholic diocese of Santa Fe subsequent to the Mexican War. While seeking to revive the church and build a cathedral in the desert, the clerics, like their historical prototypes, Bishop Jean Laury and Father Joseph Machebeuf, face religious corruption, natural adversity, and the loneliness of living in a strange...
Author
Pub. Date
2011.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
830L
Language
English
Description
When timid young Code falls down a hole into Mekhos, where everything is made of metal and circuitry, he must obtain the legendary Robonomicon from evil Immortalis in order to save the robots of this subterranean world and return home.