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1) Beach road
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
A struggling Long Island lawyer, Tom Dunleavy, recruits a Manhattan superlawyer, Kate Costello, to help him defend a local man accused of murdering three people near a movie star's mansion in East Hampton. The nation is watching what is expected to be a "trial of the century."
2) Earth movers
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
250L
Language
English
Description
An illustrated introduction to earth movers, looking at the parts of the big trucks and the types of work they do.
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English
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This is the true story of James Lafayette, a slave who spied for George Washington's army during the American Revolution. But while America celebrated its newfound freedom, James returned to slavery. His service hadn't qualified him for the release he'd been hoping for. For James, the fight wasn't over; he'd already helped his country gain its freedom, now it was time to win his own.
4) Jellyfish
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
420L
Language
English
Description
"Simple text and supportive images introduce beginning readers to jellyfish. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--Provided by publisher.
6) Tree frogs
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
300L
Language
English
Description
"Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces tree frogs to young readers through leveled text and related photos"--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
1160L
Language
English
Formats
Description
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1965 march for voting rights from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, Newbery Medalist Freedman presents a riveting account of this pivotal event in the history of civil rights.
8) Stingrays
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
550L
Language
English
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Description
"Simple text and supportive full-color photographs introduce beginning readers to stingrays. Intended for kindergarten through third grade students"--Provided by publisher.
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Language
English
Description
Marriage is an adventure unlike any other. At times, you and your spouse may feel so close, connected, and in love that you're ready to take on the world together. But other times, things grow distant, and you wonder where all the joy and excitement has gone. What is the secret to a happy, healthy, God-honoring marriage-one that will last through anything that comes your way? Join Tony and Lauren Dungy in The Uncommon Marriage Adventure , a series...
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A bold and provocative interpretation of one of the most religiously vibrant places in America-a state penitentiary.
Baraka, Al, Teddy, and Sayyid, four black men from South Philadelphia, two Christian and two Muslim-are serving life sentences at Pennsylvania's maximum-security Graterford Prison. All of them work in Graterford's chapel, a place that is at once a sanctuary for religious contemplation and an arena for disputing the workings of God...
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Less than a hundred years in the future, pollution, economic disaster, and the rapacious greed of the corporate oligarchy has brought America to its knees and created dystopian urban nightmares, of which L.A. may be the worst.
Curtis, Japh, and Jool are film extras, who-with the help of a couple of very gutsy women-survived being anonymous players in a "live-action" film in which getting killed on-screen meant getting killed for real. Surviving the...
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English
Description
In the early 1960's, tired of reprisals for attempting to register to vote, Selma's black community began to protest. The struggle received nationwide attention when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a voting rights march in January, 1965, and was attacked by a segregationist. In February, the shooting of an unarmed demonstrator by an Alabama state trooper inspired a march from Selma to the state capital of Montgomery. The march got off to a horrific...
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Language
English
Description
This is the true story of James Lafayette, a slave who spied for George Washington's army during the American Revolution. But while America celebrated its newfound freedom, James returned to slavery. His service hadn't qualified him for the release he'd been hoping for. For James, the fight wasn't over; he'd already helped his country gain its freedom, now it was time to win his own.
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Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
One of the most talented and polarizing athletes of our generation, Michael Vick's stunning story has captured news headlines across the nation. From his poverty-stricken youth, to his success on the field in high school and college, to his rise to NFL stardom and his fall from grace, Finally Free shows how a gifted athlete's life spiraled out of control under the glare of money and fame, aided by his own poor choices. In his own words, Vick...
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English
Description
We all have ideas, things we want to do or create but only some of us will do what it takes to see those ideas come to pass. In the world of ideas, there’s no shortage of passion. But passion without an actionable plan will eventually end up dead. The good news is that there are proven ways to help your ideas become reality. Idea-makers who are able to actualize their concepts year in and year out live with passion and intention. It’s not enough...
17) Come and Get These Memories: The Genius of Holland-Dozier-Holland, Motown's Incomparable Songwriters
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English
Description
Brian Holland, Edward Holland, and Lamont Dozier, known as Holland-Dozier-Holland or H-D-H, were the greatest songwriting team in American pop music history. Seventy of the songs they wrote reached the Billboard Top 40, with fifteen of these reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart. No other songwriting team or individual has come close to equaling, let alone surpassing, this record.
They've been inducted into both the Rock and Roll Hall of...
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This landmark book is a founding work in the literature of black protest. W. E. B. Du Bois (1868–1963) played a key role in developing the strategy and program that dominated early 20th-century black protest in America. In this collection of essays, first published together in 1903, he eloquently affirms that it is beneath the dignity of a human being to beg for those rights that belong inherently to all mankind. He also charges that the strategy...
