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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
1140L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Presents photographs and biographical profiles of thirteen African-American women notable for their accomplishments in the fields of journalism, politics, education, law, science, and the arts; arranged chronologically, and including an additional list of names.
5) The captive
Author
Pub. Date
[1994]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
810L
Language
English
Description
When Kofi's father, an Ashanti chief, is killed, Kofi is sold as a slave and ends up in Massachusetts, where his fate is in the hands of Paul Cuffe, an African American shipbuilder who works to return slaves to their homeland in Africa.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
700L
Language
English
Description
Maria Peterson is looking forward to turning thirteen. She envisions new adult privileges, such as attending abolitionist meetings and listening to inspiring speakers like Sojourner Truth. But she is not quite prepared for all the unexpected changes that come with her thirteenth year. For starters, the city of New York wants to turn her community into a big park and force the Peters family and their neighbors to move elsewhere. And now that Maria...
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