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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
1090L
Language
English
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"In the 1920s, the richest people per capita in the world were members of the Osage Nation in Oklahoma. After oil was discovered beneath their land, the Osage rode in chauffeured automobiles, built mansions, and sent their children to study in Europe. Then, one by one, the Osage began to be killed off. The family of an Osage woman, Mollie Burkhart, became a prime target. One of her relatives was shot. Another was poisoned. And it was just the beginning,...
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Series
Unsolved case files volume 01
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A minute-by-minute account of the only unsolved airplane hijacking in the United States uses reproductions of FBI files and investigation photographs to chronicle the events surrounding an unidentified extortionist's 1971 hijacking and disappearance."--
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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Kindness is a superpower! We all feel the weight of the world on our shoulders sometimes. It's easy to forget how powerful we are. Through more than twenty-five true stories in these pages, you'll discover that no matter who you are or where you live, kindness to yourself and others can be an amazing source of strength."--
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English
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"Around the globe and since the first humans walked the Earth, kindness has been an important part of how people live. We care for the sick, feed the hungry, save others in danger, speak up when we see someone treated unfairly, and listen with compassion when someone is suffering. Great leaders can do it, of course. But as you'll see, so can inventors, musicians, hairdressers, environmentalists, and everyone else, too. Join John Francis, the Planetwalker,...
Author
Series
Kids with special needs volume IDEA
Pub. Date
[2011]
Lexile measure
930L
Language
English
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Language
English
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In Compton, California, ten black riders on horseback cut an unusual profile, their cowboy hats tilted against the hot Los Angeles sun. They are the Compton Cowboys, their small ranch one of the very last in a formerly semirural area of the city that has been home to African-American horse riders for decades. To most people, Compton is known only as the home of rap greats NWA and Kendrick Lamar, hyped in the media for its seemingly intractable gang...
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
960L
Language
English
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Description
Discover 25 women who shattered the glass ceiling, each in their own way. In politics, government, the business world, and more, these women show us that ambition, perserverance, and hard work go a long way.
10) As good as anybody: Martin Luther King Jr. and Abraham Joshua Heschel's amazing march toward freedom
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
680L
Language
English
Description
Provides the story of the friendship of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel and their collective efforts to end discrimination through their non-violent peace protests and marches.
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