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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
690L
Language
English
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It is the early 1860's, slavery is legal in the United States. Brave slaves try to escape to freedom along the secret "Underground Railroad," but they don't always make it. What would you do? Would you help and protect the slaves from the slave catchers or Would you follow the law?
2) The Alamo
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English
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In 1836, a small group of rebels inside the Alamo stood up against a Mexican army. The rebels, including Davey Crockett, Jim Bowie, and William Travis, were fighting for Texas independence. Would you or would you not join the rebels? What would your readers do?
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English
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In 1492, three ships set sail. Ahead, the unknown high seas that no one had dared to cross. Where will Christopher Columbus and his men land? Will they discover a New World? Will they return alive to tell the tale? Would you sail with Columbus? What would your readers do?
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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James Bond may be one of the good guys, but the spies in this book definitely aren't-nor are the traitors and assassins! Crack open this book to uncover more secrets about history's most terrible assassins, traitors, and spies.
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English
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YOU are a New Englander with a bad case of gold fever. Gold has been discovered in California, and you want to go claim some for yourself. Will you strike it rich? On January 24, 1848, a man working near Sutter's Mill in California spotted a few small gold nuggets in the American River. This discovery led thousands of people to move to the west. However, looking for gold proved to be dangerous work. Author Elaine Landau poses many other exciting questions...
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English
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It is the early 1860s. Slavery is legal in the United States. Brave slaves try to escape to freedom along the secret "Underground Railroad," but they don't always make it. What would you do? Would you help and protect the slaves from the slave catchers or would you follow the law? Readers will find out what they would do through this compelling narrative.
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English
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It is 1773 in the British colony of Massachusetts. The British government is taxing the tea being, imported to the colonies. The Sons of Liberty in Boston are against the taxes. What would you do? Would you join the colonists who boarded the ship to toss the tea into the harbor? Or, would you follow the laws and pay the taxes? Readers learn about many of the important decisions in American history as they read about the Boston Tea Party.
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Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
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Nearly ten years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States, an elite team of U.S. special forces stunned the world with a dramatic and daring feat. Shortly after midnight on May 1, 2011, a U.S. Navy SEALs team stormed a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, and killed its most-wanted inhabitant—Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind al-Qaeda. This militant group planned the September 11, 2001, plane hijackings that killed thousands of people...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Would your readers join the madness? It is a frigid cold winter in Salem Village, Massachusetts in 1692. Some teenage girls may be suffering from mysterious afflictions. They accused certain townspeople of being witches. What would you do? Would your readers believe the girls? Would your readers defend the accused during the trials? Give them an opportunity to find out about this tragic period in American history.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In 1836, a small group of rebels inside the Alamo stood up against a Mexican army. The rebels, including Davey Crockett, Jim Bowie, and William Travis, were fighting for Texas independence. Would you or would you not join the rebels? What would your readers do?
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English
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What would you do if you were George Washington and the British Army had forced you to retreat into Pennsylvania? American colonists desperately needed a victory in their fight for independence. In the middle of a fierce winter storm, Washington daringly crossed the Delaware River to attack the British Army. Author Elaine Landau lets readers step into Washington's place along with his officers, and his enemies during that fateful winter during the...
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Pub. Date
2008.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
780L
Language
English
Description
Discusses the circumstances preceding and following the writing of the Declaration of Independence, the men who wrote and signed it, and the document's importance to United States history.
18) The Cherokees
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Pub. Date
[1992]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discusses the history, customs, and current situation of the Cherokee Indians.
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Pub. Date
2003.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
1080L
Language
English
Description
Relates the history of race relations in the United States, focusing on the civil rights movement that began in 1954 with the Supreme Court ruling against segregation in public schools.
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