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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
1240L
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English
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Presents the lives of the presidents, focusing on their roles as parents, husbands, pet owners, and neighbors, while also including humorous anecdotes about hairstyles, attitudes, diets, fears, and sleep patterns.
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Based on a decade of research and reporting, Author in Chief tells the story of America's presidents as authors--and offers a delightful new window into the public and private lives of our highest leaders.
Presidential books have made an enormous impact on American history, catapulting their authors to the national stage and even turning key elections. Beginning with Thomas Jefferson's Notes on the State of Virginia, the first presidential book to...
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Grant's daring and resolve as a general gained the attention of President Lincoln, then desperate for bold leadership. Appointed as Lieutenant General of the Union Army in March 1864, Grant's forces had seized Richmond and forced Robert E. Lee to surrender within a year. After Lincoln's assassination, Grant answered the call-- advancing an agenda of Reconstruction and aggressively countering the Ku Klux Klan. In Grant's final weeks in the White House,...
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"What does it take to become the second-in-command of one of the most powerful countries in the world? Mike Pence's rise to the vice presidency of the United States wasn't always easy. To some, he is the personification of American conservative values, but to others, his ideals are the epitome of prejudice and bigotry. In [this book], journalist Andrea Neal showcases how the vice president arrived at this position of influence. Neal interviews friends,...
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Days before a presidential election, someone abducts the granddaughter of the Republican candidate. For Attorney General Allison Leahy, the Democratic candidate, it is an opportunity to shine, or is it? What if the FBI discovers her party organized the abduction? A tale of political skullduggery.
7) Barack Obama
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
820L
Language
English
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This biography introduces readers to Barack Obama including his early political career and key events from Obama's administration including the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the Affordable Care Act, and the Clean Power Plan. Information about his childhood, family, and personal life is included. A timeline, fast facts, and sidebars provide additional information.
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Thanks to his deep access to the West Wing, Michael Wolff tells the story of the stormy first nine months of Donald Trump's term as President. Among the revelations: What President Trump's staff really thinks of him -- What inspired Trump to claim he was wire-tapped by President Obama -- Why FBI director James Comey was really fired -- Why chief strategist Steve Bannon and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner couldn't be in the same room -- Who is really...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
760L
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English
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This biography introduces readers to Herbert Hoover including his early career as a geology engineer, his early political career, and key events from Hoover's administration including the Great Depression. Information about his childhood, family, personal life, and retirement years is included. A timeline, fast facts, and sidebars provide additional information. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
690L
Language
English
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This biography introduces readers to Benjamin Harrison, including his early political career and key events from Harrison's administration, including the Sherman Silver Purchase Act and the Sherman Antitrust Act. Information about his childhood, family, personal life, and retirement years is included. A timeline, fast facts, and sidebars provide additional information. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
11) Woodrow Wilson
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
750L
Language
English
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This biography introduces readers to Woodrow Wilson including his early political career and key events from Wilson's administration including the Underwood Tariff Act and World War I. Information about his childhood, family, personal life, and retirement years is included. A timeline, fast facts, and sidebars provide additional information. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
12) Martin Van Buren
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
790L
Language
English
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This biography introduces readers to Martin Van Buren including his early political career and key events from Van Buren's administration including the Second Seminole War and passage of the Independent Treasury Act. Information about his childhood, family, personal life, and retirement years is included. A timeline, fast facts, and sidebars provide additional information. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
13) The big lie: election chaos, political opportunism, and the state of American politics after 2020
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"A probing and illuminating analysis of current state of American politics, focusing on Donald Trump's lie about election fraud, by the White House Bureau Chief of Politico and the host of MSNBC's Way Too Early. Donald Trump first tried it out in 2016, at an August rally in Ohio. He said that perhaps he wouldn't accept the election results in his race against Hillary Clinton, that the election was "rigged." He then mentioned it at more rallies and...
14) James Madison
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
740L
Language
English
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This biography introduces readers to James Madison including his early political career and key events from Madison's administration including the War of 1812 and the Treaty of Ghent. Information about his childhood, family, personal life, and retirement years is included. A timeline, fast facts, and sidebars provide additional information.
15) Calvin Coolidge
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
760L
Language
English
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This biography introduces readers to the life of Calvin Coolidge including his early political career and key events from Coolidge's administration including the Kellogg-Briand Pact and Coolidge Prosperity. Information about his childhood, family, personal life, and retirement years is included. A timeline, fast facts, and sidebars provide additional information. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
16) Jimmy Carter
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
760L
Language
English
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This biography introduces readers to Jimmy Carter including his early political career and key events from Carter's administration including a peace treaty between Israel and Egypt the Emergency National Gas Act. Information about his childhood, family, personal life, and retirement years is included. A timeline, fast facts, and sidebars provide additional information. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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"Jared Kushner was one of the most consequential presidential advisers in modern history. For the first time, he recounts what happened behind closed doors during the Trump presidency. Few White House advisors have had such an expansive portfolio or constant access to the president. From his office next to Trump, senior adviser Jared Kushner operated quietly behind the scenes, preferring to leave the turf wars and television sparring to others. Now,...
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
560L
Language
English
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"Abraham Lincoln didn't look like a president. He didn't always act like a president, either - whether it was by wrestling with his sons or telling jokes. But he always fought for fairness, freedom, and unity."--
19) James K. Polk
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
750L
Language
English
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This biography introduces readers to James K. Polk including his early political career and key events from Polk's administration, including the Oregon Treaty, the Mexican War, and the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Information about his childhood, family, personal life, and retirement years is included. A timeline, fast facts, and sidebars provide additional information. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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