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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
860L
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English
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Frank Russell, known as Shanks, wishes he could have gone with his father and brother to fight for Mississippi and the Confederacy, but his experiences with the war and his changing relationship with the family slave, Buck, change his thinking.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Although slavery ended almost 150 years ago, learning about it today helps us understand the racism and prejudice that still exist. We can be inspired by the courage of those who endured slavery and those who fought to end it.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"The dispute over slavery began before the founding of the United States. Abolitionists saw the ownership of one human being by another as an intolerable evil. Slave owners believed it was essential to their economy and way of life. The struggle between the two shaped the growth and government of the nation. This exciting title shares the views of key figures in their own words. Readers will learn about the many forms the debate took, from bestselling...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
940L
Language
English
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Slavery is one of the darkest, most complicated parts of American History. This volume presents the facts of the "abominable trade" from its beginnings in the West Indies to its expansion across the British North American colonies, and eventually, the United States. Readers will learn about the horrors of the Middle Passage and life on a plantation, as well as slavery's effect on the economy and politics of the United States. This book also covers...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
1060L
Language
English
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Tells the true story of Solomon Northup, a free black man from New York who was captured in the United States and sold into slavery in Louisiana. Drawing from primary source documents, this book is packed with the action of Solomon's 12-year odyssey as a slave and historical perspective on the human experience of buying and selling human beings.
12) Escaping slavery
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
830L
Language
English
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Engages readers with incredible stories of people who made daring escapes from slavery. With clever plans and the help of the Underground Railroad, these people escaped enslavement to find freedom.
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English
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Most people think the average teenager isn't capable of much beyond hanging with their friends and wasting time. But Zach Hunter isn't your average teenager. And he's hoping to show you that you're not either. Zach has been trying to end slavery around the globe. Most people (maybe even you) think that slavery has been over for a long time. But sadly, there are more people bound in slavery now than at any of the times we read about in our history...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
770L
Language
English
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Slavery existed as a legal institution in the United States beginning in colonial times. During and after the American Revolution, things began to change. See what events took place, who was involved, and what life was like for slaves. This title offers primary sources, Fast facts and sidebars, prompts and activities, and more.
Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards.
Core Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
860L
Language
English
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The defeat and triumph of a fugitive slave.
A biography of the slave who escaped to Boston in 1854, was arrested at the instigation of his owner, and whose trial caused a furor between abolitionists and those determined to enforce the Fugitive Slave Acts.
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Lexile measure
900L
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English
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"The operation of the Underground Railroad did not look the same to everyone involved--understanding depends on perspective. In the Viewpoints and Perspectives series, more advanced readers will come to understand different viewpoints by learning the context, significance, and details of the escape network through the eyes of three different people, while engaging with text through questions sparking critical thinking. Books include timeline, glossary,...
20) Colonial life
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
910L
Language
English
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"In this newly revised edition of Colonial Life, young readers will meet the hardworking people of a colonial community, learn about the importance of family members, and discover the roles that religion and education played in people's lives more than two hundred years ago. They will also learn about how people traveled from place to place, how adults and children spent their leisure time, how a plantation was run, and the impact of the slave trade"--...
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