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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 61
Lexile measure
930L
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English
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These two classic works capture the tide of world events even as they unfold the compelling tale of a single American family drawn into the very center of the war's maelstrom. The multimillion-copy bestsellers that capture all the drama, romance, heroism, and tragedy of the Second World War -- and that constitute Wouk's crowning achievement -- are available for the first time in trade paperback.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 18
Lexile measure
810L
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English
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In 1896, an archaeological dig unearths an ancient trunk containing manuscripts that confirm the existence of Araluen Rangers Will and Halt and tell of their first meeting and some of their previously unknown exploits.
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English
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As World War II rages and Hitler begins implementing his "final solution" to systematically and ruthlessly exterminate the Jewish people, Jacob Weisz must rely on his wits and a God he's not sure he believes in to somehow escape from Auschwitz and alert the world to the Nazi's atrocities before Fascism overtakes all of Europe.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 44
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English
Description
In Rise to Rebellion, bestselling author Jeff Shaara captured the origins of the American Revolution as brilliantly as he depicted the Civil War in Gods and Generals and The Last Full Measure. Now he continues the amazing saga of how thirteen colonies became a nation, taking the conflict from kingdom and courtroom to the bold and bloody battlefields of war. It was never a war in which the outcome was obvious. Despite their spirit and stamina, the...
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Crescent City (Sarah J. Maas) volume 2
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 35
Language
English
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"Bryce Quinlan and Hunt Athalar are trying to get back to normal--they may have saved Crescent City, but with so much upheaval in their lives lately, they mostly want a chance to relax. Slow down. Figure out what the future holds. The Asteri have kept their word so far, leaving Bryce and Hunt alone. But with the rebels chipping away at the Asteri's power, the threat the rulers pose is growing. As Bryce, Hunt, and their friends get pulled into the...
9) Shadow scale
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Seraphina volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 24
Lexile measure
780L
Language
English
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"Seraphina, half-dragon and half-human, searches for others like her who can make the difference in the war between dragons and humans in the kingdom of Goredd"-- Provided by publisher.
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English
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The World Set Free is a novel written in 1913 and published in 1914 by H. G. Wells. The book is based on a prediction of nuclear weapons of a more destructive and uncontrollable sort than the world has yet seen. It had appeared first in serialised form with a different ending as A Prophetic Trilogy, consisting of three books: A Trap to Catch the Sun, The Last War in the World and The World Set Free. A frequent theme of Wells's work, as in his 1901...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 16
Lexile measure
830L
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English
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Halt, Will, and Horace set out for Hibernia, where a quasi-religious group, the Outsiders, is sowing confusion and sedition, and they find that secrets from Halt's past may hold the key to restoring order before the last kingdom is undermined.
14) Fallen angels
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
650L
Language
English
Description
Seventeen-year-old Richie Perry, just out of his Harlem high school, enlists in the Army in the summer of 1967 and spends a devastating year on active duty in Vietnam.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 28
Lexile measure
840L
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English
Description
For Whom the Bell Tolls begins and ends in a pine-scented forest, somewhere in Spain. The year is 1937 and the Spanish Civil War is in full swing. Robert Jordan, a demolitions expert attached to the International Brigades, lies "flat on the brown, pine-needled floor of the forest, his chin on his folded arms, and high overhead the wind blew in the tops of the pine trees." The sylvan setting, however, is at sharp odds with the reason Jordan is there:...
16) Message from Nam
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English
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Journalist Paxton Andrews experiences the war in Viet Nam firsthand, finally returning to the states and then attending the Paris peace talks. But for her and the men who fought in Viet Nam, life would never again be the same.
18) The moon is down
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 5
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English
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A beautiful, provincial Norwegian town is invaded by German soldiers. An act of brutality begins an uncontrollable, unalterable chain of events.
19) A distant melody
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Wings of glory volume 1
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English
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"Never pretty enough to please her gorgeous mother, Allie will do anything to gain her approval, even marry a man she doesn't love. Lt. Walter Novak - fearless in the cockpit but hopeless with women - takes his last furlough home in California before going overseas. Walt and Allie meet and begin a correspondence that will change their lives. The letters that fly between Walt's muddy bomber base and Allie's mansion bind them together in friendship....
20) Three soldiers
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English
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This grimly realistic depiction of army life follows a trio of idealists as they contend with the regimentation, violence, and boredom of military service. Incited past the point of endurance, the soldiers respond with rancor and murderous rage. This powerful exploration of warfare's dehumanizing effects remains chillingly contemporary.
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