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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
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Ralph Moody, just turned twenty, had only a dime in his pocket when he was put off a freight in western Nebraska. It was the Fourth of July in 1919. Three months later he owned eight teams of horses and rigs to go with them. Everyone who worked with him shared in the prosperity—the widow whose wheat crop was saved and the group of misfits who formed a first-rate harvesting crew. But sometimes fickle Mother Nature and frail human nature made
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
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"Jacqueline Woodson, one of today's finest writers, tells the moving story of her childhood in mesmerizing verse. Raised in South Carolina and New York, Woodson always felt halfway home in each place. In vivid poems, she shares what it was like to grow up as an African American in the 1960s and 1970s, living with the remnants of Jim Crow and her growing awareness of the Civil Rights movement. Touching and powerful, each poem is both accessible and...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
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Tells the story of Chris McCandless, a twenty-four-year-old who walked into the Alaskan wilderness on an idealistic journey and was found dead of starvation four months later. Attempts to discover what led the young man to that point.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
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"Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg offers a visually rich, intimate, unprecedented look at the Justice and how she changed the world. From Ginsburg's refusal to let the slammed doors of sexism stop her to her innovative legal work, from her before-its-time feminist marriage to her perch on the nation's highest court--with the fierce dissents to match--get to know RBG as never before. As the country struggles with the unfinished...
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Pub. Date
2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
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"I Am Malala. This is my story. Malala Yousafzai was only ten years old when the Taliban took control of her region. They said music was a crime. They said women weren't allowed to go to the market. They said girls couldn't go to school. Raised in a once-peaceful area of Pakistan transformed by terrorism, Malala was taught to stand up for what she believes. So she fought for her right to be educated. And on October 9, 2012, she nearly lost her life...
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Series
Publisher
Ten Speed Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
A collection of artworks inspired by the lives and achievements of fifty famous women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, from the ancient world to the present, profiles each notable individual. Full of art, this collection also contains infographics about relevant topics such as lab equipment, rates of women currently working in STEM fields, and an illustrated scientific glossary. The trailblazing women profiled include well-known...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Presents a memoir by two siblings from the Gilbreth clan in which they look at the lives of their parents, Frank Bunker Gilbreth and Lillian Moller Gilbreth, discuss Frank and Lillian's careers as industrial engineers and work with scientific management, and share the adventures the couple encountered raising a family of twelve children.
Author
Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
2016
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
"Simone takes you through the events, challenges, and trials that carried her from an early childhood in foster care to a coveted spot on the 2016 Olympic team" --
Through years of hard work and determination, Biles has relied on her faith and family to stay focused and positive, while having fun competing at the highest level and doing what she loves. In her own words she takes you through the events, challenges, and trials that carried her from...
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Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2018
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
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"The inspiring memoir for young readers about a Latina rocket scientist whose early life was transformed by joining the Girl Scouts and who currently serves as CEO of the Girl Scouts of the USA."--
10) Ugly
Author
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Pub. Date
2016
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
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"Robert Hoge was born with a tumor the size of a tennis ball in the middle of his face and short, twisted legs, but he refused to let what made him different stand in the way of leading a happy, successful life. This is the true story of how he embraced his circumstances and never let his "ugly" stop him from focusing on what truly mattered."--
11) Through my eyes
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
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One of the best quarterbacks in the history of college football traces his path to success, discussing his childhood as the son of Christian missionaries and how his faith combined with his drive to succeed have made him the person he is today.
12) LeBron James
Author
Series
Publisher
Kaleidocope Publishing
Pub. Date
2019
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
This title introduces readers to LeBron James, covering his early life, career, and life off the court. This title features informative sidebars, detailed infographics, vivid photos, and a glossary.
Author
Publisher
Bison Books
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
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Ralph Moody was eight years old in 1906 when his family moved to a Colorado ranch. Through his eyes we experience the pleasures and perils of ranching there at the dawn of the century. Auctions and roundups, family picnics, irrigation wars, tornadoes, and windstorms provide authentic color. So do adventures, wonderfully told, that prepare Ralph to take his father's place. The first volume of Moody's little Britches series, this time-tested favorite...
17) Thunder dog: the true story of a blind man, his guide dog, and the triumph of trust at Ground Zero
Author
Publisher
Oasis Audio
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
A blind man and his guide dog show the power of trust and courage in the midst of devastating terror.
Author
Publisher
City Lights Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Presents a collection of short biographies of notable American women representing each letter of the alphabet, from Angela Davis and Billie Jean King to Yuri Kochiyama and Zora Neale Hurston.
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Pub. Date
2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
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Born on a small farm in rural Michigan, Henry Ford's humble beginnings were no match for his ambition. Ford quickly created a manufacturing dynasty, bringing affordable cars to the masses and forever changing America and the American workplace. "Who Was Henry Ford?" details his meteoric rise, and explains how the genius behind the assembly line and the Model T shaped modern American industry.
20) Who was Gandhi?
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the life and accomplishments of the champion of an independent India and global icon of peace and freedom.