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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 12.3 - AR Pts: 27
Language
English
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Description
During one of his several adventurous voyages in the 1600s, an Englishman becomes the sole survivor of a shipwreck and lives on a deserted island for more than twenty-eight years.
A young English seaman is shipwrecked and must survive on an uninhabited tropical island.
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
The beloved Good Morning America anchor shares the incredible journey that's been her life so far and the lessons she learned along the way as she battled breast cancer and a rare blood disorder and dealt with the death of her mother.
"'Regardless of how much money you have, your race, where you live, what religion you follow, you are going through something. Or you already have or you will. As Momma always said, Everybody's got something.' So begins...
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 21
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
As World War I raged across the globe, hundreds of young women toiled away at the radium-dial factories, where they painted clock faces with a mysterious new substance called radium. Assured by their bosses that the luminous material was safe, the women themselves shone brightly in the dark, covered from head to toe with the glowing dust. With such a coveted job, these "shining girls" were considered the luckiest alive--until they began to fall mysteriously...
Author
Publisher
Rockridge Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Thanksgiving is a time to come together with our loved ones and give thanks for all that we have. Kids will learn how to be thankful for the people and world around them as they delight in an exciting Thanksgiving adventures.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Jennette McCurdy was six years old when she had her first acting audition. Her mother's dream was for her only daughter to become a star, and Jennette would do anything to make her mother happy. So she went along with what Mom called "calorie restriction," eating little and weighing herself five times a day. She endured extensive at-home makeovers while Mom chided, "Your eyelashes are invisible, okay? You think Dakota Fanning doesn't tint hers?"...