Allen Lewis
Author
Description
Second Chances is introduced by a timeline of events following the life of protagonist Jeff Savage, who graduates from Stanford, enters the Air Force, plays for the New York Yankees, builds a family, and finds happiness in life's changes.This timeline documents the events that changed his life, but Jeff's story is more than a collection of pivot points. It's the emotional journey between them that forms the crux of a strong read that's highly recommended...
2) Calico bush
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 9
Formats
Description
In 1743, thirteen-year-old Marguerite Ledoux travels to Maine as the indentured servant of a family that regards her as little better than the Indians that threaten them, but her strength, quick thinking and courage surprise them all.
4) Mahalia
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
The story of the New Orleans-born singer who began singing at a young age and went on to become one of the most esteemed gospel figures in U.S. history, fusing her music with the civil rights movement.
6) Suddenly
Pub. Date
2000
Description
Three hired gunmen set themselves up to assassinate the President in a California town, where he is secretly scheduled to transfer from a special train to a car. They seize a strategic location in a private residence, and proceed to terrorize the occupants.
Series
Pub. Date
[c2013]
Description
A pair of siblings from London purchases a surprisingly affordable, lonely cliff-top house in Cornwall, only to discover that it actually carries a ghostly price soon they're caught up in a bizarre romantic triangle from beyond the grave. A tragic family past, a mysteriously locked room, cold chills, bumps in the night-this gothic Hollywood classic has it all.
9) Revenge
Series
Drama classics television collection volume 1
Pub. Date
2004
Description
A school teacher from Massachusetts comes to a small western town to marry a young homesteader, but finds that he's been murdered. The jury frees him on a phony plea of self-defense. Determined to see justice done, she decides to stay in town as a constant irritant to the murderer's conscience. She makes him so crazy, he picks a fight with one of his friends and is killed. Dismayed by her own vengefulness, the teacher decides that justice would be...
11) The 1910s
Pub. Date
[2000]
Description
A collection of essays provides information on American culture and history between 1910 and 1920.
12) The 1930s
Pub. Date
[2000]
Description
Fulfills the standards: "Culture," "Individuals, Groups, and Institutions," "Power, Authority, and Governance," and "Science, Technology, and Society" from the National Council for the Social Studies Curriculum Standards for High School.Fulfills the standards: "Chronological Thinking," "Historical Comprehension," "Historical Analysis and Interpretation," and "Historical Research Capabilities" from the National History Education Standards for American...
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