Sam Watkins
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
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On his first day at his new school Jake Jones meets the new teacher, Mr. Hyde (very nice, but turns into a naughty imp when upset), Mrs. Blount, the principal (a nasty tyrant whose punishments involve hard labor), and his wild classmates in 5B--and since it is almost impossible not to break at least one of the 142 school rules (or all of them) he soon finds his school life descending into chaos.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
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Jake's class is competing in the Science Fair at the local natural history museum, and they think their exhibit is good enough to win; but when Mr. Hyde turns into the Creature, a naughty imp bent on wrecking havoc, their need to protect his secret takes precedence over the contest, and that is before they realize that there is a second Creature on the loose.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
Description
The fifth grade is going on a trip to the opening of Wacky Wilf's Wild Adventure Park, but when their teacher Mr. Hyde gets spooked on the ghost train and transforms into the Creature, Jake and his friends have to figure out a way to get him to change back--and keep his secret safe from the nasty principal, Mrs. Blunt.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
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Jake and his friends are playing in the local soccer tournament, and from the start everything goes wrong: they end up playing in banana suits (do not ask), Amelia, the fifth grade bully, forces her way on to the team and gets a yellow card, Jake injures his ankle--but worst of all, the chaos causes Mr. Hyde to turn into his alter ego, the Creature, a nasty imp bent on mischief.
5) Co. Aytch
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Among the many books about the Civil War, Company Aytch stands out for its uniquely personal view of life as a Confederate Soldier. The author, Sam Watkins was an engaging writer with Twain-like talents who served as a foot soldier for four long years in the Confederate army. Originally published in 1881, Watkins' account has long been recognized by historians as one of the most lively and witty narratives of the war.
Watkins' novel-like autobiography...
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Includes Civil War Map and Illustrations Pack – 224 battle plans, campaign maps and detailed analyses of actions spanning the entire period of hostilities. A classic account of Civil War combat. This is a justifiably famous account of the Civil War told by an ordinary soldier from within the ranks of a Tennessee regiment within the Confederate Army.
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COMPANY AYTCH has reigned as one of the most memorable and honest depictions of the American Civil War since its original publication in 1882. Sam R. Watkins's firsthand account of life as a Confederate soldier eloquently captured the realities of war, the humor and pathos of soldiering, and the tragic, historic events in which he participated. Although there have been other versions of Company Aytch published, this is the first with new material...
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Early in May 1861, twenty-one-year-old Sam R. Watkins of Columbia, Tennessee, joined the First Tennessee Regiment. He fought in all of its major battles, from Shiloh to Nashville. Twenty years later, with a "house full of young 'rebels' clustering around my knees and bumping about my elbows," he wrote the remarkable account of "Co. Aytch,” its common foot soldiers, its commanders, its Yankee enemies, its victories and defeats, and its ultimate surrender...