Steven Otfinoski
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"On May 31, 1889, heavy rains and a dam failure sent flood waters sweeping into Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The 50-foot-high wall of water quickly demolished much of the town. Will you and your new husband be able to escape certain doom as you wait for your train to leave the station? Can you climb onto your house's roof for safety before the building completely fills with water? Will you join in the effort to save others who are floating by on the roofs...
12) Spartans
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
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Discusses the origin of spartans, their historical development, famous examples, key skills, and traits, along with details about weapons, training, and missions.
13) Zookeeper
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"Do you love caring for animals? Are you interested in spending most of your time working with people and animals? Do you consider yourself to be a quick thinker and a problem solver? If you answered 'yes,' then a job as a zookeeper may be right for you. Explore the job duties, education requirements, and job outlook in Zookeeper"--Back cover.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
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Powerful leaders emerged during the victories and defeats of the Revolutionary War. Meet the people who planned the battles, led the attacks, and shaped the war between the Patriots and the Redcoats. Perfect for Common Core studies on analyzing multiple accounts of an event.
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It's the 1800s, and you are a child from a poor family. You have to go to work to keep from starving. Will you: Work as a pauper apprentice in an English factory? Emigrate from Ireland in order to work in the New England cloth mills? Make your living on the streets of New York City selling newspapers? Everything in this book happened to real people. And You Choose what you do next. The choices you make could lead you to opportunity, to wealth, to...
19) Great Escapes #4
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 2
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Are you ready for some of the most exciting, death-defying escape stories ever told? The fourth installment in the Great Escapes series is here-perfect for fans of the I Survived series!
December 13, 1920. It was a typical Monday morning when three US Navy officials boarded a hot air balloon for an easy, routine training flight. But as evening came, heavy rain and wind knocked Lieutenants Louis Kloor, Stephen Farrell, and Walter Hinton off course,...
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Vivid storytelling brings American history to life and place readers in the shoes of ten people who experienced one of the most pivotal moments of the Civil Rights Movement - the marches from Selma to Montgomery. In March 1965 nonviolent activists, led by Martin Luther King Jr., began a series of marches in Alabama. They faced brutal resistance as they struggled for voting rights for African-Americans in the South and across the nation. Suspenseful,...