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Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 1
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Description
"New Year's Day, 1918. America has declared war on Germany and is gathering troops to fight. But there's something coming that is deadlier than any war. When people begin to fall ill, most Americans don't suspect influenza. The flu is known to be dangerous to the very old, young, or frail. But the Spanish flu is exceptionally violent. Soon, thousands of people succumb. Then tens of thousands . . . hundreds of thousands and more. Graves can't be dug...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 2
Description
A biography of the archaeologist who discovered the lost city of Troy. Archaeologist? Mythmaker? Crook? This engaging, illustrated biography of Heinrich Schliemann - a nineteenth-century romantic who most believe did find the ancient city of Troy - reveals him to be a fascinating mixture of all three. From the time Heinrich Schliemann was a boy - or so he said - he knew he was destined to dig for lost cities and find buried treasure. And if Schliemann...
28) Michelle Kwan
Author
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Discusses the personal life and figure skating career of the young Chinese American who has won numerous awards at the U.S. Nationals, World Championships, and the Olympics.
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Series
Pub. Date
2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Standing at the entrance to New York Harbor, the Statue of Liberty welcomed millions of immigrants to the United States early in the twentieth century. To people all over the world it is a symbol of freedom and friendship. How and why was this magnificent statue built? In this book readers will learn the fascinating story behind the statue's creation.
31) The Oregon Trail
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Series
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Traces the history of the Oregon Trail and describes the hardships faced by the settlers who followed it.