Harrison James
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
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Description
The Deep South of the late 1950's was another country: a land of lynchings, segregated lunch counters, whites-only restrooms, and a color line etched in blood across Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia. White journalist John Howard Griffin, working for the black-owned magazine Sepia, decided to cross that line. Using medication that darkened his skin to deep brown, he exchanged his privileged life as a southern white man for the disenfranchised...
2) Shadowmaker
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Katie and her mother move to a small Texas town, they never imagine that violence will interrupt their stay. Could the two bodies have anything to do with them? And what about the shadowy figure?
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Formats
Description
From the Publisher: The Overlords appeared suddenly over every city-intellectually, technologically, and militarily superior to humankind. Benevolent, they made few demands: unify earth, eliminate poverty, and end war. With little rebellion, humankind agreed, and a golden age began. But at what cost? With the advent of peace, man ceases to strive for creative greatness, and a malaise settles over the human race. To those who resist, it becomes...
4) Just Friends
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Everyone thinks of Isabel and Stuart as "just friends." But when another girl goes after Stuart, Isabel realizes that she cares about Stuart and wants him back, so she finds Gregory. But Gregory....