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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 9
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English
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"An account of the Cold War spies whose survival depended on carefully orchestrated deceptions as they fought in the shadows to help avert global nuclear war and, in so doing, changed the global landscape in ways that are still felt today"--
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"Teens will learn that emotions, even unpleasant ones, are not just to be avoided, controlled, or treated. Emotions can be a source of information that we can access and use to understand our lives, wants, and needs, and take action accordingly"--
"Give teens the tools to decipher their emotions, understand themselves, and improve their lives.The simple and empowering message of In My Feelings is that emotions, especially unpleasant ones, are not...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 5
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English
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Complemented by historical artwork and photos, an account of the lesser-known history of America's national anthem describes the American flag's design, the important contributions of free black soldiers during the War of 1812, and the intense battle that inspired Francis Scott Key's poem.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
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"'I've come on orders from Berlin to fetch the three children.' --Gestapo agent, August 24, 1944. With those chilling words, Christa von Hofacker and her younger siblings found themselves ensnared in a web of family punishment designed to please one man--Adolf Hitler. The furious dictator sought merciless revenge against not only Christa's father and the other Germans who had just tried to overthrow his government. He wanted to torment their relatives,...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 9.2 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
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As the fiftieth anniversary of the first lunar landing approaches, the award winning historian and perennial New York Times bestselling author takes a fresh look at the space program, President John F. Kennedy's inspiring challenge, and America's race to the moon. On May 25, 1961, JFK made an astonishing announcement: his goal of putting a man on the moon by the end of the decade. In this engrossing, fast-paced epic, Douglas Brinkley returns to the...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
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"Malala Yousafzai introduces some of the people behind the statistics and news stories we read or hear every day about the millions of people displaced worldwide. Malala's experiences visiting refugee camps caused her to reconsider her own displacement-- first as an Internally Displaced Person when she was a young child in Pakistan, and then as an international activist who could travel anywhere in the world except to the home she loved. In We Are...
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