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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 4
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English
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The day nine-year-old Grace is called to work in the kitchen in the Big House, everyone warns her to to keep her head down and her thoughts to herself, but the more she sees of the oppressive Master and his hateful wife, the more she questions things until one day her thoughts escape--and to avoid being separated she and her family flee into the Dismal Swamp, to join the other escaped slaves who live there.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Reconstruction was a period of time shortly after the Civil War. The U.S. Constitution was changed in order to ensure freedom for African Americans. Find out more in Reconstruction, a title in the Black History series.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Harriet Tubman's fame as a conductor on the Underground Railroad led to her nickname: Moses. She displayed considerable courage leading fugitive slaves to freedom and, incredibly, never lost a "passenger." Less well known is Tubman's service in the Union army as a scout and spy during the Civil War. This captivating volume uses Tubman's own remembrances as well as other primary sources to provide a greater understanding of her astonishing life story...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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Frederick Douglass and William Garrison formed a powerful bond of friendship as they fought for the abolition of slavery. Learn about their contributions to the abolitionist movement in this book complete with timeline, primary sources, photographs, and excerpts from the time period.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Manifest Destiny is the idea that the United States was destined to stretch "from sea to shining sea." To fulfill that destiny, the United States embarked on a period of rapid expansion in the 19th century. Readers discover the ways the dream of Manifest Destiny was achieved through informative text that supports common social studies curriculum topics. Historical images and primary sources help readers visualize how much the nation changed in such...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
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Español
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The Civil War is a major part of the social studies curriculum. However, it can be overwhelming to cover the causes of the war, its main events, and the immediate results. This book summarizes the most important points of the Civil War in an accessible way appropriate for many reading levels. Fact boxes explain key terms and add crucial details to the main content. Historical images and a concluding timeline help both new readers and those reviewing...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
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Español
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In 1862, the American Civil War was underway, actively tearing the United States apart. At the start of the war, President Abraham Lincoln's main goal was preserving the Union, but he was now ready to make a stand on slavery. The Emancipation Proclamation was one of the most important documents of its time, but its contents can be confusing. This volume gives readers context for the proclamation, as well as explains what it says and its results, in...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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Experience historic events through the eyes of Maximilian P. Mouse, Time Traveler! Maximilian P. Mouse has had his first adventure in history, but now he needs to get back to his family. When he tries for a second time, the time machine once again fails. This time he has landed in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Maximilian isn't sure if Gettysburg is close to Tanner's Glen, but he does know 1863 is the wrong year! Taking shelter in the home of a young...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 4
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English
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Find out how the key players from yesterday and today influenced and interacted with each other during the world's most important moments in this full-color biography series.
One event. Six people. It takes more than one person to bring about change and innovation. So much more than just your typical biography, Profiles focuses on six of the most prominent figures during the Civil War. This book includes all of the biographical information kids need...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Slavery in the United States became illegal in the 1860s. Before that, many slaves found their way north by following the Big Dipper, or the Drinking Gourd as they called it. Our story begins in 1880 with Old Ellie and Old Sam, two escaped slaves who share their brave story along the path to freedom called the Underground Railroad.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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The 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln was killed by an assassin's bullet on April 15, 1865. Lincoln preserved the union of the nation, but after the Civil War he struggled with Congress and the people over Reconstruction. Despite the war and political strife, Lincoln's life and legacy touched the hearts and souls of millions then as it does today. This play draws from the writings of many of those people and from Lincoln himself....
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 10
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English
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When Stephen's father passes away in 1861, he and his mother and brother are left at the mercy of a cruel uncle. As the Civil War intensifies to the south, Stephen's brother enlists to fight for the Union and help support the family. The war drags on and Stephen, an accomplished bugler in the town band, is witness to the sad consequences of slavery. The opportunity to enlist as Colonel Eli Lilly's personal bugler arises and Stephen jumps at the chance....
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 4
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English
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In 1860, eleven-year-old Annie, who lives at the Red Buttes Pony Express station in the Nebraska Territory, asks Pony Express rider Billy Cody to help her find the person responsible for sabatoging her favorite pony Magpie.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 4
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English
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In 1865, while helping her family keep their Virginia farm going through the end of the Civil War, twelve-year-old Cassie meets a Confederate deserter and a Yankee prisoner of war and tries to discover who has been stealing from the farm.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Step back in time and observe the war that almost tore the nation apart. The past will come to life with well-researched, clearly written informational text, primary sources with accompanying questions, charts, graphs, diagrams, timelines, and maps, multiple prompts, and more. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Core Library is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Step back in time and learn about the rise of industry in the United States. The past will come to life with well-researched, clearly written informational text, primary sources with accompanying questions, charts, graphs, diagrams, timelines, and maps, multiple prompts, and more. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Core Library is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience!
The Civil War (1861–1865) was a pivotal time in US history. During the war, the nation was divided over the institution of slavery. While the Union, made up of Northern states, fought to end slavery in the US, the Confederacy, made up of Southern states, fought to keep slavery.
Many women, people of color, and people...
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