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1) Gold dust
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
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In 1975, twelve-year-old Richard befriends Napoleon, a Caribbean newcomer to his Catholic school, hoping that Napoleon will learn to love baseball and the Red Sox, and will win acceptance in the racially polarized Boston school.
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Series
Vietnam volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
Morris, Rudi, Ivan, and Beck were best friends at home and in Vietnam, but now Rudi has been killed in action, and the remaining three are the only ones who know the truth about their friend's death--and the knowledge threatens to tear them apart.
Author
Series
Vietnam volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
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Description
Best friends Morris, Rudi, Ivan, and Beck, having been either drafted or enlisted in the military during the Vietnam War, pledge they will come home together, and Morris, a sailor on the USS "Boston," relies on that promise to stay strong while his courage and resolve are tested under attack.
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Series
World War II (Chris Lynch) volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
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Description
Despite the fact that his brother is missing in action in the Pacific theater, Theo McCallum, a gunner on a B-24 Liberator returns to his unit in Europe to continue the war because he feels that the other men in his unit feel like family to him--and he cannot believe that his brother is actually dead.
Author
Series
World War II (Chris Lynch) volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
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Description
After America is drawn into World War II, Hank McCallum finds himself on the USS Yorktown, an aircraft carrier in the Pacific, separated from his brother Theo, in constant danger from torpedoes, and just learning about the prejudice and segregation that plague his new friend from Tonga, Bradford.
6) Sharpshooter
Author
Series
Vietnam volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Some things are worth fighting for. Of all his friends, Ivan is the only one looking forward to war. That's because Ivan has never backed down from a fight--especially when it comes to fighting for what's right. He has protected his friends from bullies for years. And now, as war erupts in Vietnam, Ivan wants nothing more than to fight for his country, just as his father did in World War II. Enlisting in the United States Army, Ivan is trained...
7) Slot machine
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Series
Elvin Bishop books volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
When overweight thirteen-year-old Elvin Bishop is sent to camp at St. Paul's Seminary Retreat Center, he and his two best friends are forced to try out various sports in order to find out where they belong.
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