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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 3
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English
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When war erupts between the States in 1861, President Lincoln makes an impassioned plea for volunteers. Determined not to remain on the sidelines, young Emma Edmonds poses as a man and enlists in the Union Army, becoming a cunning master of disguise, risking discovery and death behind Confederate lines. Illustrations. In 1861, when war erupted between the States, President Lincoln made an impassioned plea for volunteers. Determined not to remain...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 13
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English
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"Lucas Ray is shocked when an adorable puppy jumps out of an abandoned building and into his arms. Though the apartment he shares with his mother, a disabled veteran, doesn't allow dogs, Lucas can't resist taking Bella home. Bella is inexplicably drawn to Lucas, even if she doesn't understand the necessity of games like No Barks. As it becomes more difficult to hide her from the neighbors, Lucas begins to sneak Bella into the VA where he works. There,...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 9.3 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
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*Now with a new afterword containing never-before-seen research on the identity of the spy ring’s most secret member, Agent 355
“This is my kind of history book. Get ready. Here’s the action.” —BRAD MELTZER, bestselling author of The Fifth Assassin and host of Decoded
When George Washington beat a hasty retreat from New York City in August 1776, many thought the American Revolution...
“This is my kind of history book. Get ready. Here’s the action.” —BRAD MELTZER, bestselling author of The Fifth Assassin and host of Decoded
When George Washington beat a hasty retreat from New York City in August 1776, many thought the American Revolution...
4) Flygirl
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
During World War II, a light-skinned African American girl "passes" for white in order to join the Women Airforce Service Pilots.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
It is 1943, and thirteen-year-old Michael O'Shaunessey, son of the Irish ambassador to Nazi Germany in Berlin, is also a spy for the British Secret Service, so he has joined the Hitler Youth, and pretending that he agrees with their violence and book-burning is hard enough--but when he is asked to find out more about "Projekt 1065" both his and his parents' lives get a lot more dangerous.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
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In 1943 sixteen-year-old Lucie Blaise is the newest recruit of Covert Ops, a secret espionage and sabotage organization of girls, and her mission in German occupied France is to track down information about a weapon that could wipe out all of Western Europe--and then dismantle it before it can be used.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
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With her mama recently dead and her pa out of the picture since her birth, big sister Amelia is suddenly in charge of her younger brother and sister - and the family gas station. Harley Blevins, local king and emperor of Standard Oil, is in hot pursuit to clinch his fuel monopoly. To keep him at bay and her family out of foster care, Melia must come up with a father - and fast. And so when a hobo rolls out of a passing truck, Melia grabs opportunity...
Author
Publisher
Sentinel
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 9.3 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
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When General George Washington beat a hasty retreat from New York City in August 1776, many thought the American Revolution might soon be over. Instead, Washington rallied--thanks in large part to a little-known, top-secret group called the Culper Spy Ring. Washington realized that he couldn't beat the British with military might, so he recruited a sophisticated and deeply secretive intelligence network to infiltrate New York. So carefully guarded...
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Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2023
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Recounts the scientific discoveries that enabled atom splitting, the military intelligence operations that occurred in rival countries, and the work of brilliant scientists hidden at Los Alamos.
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 9 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
In 1776, an elite group of soldiers was handpicked to serve as George Washington's bodyguards. Washington trusted them; relied on them. But unbeknownst to Washington, some of them were part of a treasonous plan. In the months leading up to the Revolutionary War, these traitorous soldiers, along with the Governor of New York William Tryon and Mayor David Mathews, launched a deadly plot against the most important member of the military: George Washington...
Author
Series
Deadly disease trilogy volume 1
Publisher
Calkins Creek, An imprint of Highlights
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
One hundred years ago, a mysterious and alarming illness spread across America's South, striking tens of thousands of victims. No one knew what caused it or how to treat it. People were left weak, disfigured, insane, and in some cases, dead. Award winning science and history writer Gail Jarrow tracks this disease, commonly known as pellagra, and highlights how doctors, scientists, and public health officials finally defeated it. Illustrated with 100...
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
"A World War I era spy novel about a bright British girl who is sent undercover into the heart of enemy territory to rescue Britain's most valuable (and secret) spy"--
Author
Publisher
Hill and Wang
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
A graphic novel of the report of the 9/11 Commission reveals the Commission's findings regarding the terrorist attacks on the United States and its recommendations concerning what the United States government needs to do in its wake.
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