Anna Myers
1) Desert Queen
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English
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In this wonderful short booklet, author Anna Myers looks at the colorful life of the extraordinary bohemian adventuress Lady Hester Stanhope.
Lady Hester lived in England until the age of about 34 when she set off traveling and fell in love with the Middle East. While in route to Egypt she was shipwrecked, and lost all her clothes. Unable to purchase European clothes she adopted a male version of Turkish dress. This, made her a bit of a 'cause celeb'...
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English
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Scandalous Ladies
Author Anna Myers in this delightful short book, provides a gallery of extraordinary women swindlers, con artists and imposters.
Some of the women you may even like and some you will despise.
MARTHE HANAU
'La Banquière'
POILLON SISTERS
Sisters you wouldn't want to meet on a dark night.
ELIZABETH BIGLEY
The Enterprising Mrs. Chadwick
THÉRÈSE HUMBERT
ANN O'DELIA DISS DEBAR
"One of the most extraordinary fake mediums and mystery...
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English
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Women Pirates. There is an old superstition among sailors that women at sea bring bad luck. Despite this, many women have proved their seafaring skills. When we think of Pirates, we have a tendency to think of masculine men. But did you know that the most successful pirate of all time was a woman? Neither the Chinese, British or Portuguese navies could stop her. In this delighful short book author Anna Myers takes a look at the lives of eight wicked...
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English
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I NEVER HAD ME BUT THREE friends. Last spring right after I turned fifteen, I lost one and almost lost the other two. I lost Rex, Isaac nearly died, and I near about lost Cinda because of impure thoughts. Until last spring, I never knew much about hating or about how wanting revenge eats away at your insides. Truth be told, there's a bunch I didn't know until last spring. Sometimes I wish awful bad that I had never had to learn.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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A large, loving family in the 1930s Dust Bowl finds a "tumbleweed baby"-a wild baby-in the plains near their cozy farm home. The baby's new siblings discover the ways she fits and doesn't fit into the family, ultimately deciding that her wildness makes her one of them. The rhythm and voice of the text make this feel like a classic tall tale, and it pairs perfectly with the dreamy, warm art from master illustrator Charles Vess.
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8) Assassin
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2006, c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
In alternating passages, a young White House seamstress named Bella and the actor John Wilkes Booth describe the events that lead to the latter's assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
Author
Publisher
Walker & Company
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
After participating in a cruel prank on a classmate, fourteen-year-old Robin and her mother move to Oklahoma, where Robin is mistaken for the substitute principal and receives a new perspective on bullying.