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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 3
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English
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"David Elliott explores how Joan of Arc changed the course of history and remains a figure of fascination centuries after her extraordinary life and death in a fiery, evocative novel-in-verse."--Provided by publisher.
In medieval poetic forms, the voices of the people and objects in Joan of Arc's life-- her family, the trees, clothes, cows, and candles of her childhood-- explore issues such as gender, misogyny, and the peril of speaking truth to...
43) Thrawn
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 21
Language
English
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Rescued from exile by Imperial soldiers, Thrawn proved to be indispensable to Emperor Palpatine and the Empire. Ambitious and a warrior never to be underestimated, one promotion followed another. Follow the events that launched the blue-skinned, red-eyed master of military strategy and lethal warfare into the highest realms of power and infamy as Thrawn rises to Admiral.
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Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
While trying to outwit the soldiers who are occupying their small town, fourteen-year-old Daniel, who cannot lie, and Emily, who discovers she has magical powers, are inexplicably drawn to a mysterious island in the heart of the forest where townsfolk have been warned never to go.
45) Papa's backpack
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English
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Illustrations and rhyming text portray a bear cub who understands that because Papa is a soldier, he sometimes must go, but imagines what it would be like to stay near by riding in Papa's backpack.
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Language
English
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When she rescues a man claiming to be a patriot soldier, sentenced to death by British authorities, Melody Tarleton takes the stranger to her parent's house where a little Christmas magic, some enchanted petals, and ancient potions take them on an unimaginable adventure.
48) The last watch
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Series
Divide volume 1
Language
English
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"The Divide. It's the edge of the universe. Now it's collapsing--and taking everyone and everything with it. The only ones who can stop it are the Sentinels--the recruits, exiles, and court-martialed dregs of the military. At the Divide, Adequin Rake, commanding the Argus, has no resources, no comms--nothing, except for the soldiers that no one wanted. They're humanity's last chance."--Provided by publisher.
49) Take me home
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
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Description
Life in Miller's Creek, Wisconsin, in 1945 is focused entirely on the war. Olivia Marsten does everything she can for the war effort and to support Billy, her childhood best friend who's leaving soon for Navy training. Then Billy confesses he's been in love with her for years and proposes. Olivia accepts, but she knows it isn't right. How do you break your best friend's heart, especially when you're secretly in love with a stranger?
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Series
Special Forces volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
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Description
Danny Manion lands in the Studies and Observation Group, a volunteer task force that focuses on covert action and psychological warfare during the Vietnam War.
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Series
Rendezvous with destiny volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
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Description
Book 1 in the explosive Rendezvous With Destiny series. An American captain caught up in the life-and-death struggle of those who survived World War II's destruction.
53) The soldier
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
Leyla takes comfort in her drawings in her war-ravaged country and does something unexpected, then courageous when she sees a female soldier.
54) Walking wounded
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Series
Vietnam volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
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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
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
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A fictional retelling of the legend of John Clem, who ran away from his Ohio home to become a drummer boy during the Civil War, and became famous when he was captured in 1863 and was exchanged after a short stay in Andersonville prison.
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
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1944. After returning from combat in Europe to be with his son and mourn the death of his wife, Shawn Collins is called upon to be a speaker on the war bond tour. He hires a nanny to watch his son, a decision which unexpectedly changes his future.
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Language
English
Description
"It's 1944, and although foreign battles are escalating, the war seems distant in every way to sensible college student Liz Stephens. That is, until her chance encounter with charming infantryman Morgan McClain at a USO dance in Chicago. Their deep connection feels mutual to Liz, but to her dismay, her bombshell roommate, Betty, is the one who promises to write the deploying soldier. Singer Betty Cordell delights in the prospect of a dashing serviceman...
Author
Series
X-OPS volume 4
Language
English
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Description
Minka isn't sure she should trust the Special Forces soldier who found her. Minka is terrified of the monster she's becoming and Angelo is the only one who can calm the beast inside of her.
60) Dear enemy
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Language
English
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"Amerian nurse Annie Rawlings finds herself behind enemy lines in WWII, captured and alone with a wounded German soldier. Through shared danger, faith, and a love of music, the two forge a bond that will be tested by prejudice and the separations of time and continents"--Provided by publisher.
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