Laurie Calkhoven
Author
Series
G.I. dogs volume 1
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 3
Description
Born in Shanghai, China, in 1936, Judy is an English pointer who finds her place on a English gunboat patrolling the Yangtze River, battling pirates, contending with the Japanese occupiers, and protecting her human shipmates--until they all end up in a Japanese prison camp in Sumatra at the beginning of World War II, where every day is a struggle to survive.
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
True story of six women who programmed the ENIAC computer as part of a secret WWII mission. They learned to program the computer without any software, instructions or tools (none existed.). --
The story of Jean Jennings, Kay McNulty, Frances Bilas, Ruth Lichterman, Betty Snyder, and Marlyn Wescoff, who were chosen to work on the ENIAC computer.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
"When ten-year-old Roosevelt Banks discovers that his two best friends are planning a bike & camping trip, he wants more than anything to go along. There's just one problem--he doesn't have a bike. Roosevelt's parents agree to buy him a new bike IF he can manage to be good for two whole weeks. How can Roosevelt be good and be the same fun guy his friends want on the camping trip? Trying to be good leads to more trouble than expected and to the discovery...
Author
Series
Boys of wartime volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 6
Description
In 1863, twelve-year-old Will, who longs to be a drummer in the Union army, is stuck in his sleepy hometown of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, but when the Union and Confederate armies meet right there in his town, he and his family are caught up in the fight. Includes historical notes, glossary, and a timeline of events.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2019.
Description
"For all the girls as clever as Hermione Granger, as dedicated as Tina Goldstein, and as fierce as Minerva McGonagall, this incredible compendium is packed with the stories of Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts' extraordinary heroines! Besides the series' best-known characters, get to know the female mentors, founders, rule-breakers, and -- yes, even villains like Bellatrix Lestrange and Vinda Rosier -- who made the wizarding world what it is today."--Amazon.com....
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Meet Jesse Owens, an African American runner who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin! What made his achievement even more memorable was that Adolph Hitler expected the Olympic Games to be a German showcase. In fact, he criticized the United States for even including black athletes on its Olympic roster. According to many reports, after Owens won his fourth gold medal, Hitler stormed out of the stadium. In 1936 Jesse Owens took a stand...
10) Duke Kahanamoku
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Introduces the life and achievements of the surfer who won international fame in four Olympics and used his surfboard to save eight people from a capsized boat in California.
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
You can make a difference, no matter how old you are! These kids are helping to save honeybees, teaching people the importance of clean air and water, raising money to help endangered birds, and writing petitions to raise awareness of climate change. You should meet these kids who are saving the planet!
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2019.
Description
"Martin Luther King Jr. will always be remembered for his famous 'I have a dream' speech, which he gave during the March on Washington in 1963. But his life before and after that big event, and his other ... contributions to the civil rights movement in the United States, largely go unspoken. In this biography ... learn all about MLK--from his early family life and experiences in education, to his untimely death and the worldwide mourning and riots...
14) Misty Copeland
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Discusses Misty Copeland's family, childhood, and early dancing years before she became a world famous ballerina.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"Read about some amazing and unstoppable women who changed soccer in America like Megan Rapinoe, Alex Morgan, Briana Scurry, Trinity Rodman, and Mia Hamm. This book also includes a history of women's soccer in America and a summary of all four historic World Cup wins"--
Author
Series
Boys of wartime volume 1
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 5
Description
In 1776 Boston, twelve-year-old Daniel Prescott enjoys assuming his father's role in taking care of his mother and sister, as well as his work as a spy and messenger for the American revolutionaries, but the pleasure ends when he witnesses the horrors of war firsthand, and learns that a trusted patriot is actually a British spy.
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 4
Description
On a three-day stagecoach ride to the big city of Albany during the War of 1812, eleven-year-old Caroline is fascinated by the other travelers, including a charming magician and a beautiful young woman with a sad past, and when Caroline's important package for her father disappears, she must unmask a thief.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
"A new set of True Books on Space Exploration"--
" From the first time a person looked up at the sky and wondered 'What's out there?" humans have dreamed about exploring the cosmos. From human missions to outer space and our exploration of Mars to the observation of mysterious UAPs (Unidentified Aerial Phenomena), scientific advances over the past 60 years have made it possible to find some answers. About 60 years ago, the first manned spacecraft...
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