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1) Benjamin Franklin, young printer

Author

Stevenson, Augusta

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 3

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A biography of the young Philadelphia printer who grew up to become a world-renowned author, diplomat, scientist, and inventor, and one of the founding fathers of the United States.

2) Chasing Lincoln's Killer

Author

Swanson, James L

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IL: MG+ - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 6

Formats

Book, CD

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This fast-paced thriller tells the story of the pursuit and capture of John Wilkes Booth and gives a day-by-day account of the wild chase to find this killer and his accomplices.

3) Sigmund Freud

Author

Krull, Kathleen

Series

Giants of science (Viking) volume 3

Pub. Date

c. 2006

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 4

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Before Freud, nobody discussed "unconscious" motives, Oedipal complexes, the id and the ego, or freudian slips. Freud was a complicated, often irascible man, sho in 19th-dentury Vienna developed his still-controversial ideas and the new discipline of psychoanalysis.

4) Custer, fighter of the plains

Author

Garst, Shannon

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A biography of the Indian fighter who became the youngest General in the Army and won fame for his fatal stand at the Battle of the Little Big Horn. Biography of the Indian fighter who became the youngest General in the Army and made a fatal stand at the Battle of the Little Big Horn.

5) Amelia Earhart

Author

Gilpin, Caroline Crosson

Series

National Geographic kids readers. Level 1
National Geographic readers. Level 1

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1

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A biography of Amelia Earhart for young readers.

6) George Washington Carver, plant doctor

Author

Benitez, Mirna

Series

Real readers

Pub. Date

[1989]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1

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A biography of the agriculturist for beginning readers, chronicling his struggle to get an education, his work at the Tuskegee Institute, and how he helped popularize peanuts as a cash crop in the South.

7) Cedric Ceballos

Author

Stewart, Mark

Pub. Date

c1996

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A biography covering the personal life and basketball career of the All-Star forward with the Phoenix Suns and the Los Angeles Lakers.

8) What's the big idea, Ben Franklin?

Author

Fritz, Jean

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1

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A brief biography of the eighteenth-century printer, inventor, and statesman who played an influential role in the early history of the United States.

9) I, Juan de Pareja

Author

Trevino, Elizabeth Borton de

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A fictionalized account of the life of an assistant to the painter Velazquez.

10) Carry on, Mr. Bowditch

Author

Latham, Jean Lee

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 8

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Newbery

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A fictionalized biography of the mathematician and astronomer who realized his childhood desire to become a ship's captain and authored "The American Practical Navigator."

11) Invincible Louisa : The Story of the Author of Little Women

Author

Meigs, Cornelia

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 10

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Newbery

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This biography won the Newbery Medal for the year in which it was first published. Since then it has found thousands upon thousands of readers who have delighted in its vivid portrayal of Louisa May Alcott and her eventful career. With this new edition, issued in honor of the hundredth anniversary of the publication of LITTLE WOMEN, many more readers will meet the real Louisa. Here she is, acting in her own play in the barn behind the Alcott home,...

12) And then what happened, Paul Revere?

Author

Fritz, Jean

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1

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Describes some of the well-known as well as the lesser-known details of Paul Revere's life and exciting ride.

13) Christina Rossetti: Poet

Author

Greene, Carol

Pub. Date

19--]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1

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The biography of an English poet.

14) Patrick Patron Saint of Ireland

Author

DePaola, Tomie

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1

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Relates the life and legends of Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland.

15) Where was Patrick Henry on the 29th of May?

Author

Fritz, Jean

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1

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A brief biography of Patrick Henry tracing his progress from planter to statesman.

16) Arianna Huffington: Media Mogul and Internet News Pioneer

Author

Freedman, Jeri

Series

Leading Women Ser

Pub. Date

2017.

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Acknowledged as one of the most influential women in media, Arianna Huffington is best known as the co-founder and editor-in-chief of the Huffington Post. In addition to writing books and articles, Huffington has developed successful businesses, including a startup that promotes health and wellness. Her involvement in politics prepared her to discuss various political issues on public radio programs. This book explores her influential legacy as a...

17) Will You Sign Here, John Hancock?

Author

Fritz, Jean

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1

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A biography of the first signer of the Declaration of Independence, outlining all that he did for himself as well as what he did for Massachusetts and his new nation.

18) George Washington

Author

Gilpin, Caroline Crosson

Series

National Geographic kids
National Geographic readers. Level 2

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1

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Learn all about George Washington, one of the most important figures in American history, in this colorful, inviting, and entertaining biography. This carefully leveled reader is written in an easy-to-grasp style to encourage the historians of tomorrow!