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Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"High adventure and high ideals merge when a corps of intrepid female aviators battle to take part in the hugely popular air shows of the 1920s and 1930s. Ultimately, one of our heroines would win a race that earned her the right to be called America's best pilot"--
The untold story of five women who fought to compete against men in the high-stakes national air races of the 1920s and 1930s and won Between the world wars, no sport was more popular,...
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
"A biography for teens on Queen Victoria (1819-1901). Her long reign was filled with drama, death, intrigue, and passion, and took place during a time of great transformation, an era that bears the imprint of her personality and values as well as that of her name--the Victorian period."--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
"A biography for young adult readers on Florence Nightingale, the pioneering nurse best known for her work during the Crimean War, where she rectified horrifying conditions and made nightly rounds to check on patients, saving hundreds of lives and sparking worldwide healthcare reform"--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When they were born on May 28, 1934, quintuplets Yvonne, Annette, Cécile, Émilie, and Marie captivated the world, defying medical history with every breath they took. In an effort to protect them from hucksters and showmen, the Ontario government took custody of the quints, sequestering them in a private, custom-built hospital across the road from their family. Here, Sarah Miller reconstructs their unprecedented upbringing with depth and subtlety,...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In 1967, Bashir Khairi, a twenty-five-year-old Palestinian, journeyed to Israel with the goal of seeing the beloved stone house with the lemon tree behind it that he and his family had fled nineteen years earlier. To his surprise, when he found the house he was greeted by Dalia Eshkenazi Landau, a nineteen-year-old Israeli college student, whose family left fled Europe for Israel following the Holocaust. On the stoop of their shared home, Dalia and...
Author
Series
Publisher
An imprint of Compass Point Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"Discover 25 women who were trailblazers in science, technology, architecture, engineering, and more. Learn about some of the women who defied expectations and introduced the world to new ideas and creations big and small." --
Author
Series
Publisher
Compass Point Books a capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"From the fearless to the feared, discover 25 women who dared. Dared to conquer their dreams, win wars, discover sights unseen, and more. Readers will learn about bold women who were determined to achieve something great in the face of adversity"--
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Documents the story of a young Jewish woman who survived the Holocaust by hiding in plain sight, describing how she used her blonde hair and other Aryan features to assume a new identity and pass herself off as a non-Jewish woman.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
The New York Times bestseller! Discover Aly Raisman's inspiring story of dedication, perseverance, and learning to think positive even in the toughest times on her path to gold medal success in two Olympic Games--and beyond. Aly Raisman first stepped onto a gymnastics mat as a toddler in a "mommy & me" gymnastics class. No one could have predicted then that sixteen years later, she'd be standing on an Olympic podium, having achieved her dreams. Aly's...
13) Even more fantastic failures: true stories of people who changed the world by falling down first
Author
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
"There is a lot of pressure in today's society for kids to succeed, but failing is a part of learning how to be a successful person. In his teaching career, Luke Reynolds saw the stress and anxiety his students suffered, whether it was over grades, fitting in, or simply getting things right the first time. Even More Fantastic Failures is a second installment in Reynolds personal campaign to show kids it's ok to fall down or make a mistakes, just so...
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Frederick Douglass (18181895) is best known for the telling of his own emancipation. But there is much more to Douglasss story than his time spent enslaved and his famous autobiography. Facing Frederick captures the whole complicated, and at times perplexing, person that he was. Statesman, suffragist, writer, and newspaperman, this book focuses on Douglass the man rather than the historical icon.
Author
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
"There is a lot of pressure in today's society for kids to succeed, but failing is a part of learning how to be a successful person. In his teaching career, Luke Reynolds saw the stress and anxiety his students suffered over grades, fitting in, and getting things right the first time. Fantastic Failures was created for these students to learn that their mistakes and failures do not define their whole lives, but help them grow into their potential....
Author
Series
Publisher
Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of Leopold II, King of the Belgians, who claimed he was helping the people in a colony of Africa along the Congo River, but was really found to be promoting slavery and other ills.
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