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141) Escaping the tiger
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
In 1982 twelve-year-old Vonlai, his parents, and sister Dalah, escape from Laos to a Thai refugee camp where they spend four long years struggling to survive in hopes of one day reaching America.
142) Aftershocks
Author
Publisher
Harcourt
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
In San Francisco from 1903 to 1908, teenager Jessie Wainwright determines to reach her goal of becoming a doctor while also trying to care for the illegitimate child of a liaison between her father and their Chinese maid.
143) The devil's paintbox
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
In 1866, fifteen-year-old Aidan and his thirteen-year-old sister Maddy, penniless orphans, leave drought-stricken Kansas on a wagon train hoping for a better life in Seattle, but find there are still many hardships to be faced.