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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
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Although she longs to be an all-American girl, Roxanne, a timid, Israeli-born thirteen-year-old who idolizes Wonder Woman, begins to see things differently when the supremely confident Liat, also from Israel, moves into the "cursed house" next door and they become friends.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
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"This book is about the Stonewall Riots, a series of spontaneous, often violent demonstrations by members of the gay (LGBTQ+) community in reaction to a police raid that took place in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. The Riots are attributed as the spark that ignited the LGBTQ+ Movement. The author describes American gay history leading up to the Riots,...
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 8.9 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
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"As the most destructive war in history ravaged Europe, many of the world's most cherished cultural objects were in harm's way. The Greatest Treasure Hunt in History recounts the astonishing true story of eleven men and one woman who risked their lives amidst the bloodshed of World War II to preserve churches, libraries, monuments, and works of art that for centuries defined the heritage of Western civilization. As the war raged, these American and...
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Series
Publisher
Townsend Press
Pub. Date
[2001]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
This story is about Cindy Gibson, a Bluford freshman who first appears in Lost And Found. Cindy struggles with a stormy relationship with her mother, ongoing trouble at school, a dangerous boyfriend, and worse. Will her fragile family survive?
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Publisher
AmazonEncore
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
"Set in New York City, Ship of Souls features a cast of three African-American teens: D, a math whiz, Hakeem, a Muslim basketball star; and Nyla, a beautiful military brat. When D's mother dies of breast cancer, he is taken in by Mrs. Martin, an elderly white woman. Grateful to have a home, D strives to please his foster mother and succeeds--until Mercy arrives. Unable to compete with a needy, crack-addicted baby, D disappears into the nearby park...