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Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2001
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 17
Physical Desc
vii, 264 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Biographies of dozens of young people who made a mark in American history, including explorers, planters, spies, cowpunchers, sweatshop workers, and civil rights workers.
Author
Publisher
Twenty-First Century Books, a division of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 3
Physical Desc
pages cm
Language
English
Description
"Discover the groundbreaking field of optogenetics, a biological technique that uses light to control cells in living tissue. Optogenetics helps researchers understand biochemical processes in live organisms and may someday be used to treat blindness, neural disorders, and other diseases."--
Author
Publisher
ABDO Publishing
Pub. Date
2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32p. colored photographs
Language
English
Description
Discusses some of the explorers and trappers who journeyed west to hunt and trade beaver pelts and other commidities during the early nineteenth century.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 6
Physical Desc
259 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Profiles notable LGBTQ figures and highlights their contributions to society and their community, including Kristina Vasa, Frida Kahlo, Alan Turing, Glenn Burke, and George Takei.
12) Sitting Bull
Author
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 13
Physical Desc
246p. Maps and pictures
Language
English
Description
Discusses the life of the Hunkpapa chief who is remembered for his defeat of Custer at Little Big Horn.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 8
Physical Desc
vi, 182 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
In this autobiographical narrative, Howard Wasdin discusses how he overcame a tough childhood to become a U.S. Navy SEAL sniper.
16) War storm
Author
Series
Red queen volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 29
Language
English
Description
Victory comes at a price. Mare Barrow learned this all too well when Cal's betrayal nearly destroyed her. Now determined to protect her heart and secure freedom for Reds and newbloods like her, Mare resolves to overthrow the kingdom of Norta once and for all, starting with the crown on Maven's head.