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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
An ALA Top Ten Best Graphic Novel for Children
A thrilling new graphic nonfiction series about real FBI cases, launching with a gripping, minute-by-minute account of the only unsolved airplane hijacking in the U.S.
CASE NO. 001: NORJAK
NOVEMBER 24, 1971
PORTLAND, OREGON
2:00 P.M.
A man in his mid-forties, wearing a suit and overcoat, buys a ticket for Northwest Orient Airlines flight 305 bound for Seattle.
3:07 P.M.
The man presents his...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
An ALA Top Ten Best Graphic Novel for Children
The second book in this graphic nonfiction series about real FBI cases is a gripping account of an escape from Alcatraz, the infamous island prison.
CASE NO. 002: THE ROCK
June 12, 1962
SAN FRANCISCO BAY, CALIFORNIA
7:18 A.M.
A corrections officer at Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary tries to awaken inmate AZ-1441, Frank Morris. But when he shakes the unresponsive man, his head rolls off the pillow...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
It's 1920s Chicago-the guns-and-gangster era of Al Capone-and it's unusual for a girl to be selling the Tribune on the street corner. But ten-year-old Isabel Feeney is unusual . . . unusually obsessed with being a news reporter. She can't believe her luck when she stumbles not only into a real-live murder scene, but also into her hero, the famous journalist Maude Collier. The story of how the smart, curious, loyal Isabel fights to defend the honor...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Did you know that many of America's Founding Fathers-who fought for liberty and justice for all-were slave owners?
Through the powerful stories of five enslaved people who were "owned" by four of our greatest presidents, this book helps set the record straight about the role slavery played in the founding of America. From Billy Lee, valet to George Washington, to Alfred Jackson, faithful servant of Andrew Jackson, these dramatic narratives explore...
5) Josh Allen
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
With the help of the Buffalo Bills, Josh Allen has rushed and passed his way into numerous touchdown records! This title for hi-lo readers shares Allen's childhood, his road to success, and where his future may lead. Action-packed text and colorful photos draw readers in. Special features covering quick facts, player favorites, and more give readers plenty to take in as they explore the life of this top football player!
6) Paper Wishes
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Ten-year-old Manami did not realize how peaceful her family's life on Bainbridge Island was until the day it all changed. It's 1942, after the attack on Pearl Harbor, and Manami and her family are Japanese American, which means that the government says they must leave their home by the sea and join other Japanese Americans at a prison camp in the desert. Manami is sad to go, but even worse is that they are going to have to give her and her...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Born in 1857 and raised in oil country, Ida M. Tarbell became widely known for her series of articles on the Standard Oil Trust-a complicated business empire run by tycoon John D. Rockefeller-that revealed to readers the underhanded, even illegal practices that had led to Rockefeller's success.
Rejecting the term "muckraker" to describe her profession, she went on to achieve remarkable prominence for a woman of her generation as a writer and shaper...
8) Aaron Judge
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Aaron Judge is one of baseball's most talented hitters. He set the single-season home run record in 2022! Engaging text and crisp photos bring Judge's exciting career to life for reluctant readers in this hi-lo text. A timeline feature highlights some of Judge's most defining moments. Fun facts provide even more detail about Judge from his gum superstition to his most enthusiastic fans!
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
A hilarious nonfiction look at two of history's most epic "failures": the Wright brothers, whose countless crashes ultimately led to groundbreaking success.
Although Orville and Wilbur Wright are celebrated today as heroes for their revolutionary contributions to science and engineering-they are acknowledged as the first men to successfully achieve powered, piloted flight-their success was hard-earned. (Spoiler alert: there were a lot of nosedives...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
From beloved author Diana López comes an exciting middle grade story about three friends, a magic competition, and how far they'll go to succeed.
Sixth graders Dominic, Loop, and Z stumble upon a new magic shop in town and can't wait to spend their summer mastering cool tricks to gain access to the Vault, a key holders-only back room bound to hold all kinds of secrets. And once they get in, they set their sights even higher: a huge competition at...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
In this second installment of the Epic Fails series, explore the many failures that made up the Race to Space, paving the way for humanity's eventual success at reaching the stars.
Today, everyone is familiar with Neil Armstrong's famous words as he first set foot on the moon: "one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind." He made it look easy, but America's journey to the moon was anything but simple. In 1957, when the Soviet Union launched...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Inspired by the author's own childhood, this stunning novel in verse, sequel to the award-winning #1 bestseller Inside Out and Back Again, picks up two years after Hà and her family arrive in Alabama as refugees from the Việt Nam War.
Hà and her family have worked hard to make a life for themselves in the US, but it hasn't come easy. Hà has only just started to feel settled when Mother decides that the family will move to Texas for a new job....
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