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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
1040L
Language
English
Description
" ... In this moving memoir, Jeanne Wakatsuki recalls coming of age in Manzanar, a bleak, dusty settlement behind barbed wire. She tells of her family's struggle to adjust to life in cramped barracks, fearful and searching for purpose in their new surroundings. She describes finding a sense of normalcy in activities like glee club and baton-twirling, while armed guards loomed above in the watchtowers. Farewell to Manzanar is the true story of one...
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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Description
In this book based on her popular blog, The art of happy moving, moving pro Ali Wenzke delivers a comprehensive, step-by-step resource for every phase of the moving process. Ali shares invaluable anecdotes from her many moves, and packs each chapter with a wealth of information and ingenious tips (Did you know that if you have an extra-large welcome mat at the entrance of your home, it's more likely to sell?). Ali also includes checklists for packing...
Publisher
Hallmark
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Hannah Harper isn't a big fan of Christmas. Her father left on Christmas Day, when she was twelve years old. Now, some twenty years later, Hannah's forced to immerse herself in the silly season when she's dispatched by her company to a Christmas-themed town called Cookie Jar.
12) Broken rainbow
Publisher
Docurama
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Heartbreaking tale of the forced relocation of 12,000 Navajos from their ancestral homeland in Arizona that began in the 1970's and continues to this day. Witness as they take their protest to Congress and turn tragedy into acts of heroic resistance.
13) Massive bridges
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Discover how two bridges were moved from their original locations using two very different, but equally complex, moving methods. Local bridge preservationists in Missouri attempt to transport a 137-ton railroad bridge right through the heart of downtown Kansas City. And in Iowa, the U.S. National Guard rallies to save a 128-year-old bridge using one of the most modern mega-moving tools available today: a Chinook Helicopter. Piece by piece, these massive...
17) Let him go
Author
Publisher
Milkweed Editions
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
N 1951 North Dakota, years after losing her son in a horse riding accident, Margaret Blackledge seeks to retrieve her grandson from the daughter-in-law who ran off with another man but finds her efforts challenged by her reluctant husband and the boy's stepfamily.
19) Shanghai calling
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Ambitious New York attorney Sam is transferred to Shanghai on assignment, partially because he's Chinese-American. A fish-out-of-water, he stumbles into a legal mess that could spell the end of his career. With help from a beautiful relocation specialist, a well-connected foreign businessman, a clever but unassuming journalist, and a street-smart assistant, Sam might just save his job, discover romance, and learn to appreciate the many wonders Shanghai...
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Co
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
An examination of the pervasive effects of the Cherokee nation's forced relocation considers the tribe's inability to acclimate to white culture and explores key roles played by Andrew Jackson, Chief John Ross, and Elias Boudinot.