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Author
Series
Publisher
Sterling Pub. Co
Pub. Date
2007.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
1040L
Language
English
Description
Profiles the man whose presidency was filled with turmoil from the Civil War, and whose life was tragically cut short by an assassin a few days after the end of the war.
Author
Series
Publisher
Sterling Pub
Pub. Date
[2007]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.7 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
NC 1150L
Language
English
Description
Tells the life story of Eleanor Roosevelt, describing her difficult childhood and her political work and social activism before and during her husband Franklin D. Roosevelt's terms as president.
Author
Series
Publisher
Sterling Pub. Co
Pub. Date
2007.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
960L
Language
English
Description
Presents the life and accomplishments of the American hero, who was the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution and who became the first president of the United States.
Author
Series
Publisher
Sterling
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
NC 1100L
Language
English
Description
Profiles the life and challenges of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., that chronicles his childhood, early days in the struggle for equality, and the legacy he left behind.
Author
Series
Publisher
Sterling Pub
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
NC 1110L
Language
English
Description
Profiles the life and struggles of civil rights activist Rosa Parks, who is known for inspiring the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott when she refused to surrender her seat to a white passenger.
Author
Series
Publisher
Sterling Pub
Pub. Date
[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
A biography of Anne Frank emphasizing the sense of hope expressed in her diary. Provides additional information about her family, childhood and fate; features quotes from people who knew and cared for her and gives historical background on World War II.
Author
Series
Publisher
Sterling Pub. Co
Pub. Date
[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Profiles the woman who, with the help of her teacher, Annie Sullivan, overcame the limitations of being both blind and deaf to become an author and an advocate for the rights of people with disabilities.
Author
Series
Publisher
Sterling
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
980L
Language
English
Description
Presents the life of the famed Apache warrior, from his youth and the tragic massacre of his family to his vengeful actions against the unfaithful American government in retaliation for their cruelty to his people.
Author
Series
Publisher
Sterling
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
1140L
Language
English
Description
A brief overview of the life and career of Jackie Robinson that discusses his college and professional baseball experiences, World War II court martial, civil rights advocacy, and other related topics.
