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IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
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When Frank Thompson sees a recruitment poster for the new Union army, he's ready and willing to enlist. Except Frank isn't his real name. In fact, Frank is really Sarah Emma Edmonds, in disguise. Only nineteen years old, Sarah has already been dressing as a man for three years and living on the run in order to escape an arranged marriage. She's tasted freedom, and as far as she's concerned, there's no going back. Eager to fight for the North during...
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Bestselling author-illustrator Marissa Moss tells the gripping story of Lise Meitner, the physicist who discovered nuclear fission
As a female Jewish physicist in Berlin during the early 20th century, Lise Meitner had to fight for an education, a job, and equal treatment in her field, like having her name listed on her own research papers.
Meitner made groundbreaking strides in the study of radiation, but when Hitler came to power in
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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What does it take to be a great detective? Do you need to be strong or rich or powerful? Allan Pinkerton wasn't any of those things. But he knew that every investigation needed to seek out the truth. He would go on to become America's greatest detective.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
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800L
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English
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Traces the childhood dream of Japanese-American baseball pioneer Kenichi Zenimura of playing professionally and his family's struggles in a World War II internment camp where he introduces baseball to raise hope.
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The fascinating story of America's first female code-breaker, Elizebeth Smith Friedman As one of the world's greatest code-breakers, Elizebeth Smith Friedman saved many lives throughout the twentieth century, catching dangerous criminals with her brilliant mind. Yet, she has largely been written out of history books, unlike her famous code-breaker husband. Spying on Spies seeks to right this oversight. Whip-smart and determined, Elizebeth displayed...
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