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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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In 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give her bus seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama. This seemingly small act triggered civil rights protests across America and earned Rosa Parks the title "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement."
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"No one knows where the term "Underground Railroad" came from--there were no trains or tracks, only abolitionist "conductors" who helped bring an estimated 100,000 slaves to freedom through elaborate routes that included "stations," safe houses where fugitives could rest before moving on, and a system of codes and signals used to identify friend from foe. Including real stories from the "Railroad," What Was the Underground Railroad? will capture young...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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The man who saved the lives of his PT-109 crewmen during WWII and became the 35th president fought-and won-his first battle at the age of two-and-a-half, when he was stricken with scarlet fever. Although his presidency was cut short, our nation's youngest elected leader left an indelible mark on the American consciousness and now is profiled in our Who Was...? series.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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"Almost 100 years before Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat, Sojourner Truth was mistreated by a streetcar conductor. She took him to court--and won! Before she was Sojourner Truth, she was known simply as Belle. Born a slave in New York sometime around 1797, she was later sold and separated from her family. Even after she escaped from slavery, she knew her work was not yet done. She changed her name and traveled, inspiring everyone she met...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Who was Louis Armstrong? A poor Boy from New Orleans who stopped school after fifth grade? A singer, songwriter, composer, cornet player, trumpet player, and actor who wrote about his life? A jazz musician beloved around the world? All of the above.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Louisa came from a family that was poor but freethinking, and she started teaching when she was only seventeen years old. But writing was her passion. This biography captures the life of a compassionate woman who left an indelible mark on literature for all ages.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
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Español
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A biography of the ninteenth-century woman who escaped slavery and helped many other slaves get to freedom on the Underground Railroad.
Biografía de la esclava que escapó la esclavitud y arriesgó su vida para ayudar a otros esclavos a huir hacia la libertad.
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