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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Formats
Description
Born out of wedlock on a small island in the West Indies and orphaned as a teenager, Alexander Hamilton nonetheless rose to a position of power and influence in colonial America.. His military career brought him fame; his groundbreaking and enduring policy continues to shape American government today; his salacious and scandalous personal life and his heartrending end have made him immortal.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 8.7 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
"America is the greatest democracy in the world...isn't it? Author Elizabeth Rusch examines some of the more problematic aspects of our government but, more importantly, offers ways for young people to fix them"--
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2018
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 7
Physical Desc
213 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Boots on the Ground is an exploration of the Vietnam War from many different perspectives including American soldiers, a nurse, and a Vietnamese refugee.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 16
Physical Desc
xix, 280 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents excerpts from a diary, written by thirteen-year-old Nina Lugovskaya, that was confiscated by the NKVD--Stalin's secret police--in 1937, and that reveals a time of political upheaval, betrayal, and repression through the eyes of an innocent.