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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
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Description
Recounts the story of the 1820 wreck of the whaleship Essex, which inspired Melville's classic "Moby-Dick," and describes its doomed crew's ninety-day attempt to survive whale attacks and the elements on three tiny lifeboats.
2) Ghana
Author
Series
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish Corp
Pub. Date
1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Describes the geography, history, government, economy, people, lifestyle, religion, language, arts, leisure, festivals, and food of Ghana.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Formats
Description
An account of the Siege of Leningrad reveals the role played by Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich and his Leningrad Symphony in rallying and commemorating their fellow citizens.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
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Description
Shares insights into the teen transgender experience, tracing six individual's emotional and physical journey as it was shaped by family dynamics, living situations, and the transition each teen made during the personal journey.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Studio, an imprint of Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Collects tales of Norse mythology featuring the powerful Odin, Thor and his hammer, Mjolnir, Loki, the final battle of Ragnarok, and power stuggles among the figures.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
The author depicts three not-so-helpless blind mice who demystify useful literary elements, sharing lighthearted language secrets and absurdist rules that include coverage of the differences between "bildungsroman," "epigram" and "epistolary."
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