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Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Told in a new Who HQ NOW format for trending topics, this Who Was? biography details NBA superstar Kobe Bryant's legendary career and the impact of his legacy on the sports world and beyond.
Kobe Bryant was just an eighteen-year-old high-school basketball player when he decided to enter the National Basketball Association's draft. Though he was the thirteenth overall pick by the Charlotte Hornets, he would never play a single game...
Kobe Bryant was just an eighteen-year-old high-school basketball player when he decided to enter the National Basketball Association's draft. Though he was the thirteenth overall pick by the Charlotte Hornets, he would never play a single game...
Author
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, an Imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Although Princess Diana's storybook marriage didn't have a happy ending, Diana learned to use her fame as a way to champion charitable causes near to her heart. She became the People's Princess by humanizing the image of the royal family and showing care and concern for all people, including the homeless, the sick, and others in need.
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Frank Sinatra started as a young boy singing for spare change and eventually became one of the best-selling musicians of all time. More than just a musician, Frank also went on to have a successful career as an actor. With hundreds of songs from several genres, he is considered one of the world's most beloved entertainers.
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Standing over six feet tall by the time he turned eleven years old, Shaq--as he is affectionately known--stunned the country with his phenomenal skills. But the fifteen-time All Star who played for six teams throughout his nineteen-year NBA career isn't just a force on the court, he is also an actor, television host, musician, and businessman who is always ready to crack a joke or bust a dance move. With such a welcoming personality and immense talent,...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Takes readers on a journey through Che Guevara's life starting with his childhood in Argentina, to his travels through South and Central America as a young physician, and ending with his final years as a key player in the Cuban revolution.
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Levi Strauss wanted to provide Gold Rush miners with sturdy clothes to wear while they worked in the dusty river beds. His solution, blue jeans, have become one of the most beloved and fashionable clothing items in the world.
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Formats
Description
Born into aristocracy, Churchill cut his teeth as a young army officer in British India, the Sudan, and the Second Boer War. He rose in the ranks to First Lord of the Admiralty and was a staunch opponent of the encroaching German Nazis. Churchill served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. Widely regarded as one of the greatest wartime leaders of the 20th century, Churchill was also a historian, a...
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