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81) The women
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"'Women can be heroes, too.' When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances "Frankie" McGrath hears these unexpected words, it is a revelation. Raised on idyllic Coronado Island and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing, being a good girl. But in 1965 the world is changing, and she suddenly imagines a different choice for her life. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she impulsively...
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Paradise volume 2
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A year ago, Irene Steele had the shock of her life: her loving husband, father to their grown sons and successful businessman, was killed in a plane crash. But that wasn't Irene's only shattering news: he'd also been leading a double life on the island of St. John, where another woman loved him, too. Now Irene and her sons are back on St. John, determined to learn the truth about the mysterious life -and death - of a man they thought they knew. Along...
83) Presidents
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 2
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"Follow the early lives and political careers of the US presidents and see how they came into office, with full-color photographs of campaign memorabilia, family portraits, handwritten letters, mementos, and more. Discover how Abraham Lincoln saved the Union, why teddy bears are named after Theodore Roosevelt, and how Thomas Jefferson doubled the size of the nation with the Louisiana Purchase"--
85) Defend us in battle: the true story of MA2 Navy SEAL medal of honor recipient Michael A. Monsoor
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Harper Horizon
Pub. Date
[2022]
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When US Navy SEAL Michael Monsoor sacrificed his life by stepping in front of a live grenade to save his comrades during Operation Iraqi Freedom, he inspired thousands around the world and reminded us that freedom is never free.
86) The first lady
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"Sally Grissom is a top secret service agent in charge of the Presidential Protection team. She knows that something is amiss when she is summoned to a private meeting with the President and his Chief of Staff without any witnesses. But she couldn't have predicted that she'd be forced to take on an investigation surrounding the mysterious disappearance of the First Lady with strict orders to keep it a secret. The First Lady's absence comes in the...
88) Judges
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Bellwether Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
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""Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces judges to young readers through leveled text and related photos"--Provided by publisher"--
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Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2000
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A book by the bestselling, American Book Award-winning author.
In Lies Across America, James W. Loewen continues his mission, begun in the award-winning Lies My Teacher Told Me, of overturning the myths and misinformation that too often pass for American history. This is a one-of-a-kind examination of historic sites all over the country where history is literally written on the landscape, including historical markers, monuments, historic houses,...
90) Power and empire
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"A newly belligerent Chinese government leaves US President Jack Ryan with only a few desperate options in this continuation of the #1 New York Times bestselling Tom Clancy series. Jack Ryan is dealing with an aggressive challenge from the Chinese government. Pawns are being moved around a global chessboard: an attack on an oil platform in Africa, a terrorist strike on an American destroyer and a storm tossed American spy ship that may fall into Chinese...
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Twenty-First Century Books
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 9.1 - AR Pts: 6
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Examines events that led to the Delano Grape Strike from 1965 through 1970, discussing low wages, dangerous working conditions, the leadership of Cesar Chavez, the United States Farmworkers Union, and other related topics.
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Describes the lives and presidential terms of all the American chief executives from George Washington to Barack Obama; lists the first ladies and vice presidents, election totals, and cabinet members throughout history; and includes information on presidential historic sites and the making of the presidency.
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Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2012
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IL: MG+ - BL: 8.4 - AR Pts: 5
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Told through first-person accounts, photographs, and other primary sources, this book is an overview of racial segregation and early civil rights efforts in the United States from the 1890s to 1954, a period known as the Jim Crow years. Multiple perspectives are examined as the book looks at the impact of legal segregation and discrimination on the day-to-day life of black and white Americans across the country.
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2023.
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"A gripping first-hand account from inside the halls of Congress as Donald Trump and his enablers betrayed the American people and the Constitution--leading to the violent attack on our Capitol on January 6th, 2021--by the House Republican leader who dared to stand up to it. In the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, Donald Trump and many around him, including certain other elected Republican officials, intentionally breached their oath to...
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Baker Academic, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2024]
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"American history has profoundly shaped, and been shaped by, Christianity. This book provides a brisk and lively yet deeply researched survey of these intertwined forces from the colonial period to the present"--
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2023.
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"A bold guide to how we must re-envision citizenship if American democracy is to survive The United States faces dangerous threats from Russia, China, North Korea, Iran, terrorists, climate change, and future pandemics, but the greatest peril to the country comes not from abroad but from within, from none other than ourselves. The question facing us is whether we are prepared to do what is necessary to save our democracy. The Bill of Obligations is...
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