Don Brown
Author
Series
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents an account of the American Revolution, featuring King George III, who tried to raise taxes on the American colonies, Paul Revere, who became an important messenger, and a fictional hero named Flinty Whittemore, who fought the British valiantly and lived to tell the story.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Description
In her time, Alexandra David-Neel was the most famous woman in France. She had traveled extensively in China and Tibet and, in 1924, was the first Western woman ever to enter Tibet's forbidden capital, Lhasa. Alexandra was a self-taught Buddhist scholar and spoke Tibetan flawlessly. And she did it all as a mature woman—she was in her mid-fifties when she arrived in Lhasa.
Not only is Alexandra David-Neel's story one of high adventure, of
...Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"New Year's Day, 1918. America has declared war on Germany and is gathering troops to fight. But there's something coming that is deadlier than any war. When people begin to fall ill, most Americans don't suspect influenza. The flu is known to be dangerous to the very old, young, or frail. But the Spanish flu is exceptionally violent. Soon, thousands of people succumb. Then tens of thousands . . . hundreds of thousands and more. Graves can't be dug...
24) Barbershop
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003], ©2002
Edition
Special ed. ; Widescreen version (16x9 ; 1.85:1).
Language
English
Description
Calvin never wanted to take over the family business, a barbershop on the south side of Chicago. One morning he decides to sell the shop to Lester. Calvin spends the day cutting heads at the shop, and starts to understand the importance of the legacy left to him. Calvin learns to appreciate his barber friends, and discovers that the place where they work is more than just a place to get a haircut. Calvin gradually changes his mind about selling the...