Russell Freedman
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
Was the Vietnam War a tragic mistake? Or was it, as President Ronald Reagan would claim, "a noble cause"? In an enthralling book, Newbery Medalist Russell Freedman provides a succinct account of perhaps the most puzzling and contentious of America's wars. Describing how a superpower caught up in Cold War politics became increasingly enmeshed in a conflict over 8,000 miles away, he then explains why twenty years later an exit was so difficult. In words...
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 9.1 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
An introduction to World War I explains its relevance as a conflict that involved many nations and casualties while introducing modern weaponry and military strategies that have shaped all subsequent wars.
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Recounts the colonists' stand to control their own destinies, detailing the protest meetings at Old South Church, the defiant act of dumping the tea into the harbor, and the reaction from the British.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Recounts Abraham Lincoln's brief friendship with African American leader Frederick Douglass before and during the Civil War, narrated against the backdrop of the race relations and politics of the time.
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"For a long time, most people believed that Christopher Columbus was the first explorer to 'discover' America--the first to make a successful round-trip voyage across the Atlantic. But in recent years, as new evidence has come to light, our understanding of history has changed. We know now that Columbus was among the last explorers to reach the Americas, not the first"--Book jacket.
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"In his signature eloquent prose, backed up by thorough research, Russell Freedman tells the story of Austrian-born Hans Scholl and his sister Sophie. They belonged to Hitler Youth as young children, but began to doubt the Nazi regime. As older students, the Scholls and a few friends formed the White Rose, a campaign of active resistance to Hitler and the Nazis. Risking imprisonment or even execution, the White Rose members distributed leaflets urging...
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Washington's army nearly perished during the winter of 1777-78. Camped at Valley Forge, the revolutionaries endured severe hardship. The army's supply system had collapsed and they were without supplies. But when the harsh winter ended, the soldiers had survived, and marched away from Valley Forge more determined than ever.
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
In the mid-1930s, Marian Anderson was a famed vocalist who had been applauded by European royalty and welcomed at the White House. But, because of her race, she was denied the right to sing at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. This is the story of her resulting involvement in the civil rights movement of the time.
Author
Publisher
GodwinBooks, Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the building of the mighty Swedish warship the Vasa, how it sank not even a mile out of the harbor, the subsequent investigation, and how it was brought to the surface and restored more than three hundred years later.
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Life was hard for children during the Great Depression: kids had to do without new clothes, shoes, or toys, and many couldn't attend school because they had to work. Even so, life still had its bright spots. Take a closer look at the lives of young Americans during this era.