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Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Ty Seidule grew up revering Robert E. Lee. From his southern childhood to his service in the U.S. Army, every part of his life reinforced the Lost Cause myth: that Lee was the greatest man who ever lived, and that the Confederates were underdogs who lost the Civil War with honor. Now, as a retired brigadier general and Professor Emeritus of History at West Point, his view has radically changed. From a soldier, a scholar, and a southerner, Ty Seidule...
102) Short stories in French for beginners: read for pleasure at your level and learn French the fun way
Author
Series
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton, an Hachette UK Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"'Short stories in French for beginners' is an unmissable collection of eight unconventional and captivating short stories for adult and young adult learners. Carefully written to provide a sense of achievement and feeling of progress when reading, these stories will help you expand your vocabulary and improve our comprehension in a natural way. From science fiction and fantasy to crime and thrillers, 'Short stories in French for beginners' is designed...
103) Stoner
Author
Language
English
Description
"Born the child of a poor farmer in Missouri, William Stoner is urged by his parents to study new agriculture techniques at the state university. Digging instead into the texts of Milton and Shakespeare, Stoner falls under the spell of the unexpected pleasures of English literature, and decides to make it his life. Stoner is the story of that life"--Publisher description (January 2007).
Author
Publisher
Scholastic (US)
Pub. Date
2018.
Lexile measure
360L
Language
English
Description
Learn to read with the LEGO(®) minifigures! From the highest mountains to the deepest oceans, the chilly Arctic to the hot grasslands, beginning readers will go wild as they read about all of the amazing creatures that roam the Earth.
Author
Publisher
ProQuest LLC
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"This doctoral research is an ethnographic study that describes the lived culture of Alice Lloyd College, a work college located in the Appalachian Mountains of Kentucky, and its efficacy in engaging Appalachian students in sustainability education in a college setting. Campus culture was found to be consistent with that of the broader Appalachian region, with three blue collar values emerging as core cultural indicators within the campus community....
107) What shines?
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2010.
Lexile measure
BR 30L
Language
English
Description
"The sun shines. A flashlight shines. What else shines?"-- Amazon.
Author
Language
English
Description
The Baxter sisters come from a long line of women with disastrous luck in love. But this summer, Sunshine and Margot will turn disasters into destiny... As an etiquette coach, Margot teaches her clients to fit in. But she's never faced a client like Bianca, an aging movie star who gained fame -- and notoriety -- through a campaign of shock and awe. Schooling Bianca on the fine art of behaving like a proper diplomat's wife requires intensive lessons,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
This boxed set includes 12 full - color phonics readers featuring the pups of Nickelodeon's PAW Patrol! Each book features a specific phonics concept that will give boys and girls ages 3 to 7 the tools they need to begin reading on their own.
110) Color farm
Author
Language
English
Description
The rooster, dog, sheep, cow, pig, and other animals on a farm are made up of colorful shapes such as square, circle, rectangle, and triangle. Features die-cut pages.
Series
Publisher
McDougal Littell
Pub. Date
1997.
Lexile measure
500L
Language
English
Description
The historical novel, Across five Aprils, set at the time of the Civil War, chronicles the war as well as the story of a young boy's growing up. A sourcebook of activities and related readings accompanies this coming-of-age novel.
115) English vinglish
Pub. Date
2013
Language
Hindi
Description
Shashi Godbole is a super-sensitive wife, mother and daughter-in-law; a perfect homemaker and small-time entrepreneur. Her only handicap is English. Does she manage to master the Queen's language?
116) The lost lake
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
540L
Language
English
Description
A young boy and his father become closer friends during a camping trip in the mountains.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown, & Company
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
"When 13-year-old Jace Wilson witnesses a brutal murder, he's plunged into a new life, issued a false identity and hidden in a wilderness skills program for troubled teens. The plan is to get Jace off the grid while police find the two killers. The result is the start of a nightmare. The killers, known as the Blackwell Brothers, are slaughtering anyone who gets in their way in a methodical quest to reach him. Now all that remains between them and...
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
580L
Language
English
Description
Introduces the concept of point of view through the good and bad fairies' retelling of the classic fairy tale "Sleeping Beauty"--