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Series
Language
English
Description
A fictional account of D-Day and the Allied invasion of Europe chronicles the events of the World War II campaign and the personalities who took part, from the ordinary soldiers on the land and in the air, to such leaders as Dwight Eisenhower, George Patton, and Omar Bradley, as their efforts changed the course of the war.
3) Bull Run
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
810L
Language
English
Description
Northerners, Southerners, generals, couriers, dreaming boys, and worried sisters describe the glory, the horror, the thrill, and the disillusionment of the first battle of the Civil War.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"The new Oregon Files adventure from the #1 New York Times-bestselling grand master of adventure. Juan Cabrillo and the crew of the Oregon face their toughest challenge yet when a violent bank heist during the Monaco Grand Prix decimates the Corporation's accounts. To get the money back, Juan joins forces with an old friend from his days in the CIA so they can track down a rogue hacker and a ruthless former Ukrainian naval officer. It is only after...
5) Soldier X
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
740L
Language
English
Description
In 1943 sixteen-year-old Erik experiences the horrors of war when he is drafted into the German army and sent to fight on the Russian front.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
520L
Language
English
Description
"The magic tree house has taken Jack and Annie back in time to England in 1944. England is fighting for its life in World War II. Before long, Jack and Annie find themselves parachuting into Normandy, France, behind enemy lines. The date is June 5. Will the brave brother and sister team be able to make a difference during one of the darkest times in history?"--
10) Dive in sun
Author
Publisher
Ulverscroft
Pub. Date
1976.
Language
English
Description
With the Allies poised for the invasion of Italy, the Germans hold a vital card: a floating dock, the only one in the Adriatic large enough to take a major warship. Moored at a small port near Rimini, it is exposed, vulnerable. It must be destroyed before the Germans can tow it to a safer harbour. Air, surface and conventional submarine attacks are out of the question. Only one team can do the job and still stand a chance of surviving - the crew of...
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2000.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
680L
Language
English
Description
In 1863, as the Civil War approaches her quiet town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, nine-year-old Virginia records in a journal the horrible things she witnesses before, during, and after the Battle of Gettysburg.
Series
Publisher
CBS News
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Washington crosses the Delaware: December 25th, 1776. After American forces suffered crushing defeats from the British army, General George Washington and Colonels Harrison and Tilghman debate what to do. They decide to launch a surprise attack by crossing the Delaware river in different places. Washington explains how America is fighting a personal battle for liberty.
Washington's farewell to his officers: December 4th, 1783. The war is over! A...
Author
Series
Nancy Drew diaries volume 5
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Nancy goes undercover at the exclusive Green Club when George's cousin, a candidate for city council, is targeted by a mysterious saboteur who threatens the plans to build a new sports complex.
14) The abduction
Author
Language
English
Description
U.S. Attorney General Allison Leahy is the nation's top law enforcement officer and the Democrtas' best chance for holding on to the Oval Office. But she has powerful competition in Republican Lincoln Howe, a retired fourstar general and bona finde Africa-American hero. They are running neck and neck, and seemingly nothing can break the deadlock. Then, just days before the election, disaster strikes. Twelve-year-old Kristen Howe, the general's granddaughter,...
15) Beauty queen
Author
Publisher
Berkley Sensation
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Rebecca, the middle sister of the prominent Lear family, is pretty privileged, and popular. She even married well. You'd never know it, but the former Miss Houston is a perfectly poised mess. her marriage is a sham, her life is empty, her friends are shallow..and when her husband leaves her for another woman, her self-esteem is shattered. But she moves to Austin to pick up the pieces, volunteering as a campaign strategist for a family friend.
16) Put a lid on it
Author
Publisher
Mysterious Press
Pub. Date
[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
While awaiting trial for a federal crime, Meehan, a career thief, is approached by a representative from the president's re-election campaign, who offers to have all charges against him dropped if he will steal a compromising video tape.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
1999.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
810L
Language
English
Description
A seventeen-year-old soldier from central Virginia records his experiences in a journal as his regiment takes part in the D-Day invasion of Normandy and subsequent battles to liberate France.
18) The ghost cadet
Author
Pub. Date
[1991]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
830L
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Benjy, in Virginia visiting the grandmother he has never met, meets the ghost of a Virginia Military Institute cadet who was killed in the Battle of New Market in 1864 and helps him recover his family's treasured gold watch.
Author
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"When Montana's richest banker pitted his strength against the mighty Cobra Copper Company in 1899, everyone expected fireworks. But the banker had his heart set on becoming U.S. Senator, and nothing was too good for his constituents"--
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
"One of television's most popular series, the groundbreaking Combat! offers a gritty, unflinching look at American soldiers battling in Europe during World War II, confronting imposing odds and demonstrating remarkable levels of ingenuity and courage"--Container.