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[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
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"Explore the relentless grit of Michael Jordan, as he powers through a mysterious illness in Game 5 of the 1997 NBA Finals against the Utah Jazz, infamously known as the Flu Game. A story of athleticism, willpower, and triumph, this graphic novel invites readers to immerse themselves into the unyielding drive of one of the greatest basketball players of all time -- brought to life by gripping narrative and vivid full-color illustrations that jump...
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Pub. Date
[2019]
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"When Johnathan Harris was just eight years old, he and his brothers were roughed up and handcuffed by police officers. The experience left young Johnathan full of anger, suspicion, and hatred. As Johnathan tells us in Colorblind, his family--especially his incarcerated uncle--helped him overcome his own prejudices by teaching him about great leaders in African American culture--Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela, and Jackie Robinson. Only by following...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
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"When 6-year-old Ruby Bridges and her mother went to William Frantz Elementary School on November 14, 1960, they arrived to find an angry crowd of white people shouting racist insults. For her safety, Ruby had to be escorted to school every day by U.S. Marshals. But despite the hateful attitudes of others, Ruby didn't miss a single day of school that year. Discover the incredible bravery of one young Black girl who faced terrible persecution to get...
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 2
Description
An illustrated introduction to the life and achievements of Harriet Tubman depicts her escape from slavery in the mid-nineteenth century and her life-risking dedication to helping runaway slaves find freedom north of the Mason-Dixon line.
Author
Series
Tales of the talented tenth volume 2
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
"Imagine a five-foot-two-inch-tall woman riding a Harley eight times across the continental United States. Now imagine she is black and is journeying across the country in the pre-Civil Rights era of the 1930s and '40s. That is the amazing true story of Bessie Stringfield, the woman known today as The Motorcycle Queen of Miami and the first black woman to be inducted into the American Motorcyclist Association Hall of Fame and the Harley Davidson Hall...
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