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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
From Jezebel to Catherine the Great, from Cleopatra to Mae West, from Mata Hari to Bonnie Parker, strong women have been a problem for historians, storytellers, and readers. Strong females smack of the unfeminine. They have been called wicked, wanton, and willful. Sometimes that is a just designation, but just as often it is not. "Well-behaved women seldom make history," is the frequently quoted statement by historian and feminist Laurel Thatcher...
Author
Series
Landmark books volume 59
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
1966
Language
English
Description
"This fictionized biography tells the story of the boyhood and youth of [author-humorist] Samuel Clemens ending with his becoming a river pilot....Emphasis is on the Mississippi River and its influence on his life."
11) Clara Barton
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Clara Barton was a woman on a mission to help others and serve her country. From humble beginnings in small-town Massachusetts, she made a name for herself in education, and then made her way to Washington, D.C. where she found her true calling: saving lives.
13) Columbus
Author
Publisher
Dell
Pub. Date
[1992], c1955
Language
English
Description
A life of the Genoese weaver's son who sought to prove the world is round, telling how he studied map-making in Portugal, waited long years for financial and material support from Isabella of Spain, and finally made four voyages to the New World.
15) First mothers
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Interesting facts about the lives of the mothers of 44 of the presidents of the United States.
19) Aaron Rodgers
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Could Aaron Rodgers prove to Green Bay Packers' fans that he was a great quarterback? Or would he always remain in Brett Favre's shadow? Aaron desperately wanted to show the world that he, too, was capable of dominating the field. And he knew exactly what he needed to do: play harder, stronger, and faster. Would he be able to achieve these goals--and at the same time lead his team to a Super Bowl championship? In Aaron Rodgers, young readers get a...
20) Peyton Manning
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
This title introduces readers to Peyton Manning, the National Football League's Super Bowl-winning quarterback. Manning's life story is examined from his childhood in Louisiana where he was Gatorade Circle of Champions National Player-of-the-Year, to his years at the University of Tennessee, where he was first team All-American and Heisman Trophy runner-up on the way to being drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the 1998 NFL Draft. Manning's years...
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