Laurie Calkhoven

Series

Sterling biographies

Publisher

Sterling

Pub. Date

c2008

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 4

Physical Desc

124 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 20 cm.

Language

English

2 copies, 1 person is on the wait list.

Rawlings Branch - YOUTH

JB TUBMAN

Pub. Date	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
c2008	Sterling	124 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 20 cm.	English	On Shelf 2 copies, 1 person is on the wait list. Rawlings Branch - YOUTH JB TUBMAN	More Info Place Hold

Description

2) Roosevelt Banks, Good-Kid-in-Training

Profiles the woman who escaped from slavery in the southern United States and then lent her support, and risked her life, to smuggle other slaves to freedom through the Underground Railroad.

Author

eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle

Language

English

Formats

eAudiobook
Show Editions

Online Hoopla Collection has 2

Source	Availability
Hoopla	Available Online Online Hoopla Collection	More Info Check Out Hoopla
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eBook
Show Edition

Online OverDrive Collection

Pub. Date	Source	Publisher	Language	Availability
2020	OverDrive	Red Chair Press	English	Available Online Online OverDrive Collection	More Info Check Out OverDrive Preview From the book

Kindle
Show Edition

Online OverDrive Collection

Pub. Date	Publisher	Language	Availability
2020	Red Chair Press	English	Available Online Online OverDrive Collection	More Info Check Out OverDrive Preview From the book

Description

When ten-year-old Roosevelt Banks discovers that his two best friends are planning a bike and camping trip, he wants more than anything to go along. There's just one problem—he doesn't have a bike. Roosevelt's parents agree to buy him a bike if he can manage to be good for two whole weeks. How can Roosevelt be good and be the same fun guy his friends want on the camping trip? Trying to be good leads to more trouble than expected—and

...

3) A winning goal

Author

Series

Innerstar University

Publisher

American Girl Pub

Pub. Date

2011

Physical Desc

119 p. : col. ill. ; 20 cm.

Language

English

Pueblo West Branch - YOUTH

J AMER

Pub. Date	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
2011	American Girl Pub	119 p. : col. ill. ; 20 cm.	English	On Shelf Pueblo West Branch - YOUTH J AMER	More Info Place Hold

Description

As a soccer player, the reader decides whether or not to give a teammate who needs practice a chance to shine during a game.

4) Project friendship

Author

Series

Innerstar University

Publisher

American Girl Pub

Pub. Date

c2013

Physical Desc

119 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 20 cm.

Language

English

Rawlings Branch - YOUTH

J AMER

Pub. Date	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
c2013	American Girl Pub	119 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 20 cm.	English	On Shelf Rawlings Branch - YOUTH J AMER	More Info Place Hold

Description

The reader makes a series of choices that determine how the story's main character will handle her relationship with her teammates when working on the class science project.

5) The new girl

Author

Publisher

American Girl

Pub. Date

c2012

Physical Desc

119 p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm.

Language

English

Giodone Library Branch - YOUTH

J AMER

Pub. Date	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
c2012	American Girl	119 p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm.	English	On Shelf Giodone Library Branch - YOUTH J AMER	More Info Place Hold

Description

6) The traveler's tricks: a Caroline mystery

The reader's decisions determine what happens to a girl who lacks the confidence to make friends with a new girl from France.

Author

Publisher

American Girl

Pub. Date

[2014]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 4

Physical Desc

175 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm

Language

English

Barkman Branch - YOUTH

J AMER

Pub. Date	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
[2014]	American Girl	175 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm	English	On Shelf Barkman Branch - YOUTH J AMER	More Info Place Hold

Description

On a three-day stagecoach ride to the big city of Albany, during the War of 1812, eleven-year-old Caroline is fascinated by the other travelers, including a charming magician and a beautiful young woman with a sad past, but when Caroline's important package for her father disappears, she must unmask a thief.

7) Martin Luther King, Jr

Author

Series

DK life stories

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook

Barkman Branch - YOUTHNONFIC

JBIO KING

Rawlings Branch - YOUTHNONFIC

JBIO KING

Pub. Date	Edition	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
2019.	First American edition.	DK Publishing	128 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 20 cm.	English	On Shelf Barkman Branch - YOUTHNONFIC JBIO KING Rawlings Branch - YOUTHNONFIC JBIO KING	More Info Place Hold

eAudiobook
Show Edition

Online OverDrive Collection

Pub. Date	Source	Edition	Publisher	Language	Availability
2021	OverDrive	Unabridged	DK	English	Available Online Online OverDrive Collection	More Info Check Out OverDrive Preview Part 1 Preview From the book

Description

Examines the life of the famous civil rights leader, from his early family life and experiences in education to his history-shaping speeches and the international responses to his assassination.

8) Misty Copeland

Author

Series

You should meet

Publisher

Simon Spotlight

Pub. Date

2016.

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1

Physical Desc

48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm

Language

English

Pueblo West Branch - YOUTH

JREAD CALK

Pub. Date	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
2016.	Simon Spotlight	48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm	English	On Shelf Pueblo West Branch - YOUTH JREAD CALK	More Info Place Hold

Description

9) Mount Rushmore's hidden room and other monumental secrets

Discusses Misty Copeland's family, childhood, and early dancing years before she became a world famous ballerina.

Author

Ready-to-read.Megastar reader!
Secrets of American history

Series

Publisher

Simon Spotlight

Pub. Date

2018.

Physical Desc

47 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm

Language

English

Pueblo West Branch - YOUTH

JREAD CALK

Pub. Date	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
2018.	Simon Spotlight	47 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm	English	On Shelf Pueblo West Branch - YOUTH JREAD CALK	More Info Place Hold

Description

Reveals some of the secret locations and rooms hidden in famous United States landmarks, including President Roosevelt's private train station underneath New York City and a secret room carved into the back of Mount Rushmore.

10) Mae Jemison

Author

Publisher

Simon Spotlight

Pub. Date

2016.

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1

Physical Desc

48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm

Language

English

Pueblo West Branch - YOUTH

JREAD CALK

Pub. Date	Edition	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
2016.	Simon Spotlight edition.	Simon Spotlight	48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm	English	On Shelf Pueblo West Branch - YOUTH JREAD CALK	More Info Place Hold

Description

11) Secret agents! sharks! ghost armies!: World War II

A biography of Mae Jemison, the first female African-American astronaut.--

Author

Ready-to-read.Megastar reader!
Secrets of American history

Series

Publisher

Simon Spotlight

Pub. Date

2017.

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1

Physical Desc

47 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm

Language

English

Lamb Branch - YOUTH

JREAD CALK

Pueblo West Branch - YOUTH

JREAD CALK

Rawlings Branch - YOUTH

JREAD CALK

Pub. Date	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
2017.	Simon Spotlight	47 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm	English	On Shelf Lamb Branch - YOUTH JREAD CALK Pueblo West Branch - YOUTH JREAD CALK Rawlings Branch - YOUTH JREAD CALK	More Info Place Hold

Description

Describes some of the creative and subversive tactics the United States used to win World War II, including hiring Virginia Hall, the Allied Forces' most dangerous spy.

12) Jesse Owens

Author

Ready-to-read.Megastar reader!

Series

Publisher

Simon Spotlight

Pub. Date

2017.

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1

Physical Desc

48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm

Language

English

Giodone Library Branch - YOUTH

JREAD CALK

Pub. Date	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
2017.	Simon Spotlight	48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm	English	On Shelf Giodone Library Branch - YOUTH JREAD CALK	More Info Place Hold

Description

13) You can't bring a sandwich to the moon . . . and other stories about space!

An introduction to the life and achievements of the star African-American track and field athlete describes how he took a stand against racism and made history by winning four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics.

Author

Ready-to-read.Megastar reader!
Secrets of American history

Series

Publisher

Simon Spotlight

Pub. Date

2018.

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 1

Physical Desc

47 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm

Language

English

Lamb Branch - YOUTH

JREAD CALK

Pueblo West Branch - YOUTH has 2

JREAD CALK

Rawlings Branch - YOUTH

JREAD CALK

Pub. Date	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
2018.	Simon Spotlight	47 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm	English	On Shelf Lamb Branch - YOUTH JREAD CALK Pueblo West Branch - YOUTH has 2 JREAD CALK Rawlings Branch - YOUTH JREAD CALK	More Info Place Hold

Description

Discover the thrilling side of the history of the space race in this fact-tastic, nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a series about the secrets of American History! Did you know that you can't bring a sandwich on a spaceship? Or that a group of people who had lost their hearing played an important role in the race to send astronauts to the moon? Find out about those true stories and more in this book about the space race of the 1950s and 1960s.--...

14) Lin-Manuel Miranda

Author

Ready-to-read.Megastar reader!

Series

Publisher

Simon Spotlight

Pub. Date

2018.

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1

Physical Desc

47 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm

Language

English

Lamb Branch - YOUTH

JREAD CALK

Pueblo West Branch - YOUTH

JREAD CALK

Rawlings Branch - YOUTH has 2

JREAD CALK

Pub. Date	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
2018.	Simon Spotlight	47 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm	English	On Shelf Lamb Branch - YOUTH JREAD CALK Pueblo West Branch - YOUTH JREAD CALK Rawlings Branch - YOUTH has 2 JREAD CALK	More Info Place Hold

Description

Details the life of the writer, composer, actor, and rapper starring in the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Hamilton.

15) Duke Kahanamoku

Author

You should meet
Ready-to-read.Megastar reader!

Series

Publisher

Simon Spotlight

Pub. Date

2017.

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1

Physical Desc

48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm

Language

English

Lamb Branch - YOUTH

JREAD CALK

Pub. Date	Edition	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
2017.	Simon Spotlight edition.	Simon Spotlight	48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm	English	On Shelf Lamb Branch - YOUTH JREAD CALK	More Info Place Hold

Description

Introduces the life and achievements of the surfer who won international fame in four Olympics and used his surfboard to save eight people from a capsized boat in California.

16) DK Life Stories Martin Luther King Jr

Author

Celebrate Black History Month- Kids and Teens

Series

Dk Life Stories

Publisher

DK Publishing

Pub. Date

2019

Language

English

Appears on list

Formats

eBook, Kindle

eBook
Show Edition

Online OverDrive Collection

Pub. Date	Source	Publisher	Language	Availability
2019	OverDrive	DK Publishing	English	Available Online Online OverDrive Collection	More Info Check Out OverDrive Preview From the book

Kindle
Show Edition

Online OverDrive Collection

Pub. Date	Publisher	Language	Availability
2019	DK Publishing	English	Available Online Online OverDrive Collection	More Info Check Out OverDrive Preview From the book

Description