Heather E Schwartz
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! Hang on to your wallet—and watch your neck! The most notorious outlaws were known for their fearless drive, their quick shot with a pistol, their odd trademarks, and their way of escaping the law over and over again. Are you brave enough to read on?
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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What do you want to be when you grow up? When Katherine Johnson was young, women weren't expected to go into the math and science fields. Johnson loved math, but she never thought she could be a mathematician. After studying math in school and teaching for a few years, she learned that the organization that would later become NASA was hiring women to complete mathematical equations. As an African American woman, Johnson had to work hard to earn the...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Do you think science is fun and exciting? Bill Nye does. In fact, he wanted to become an astronaut, but NASA rejected his applications. Instead, Nye has spent his career helping other people understand science and showing them how cool science can be.
Nye went to college to become a mechanical engineer, and he got a job working for an aircraft company. But soon, he began focusing more and more on a career in comedy. Eventually, he got his own popular...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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This timely title examines the remarkable life and death of John McCain, from his time as a decorated war veteran to elder statesman. Accessible text and plentiful photos cover McCain's early life, his military career, his political legacy, and his 2017 diagnosis of brain cancer. Up-to-the-minute details round out this latest look at a uniquely American figure.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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You probably know Justin Timberlake as the successful boy-band singer turned solo artist whose voice dominates the airwaves. But did you know that he: • sang (and lost!) on the competitive TV show Star Search at the age of eleven? • opened a barbecue restaurant in New York City? • wrote a song for his wife, Jessica Biel, and sang it for her on their wedding day? Want to know more about this talented star? Read on to learn all about Justin's...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting to engage reluctant readers! You probably know Shailene Woodley as the fearless, black-clad heroine Tris from Divergent. But did you know that she: • was diagnosed with scoliosis, a curvature of the spine, as a freshman in high school? • cofounded the nonprofit All It Takes, an organization dedicated to giving young people tools to make a difference and change...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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You probably know Lorde as a Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter. But did you know that she: • sang in a band named Extreme at the age of twelve? • turned down a chance to perform as an opening act on Katy Perry's world tour? • won second place in a worldwide literature competition? Want to know more about the life of this stylish New Zealand-born artist? Read on to learn all about Lorde's school years, road to stardom, dreams for the...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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In 1963, more than 30 African-American girls ages 11 to 16 were arrested for taking part in Civil Rights protests in Americus, Georgia. They were taken without their families' knowledge to a Civil War-era stockade in Leesburg, Georgia, where they were confined in unsanitary conditions and exposed to brutal treatment. Over the following weeks, their commitment to the fight for equality was put to the test. Combining historical research and personal...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Growing up with actor parents in Los Angeles, Billie Eilish was surrounded by creativity. After writing her first song when she was four, she took to making music with her older brother. The siblings loved to write songs to express themselves. But when a song they uploaded for her dance class went viral, Eilish started sharing more of her music with the world.
Even before the release of her debut album in 2019, Eilish skyrocketed to fame. Her unique...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Have you ever looked up at the twinkling stars in the night sky? Nancy Grace Roman looked up and never looked back. Roman was fascinated with the stars ever since her mother showed her the constellations. She read every book on astronomy she could find and even started her own neighborhood astronomy club for girls. But many of the people around her didn't think science was the right field for a woman. Academic advisers in high school and even college...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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A Timely Biography of the 46th President
Former Vice President Joe Biden played an essential role in the Obama administration. As the 47th vice president of the United States, he helped revive the economy, reduce gun violence, and protect women's rights. Biden announced his campaign for president in 2019. Originally dismissed, he pulled off a game-changing nomination in South Carolina and went on to become the president-elect.
In 1972 Biden was elected...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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From scoring hit after hit on the R & B and pop music charts to slaying it onscreen as an actor, Beyoncé does it all. Explore the personal and professional life of Queen Bey and follow her journey from a girl who planned to become a superstar to her life today as a Grammy-winning singer with multiple platinum albums.
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Mining and farming are at the heart of the Minecraft experience. Players use mined and farmed materials to build structures, from the simplest shelter to entire cities. Learn about mining and farming techniques and strategies within the game, and gain insights from screenshots and STEM and coding sidebars.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Malala Yousafzai's activism has placed her in grave danger from the Taliban, but she remains determined to defend girls' right to an education around the world. Follow Yousafzai from young blogger to Nobel Peace Prize recipient.
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Minecraft construction is the ultimate way to get creative. Players build castles, famous structures, and even entire cities with the game's construction materials. Filled with fun tips, readers will learn the ins and outs of construction and be inspired by other gamers' creations. Screenshots and sidebars that highlight STEM and coding concepts round out the experience.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Ariana Grande always wanted to be a star. After honing her voice in community theater, Grande landed her first big role in a Broadway musical. On the Nickelodeon show Victorious, her dream of singing before a national audience came true. Soon Grande's music career was ready to soar. Her albums sold millions of copies, and fans from around the world flocked to see her perform. When tragedy struck her concert in Manchester, England, Grande responded...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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As a kid, Lonnie Johnson liked to invent things. He often faced prejudice as an African American growing up in the segregated southern United States, but he eventually became an engineer for the US Air Force and NASA. He was working on a different invention when he came up with the idea for a new type of water gun. Johnson knew his toy was more powerful than other squirt guns, he just needed to find a way to make the Super Soaker available to kids...
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English
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Dive deep into your study of US presidents with this biography of Ronald Reagan that piques students' curiosity about history through dynamic primary sources. Primary sources give students unique insights and personal connections to history. This 32-page social studies book includes text features that help students increase reading comprehension and their understanding of the subject. Packed with interesting facts, sidebars, and essential vocabulary,...
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Dive deep into your exploration of US history and the Great Depression with this social studies book that piques students' curiosity about history through dynamic primary sources. Primary sources give students unique insights and personal connections to history. Examples of primary sources include a newspaper article about the stock market crash, a social security poster, images of the 1929 bank run, shantytowns, soup kitchens, dust storms, and many...