Steve Watkins
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
Taylor is a rebellious teenager with a habit of sneaking out to hang with his anti-war friends, so in January 1968 his mother drags him off to Saigon where his father is attached to the United States embassy; bored (and still rebellious) Taylor sneaks out of the embassy to watch the Tet celebrations, just as the war erupts all over Vietnam and there he is captured by the North Vietnamese Army and sent North as a prisoner and hostage--and during the...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In the basement of his family's junkshop, Anderson and his friends Greg and Julie discover a trunk full of old military stuff. Including a battered navy peacoat from World War II, and when Anderson puts it on he finds a mysterious letter in the pocket. Curious, he takes the coat and letter home. But that's not all he brings home... Later that evening the ghost of a World War II sailor appears in Anderson's room. Anderson is completely freaked out....
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Anderson and his friends are back with another exciting mystery in the Ghosts of War series!
Anderson and his friends Greg and Julie have been doing everything they can to avoid the battered trunk full of old military things in his family's junk shop basement. Only, staying away seems impossible, and this time Anderson discovers a dusty World War II medic's bag inside the trunk. But who does it belong to? Because if the friends have learned anything,...
4) Sink or Swim
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
It's been a month since the bombing of Pearl Harbor. America is officially at war with Germany and Japan, and everyone wants to do their part. In twelve-year-old Colton's case, that means stepping up at home once his older brother, Danny, ships out with the navy. But before Danny leaves for boot camp, the brothers are fishing on the Atlantic Ocean when Danny's boat is capsized by a Nazi U-boat, nearly killing him.
When more U-boats start attacking...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
History comes alive -- with ghosts!
Anderson finds himself drawn to the old trunk of military relics in the basement of his family's junk shop again. His friends Greg and Julie warn him to stay away from it, but he can't help himself. This time Anderson discovers an old grenade with a strange message scratched into it. But an old grenade is dangerous . . . especially when the ghost of a soldier appears, claiming that it's his lucky grenade from during...
Author
Language
English
Description
The last place on earth Taylor Sorenson wants to be is in Saigon in the middle of the Vietnam War. His mom dragged him here to visit his dad, who's stationed at the US embassy, and Taylor is bored out of his skull. One night, during an embassy dinner, he decides to sneak out to see the Tet celebrations in the city. But before he makes it very far, fighting erupts across all of South Vietnam-and Taylor is captured by the North Vietnamese Army.
Realizing...
Author
Language
English
Description
In 1988 several white managers of the Shoney's restaurant chain protested against the company's discriminatory hiring practices, including an order to blacken the "O" in "Shoney's" on minorities' job applications so that the marked forms could be discarded. When the managers refused to comply, they lost their jobs but not their resolve-they sued the company. Their case grew into the largest racial job discrimination class action lawsuit of its time....
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
It's another haunted adventure in the Ghosts of War series!
After three ghosts, it looks like things might be going back to normal for Anderson and his friends Greg and Julie. It's been a while since any ghosts have shown up, and the most annoying things lately are the loud barking dogs at the Dogs and Suds pet-grooming shop next door to the Kitchen Sink. They've been barking nonstop for days, and it's making band practice impossible. But maybe the...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Who can forget the famous "Freezer Bowl" AFC championship victory over the San Diego Chargers or the heart-stopping Super Bowl classic against the San Francisco 49ers and Joe Montana? Watkins and Maloney set the stage for these and other memorable games, detailing the big plays, stunning comebacks, and fantastic finishes and painting a picture that makes fans feel as though they were there. Classic Bengals: The 50 Greatest Games in Cincinnati Bengals...
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Paperbacks
Pub. Date
20150331
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
"Anderson finds himself drawn to the old trunk of military relics in the basement of his family's junk shop again. His friends Greg and Julie warn him to stay away from it, but he can't help himself. This time Anderson discovers an old grenade with a strange message scratched into it. But an old grenade is dangerous...especially when the ghost of a soldier appears, claiming that it's his lucky grenade during his service in the Vietnam War. What does...
Author
Language
English
Description
With a quality management system (QMS) based on ISO 9001 you can ensure the quality of the products and services your company provides, thereby enhancing customer satisfaction and increasing profitability. ISO 9001:2015 — A Pocket Guide provides a useful introduction to ISO 9001 and the principles of quality management.
Author
Language
English
Description
The ideal primer for anyone implementing an information security management system. Written by an acknowledged expert on the ISO27001 Standard, this pocket guide is the ideal resource for anyone wanting a clear, concise and easy-to-read introduction to information security.
13) Juvie
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 11
Physical Desc
311 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Sadie and Carla are sisters both caught up in a drug deal. Sadie gets sentenced to six months in juvenile detention to a crime she did not commit to keep Carla out of jail. Life as Sadie knew disappears beyond her cell.