Debbie Levy
Author
Publisher
Kar-Ben Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Just as her ancestors were forced to leave Spain during the Inquisition, Flory flees Europe for a new life in the United States, bringing with her a precious harmoniku and a passion for Ladino music.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
710L
Language
English
Description
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has spent a lifetime disagreeing: disagreeing with inequality, arguing against unfair treatment, and standing up for what's right for people everywhere. This biographical picture book about the Notorious RBG tells the justice's story through the lens of her many famous dissents, or disagreements.
Author
Publisher
Walker Books
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 10
Lexile measure
640L
Language
English
Description
When a teenaged girl's babysitting charge is killed in a car accident while in her care, she must come to terms with the aftermath of the tragedy and her community's search for someone to blame.
11) The Vietnam War
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2004]
Lexile measure
1020L
Language
English
Description
Explores the origins, crucial battles, key characters, and public sentiment of this divisive conflict.
12) Bigotry
Author
Series
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Presents a historical view of causes and effects of stereotypes, hate groups, hate crimes, and the legal and other methods used to combat them, with emphasis on incidents in the United States.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
GN 910L
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
This biographical graphic novel explores the life of celebrated Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Justice Ginsburg is a modern feminist icon - a leader in the fight for equal treatment of girls and women in society and the workplace. She blazed trails to the peaks of the male-centric worlds of education and law, where women had rarely risen before. She has often said that true and lasting change in society and law is accomplished slowly,...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
1000L
Language
English
Description
"In 1956, one year before federal troops escorted the Little Rock 9 into Central High School, fourteen year old Jo Ann Allen was one of twelve African-American students who broke the color barrier and integrated Clinton High School in Tennessee. At first things went smoothly for the Clinton 12, but then outside agitators interfered, pitting the townspeople against one another. Uneasiness turned into anger, and even the Clinton 12 themselves wondered...
Author
Publisher
National Geographic Partners, LLC
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"From armadillo to zebra, this enchanting picture book pairs the stunning photography of National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore with playful poems by New York Times best-selling author Debbie Levy to represent the letters of the alphabet and celebrate the diversity of the animal world..."--Google Books.