Delacorte Press
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 12
Lexile measure
800L
Language
English
Description
"Abilene Tucker feels abandoned. Her father has put her on a train, sending her off to live with an old friend for the summer while he works a railroad job. Armed only with a few possessions and her list of universals, Abilene jumps off the train in Manifest, Kansas, aiming to learn about the boy her father once was. Having heard stories about Manifest, Abilene is disappointed to find that it's just a dried-up, worn-out old town. But her disappointment...
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 15
Lexile measure
1070L
Language
English
Description
"In this adaptation for middle graders based on her bestselling adult memoir, My Beloved World, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Sonia Sotomayor's extraordinary life inspires. Her achievement serves as a true testament to the fact that no matter the obstacles, dreams can come true. Includes an 8-page photo insert. Sonia Sotomayor, the first Hispanic and third woman appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States, was a young girl when she...