Nathan Hale's hazardous tales
Author
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Big Bad Ironclad! covers the history of the amazing ironclad steam warships used in the Civil War. From the ship's inventor, who had a history of blowing things up and only 100 days to complete his project, to the mischievous William Cushing, who pranked his way through the whole war, this book is filled with surprisingly true facts and funny, brave characters that modern readers will easily relate to"--
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
The Donner Party expedition is one of the most notorious stories in all of American history. It's also a fascinating snapshot of the westward expansion of the United States, and the families and individuals who sacrificed so much to build new lives in a largely unknown landscape. From the preparation for the journey to each disastrous leg of the trip, this book shows the specific bad decisions that led to the party's predicament in the Sierra Nevada...
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
In 1914, the world's biggest countries (and some of its smallest, too) were gearing up for a massive fight. Land, history, geography -- each country came to war for different reasons and with different resources. But most ended up the same: sending their young men to fight for their lives in the mud, on the sea, and in the air, in a conflict that would eventually claim more than 9 million lives.
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Araminta Ross was born a slave in Delaware in the early 19th century. Slavery meant that her family could be ripped apart at any time, and that she could be put to work in dangerous places and for abusive people. But north of the Mason-Dixon line, slavery was illegal. If she could run away and make it north without being caught or killed, she'd be free. Facing enormous danger, Araminta made it, and once free, she changed her name to Harriet Tubman....
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
A middle-grade introduction to World War II is presented through stories of high-flying action, heroism and survival that illuminate such topics as the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the contributions of volunteer pilots and the roles of aircraft carrier military bombers.
7) Lafayette!
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of the Marquis de Lafayette, both what happened before and during the American Revolution, including all the Frenchman's escapades across France and the colonies.
9) Blades of Freedom: A Louisiana Purchase Tale: A Tale of Haiti, Napoleon, and the Louisiana Purchase
Author
Publisher
ABRAMS
Pub. Date
2020
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
Discover the story of the Haitian Revolution—the largest uprising of enslaved people in history—in this installment of the New York Times bestselling graphic novel series
Why would Napoleon Bonaparte sell the Louisiana Territory to the recently formed United States of America? It all comes back to the island nation of Haiti, which Napoleon had planned to use as a base for trade with North America. While Napoleon...
Why would Napoleon Bonaparte sell the Louisiana Territory to the recently formed United States of America? It all comes back to the island nation of Haiti, which Napoleon had planned to use as a base for trade with North America. While Napoleon...
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Presents, in graphic novel format, the story of Korean War correspondent Marguerite Higgins, who risked her life in dangerous situations to provide eyewitness accounts of many of the major events of the war.
Author
Publisher
ABRAMS
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Meet America's first spy Nathan Hale in this installment of the New York Times bestselling graphic novel series!
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âI regret that I have but one life to give for my country.â These are the famous last words of Nathan Hale, a spy for the American rebels in the Revolutionary War.
But who was this Nathan Hale? And how did the rebels defeat an army that was bigger, better, stronger, and more heavily armed than...
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âI regret that I have but one life to give for my country.â These are the famous last words of Nathan Hale, a spy for the American rebels in the Revolutionary War.
But who was this Nathan Hale? And how did the rebels defeat an army that was bigger, better, stronger, and more heavily armed than...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
"The first American pilots to fight in World War I flew for the French military. France created a squadron of volunteer Americans called the Lafayette Escadrille (named after the great Marquis de Lafayette). Follow this squadron on their high-flying adventures: How they got into the French military. How they learned to fly. How they fought--and died. And how these American pilots would go down in history with other legendary flying aces, like the...