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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
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Children's Awards: Newbery Medal for Distinguished Literature
Children's Special Topics: Fiction with Lexile Over 1000
Children's Special Topics: Fiction with Lexile Over 1000
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In the Pacific there is an island that looks like a big fish sunning itself in the sea. Around it, blue dolphins swim, otters play, and sea elephants and sea birds abound. Once, Indians also lived on the island. And when they left and sailed to the east, one young girl was left behind. This is the story of Karana, the Indian girl who lived alone for years on the Island of the Blue Dolphins. Year after year, she watched one season pass into another...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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Description
The New York Times bestselling graphic memoir from actor/author/activist George Takei returns in a deluxe edition with 16 pages of bonus material! Experience the forces that shaped an American icon — and America itself — in this gripping tale of courage, country, loyalty, and love. George Takei has captured hearts and minds worldwide with his magnetic performances, sharp wit, and outspoken commitment to equal rights. But long before
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Publisher
Stairwell Group
Pub. Date
©1987.
Language
English
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"Elias Jackson "Lucky" Baldwin, with a vision larger than most, was a early empire builder and rancher who carved cities out of range land, made millions in mining stocks, and built everything from hotels to vineyards from Lake Tahoe and San Francisco to Southern California. Author Sandra Snider has been immersed in the saga of Lucky Baldwin since 1971 when she became Historical Curator at the Los Angeles State and County Arboretum in Arcadia. In...
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Publisher
Random House
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 21
Language
English
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Seabiscuit was one of the most electrifying and popular attractions in sports history and the single biggest newsmaker in the world in 1938, receiving more coverage than FDR, Hitler, or Mussolini. But his success was a surprise to the racing establishment, which had written off the crooked-legged racehorse with the sad tail. Author Laura Hillenbrand brilliantly re-creates a universal underdog story, one that proves life is a horse race.
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English
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In 1769, Father Junipero Serra arrived in California and began his journey northward, founding a chain of missions. The history of each mission is told in chronological order illustrated with photographs of the missions today and prints showing them as originally constructed.
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Publisher
Wilderness Press
Language
English
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Description
The rugged San Gabriel Mountains, rising starkly from the edge of the Los Angeles Basin, provide a sharp contrast to the hustle and bustle of the city and its surroundings. Angelinos across the county (a population of almost 10 million), as well as visitors from out of state, welcome the opportunity to escape from city chaos into the quiet wilderness.
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Series
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
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The renowned
California wine industry, famous for northern vintages, actually was born near
El Pueblo de Los Angeles. Spanish missionaries harvested the first vintage in
1782 at Mission San Juan Capistrano and then cultivated enormous vineyards at
Mission San Gabriel. Their replanted vine-cuttings took root on Jose Maria
Verdugo’s 1784 Spanish land grant in what became Glendale. Jean Louis Vignes
brought a Bordeaux winemaking experience to LA in...
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