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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 14
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English
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Nearly a decade ago Frank McCourt became an unlikely star when, at the age of 66, he burst onto the literary scene with Angela's Ashes, the Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir of his childhood in Limerick, Ireland. Then came 'Tis, his glorious account of his early years in New York. Now here at last, is McCourt's long-awaited audio book about how his thirty-year teaching career shaped his second act as a writer. Teacher Man is also an urgent tribute to...
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English
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In the summer of 1916, Dorothy Woodruff and Rosamond Underwood left their families in Auburn, New York, to teach school in the wilds of northwestern Colorado. Nearly a hundred years later Dorothy Wickenden, the granddaughter of Dorothy, found their letters home and reconstructed the saga of two intrepid women and the "settling up" of the West.
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Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
The woman at the heart of the New York Times bestseller and Oscar-winning film "Hidden Figures" shares her personal journey from child prodigy in the Allegheny Mountains of West Virginia to NASA human computer and her integral role in the early years of the U.S. space program
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Publisher
Universe Publishing, a division of Rizzoli International Publications, Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Bob Ross spent every episode of The Joy of Painting teaching generations of viewers hor to paint. But, perhaps more important, he also taught us how to live. His lessons about imagination, friendship, kindness, mistakes, and finding happiness are well recieved-- and necessary, now as they were during each of his twenty-two minute televised episodes. Based on Bob Ross's famed techniques, anecdotes, and iconic images, Life Lessons from Bob Ross: Be...
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Series
Pioneer heritage volume 7
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Pub. Date
1978.
Language
English
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Publisher
Broadway Books
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
"Twenty-four-year-old Natalie Taylor was leading a charmed life: she had a fulfilling job as a high school English teacher, a wonderful husband, Josh, a new house, and a baby on the way. Then, while visiting her sister, she gets the news that Josh has died in a freak accident. Four months before the birth of her son, Natalie is leveled by loss. What follows is an unexpected transformation as Natalie calls upon resources she didn't even know she had...
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English
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In a captivating and compelling voice that ranks with many of the greatest memoirists, Laura Bush tells the story of her unique path from dusty Midland, Texas, to the world stage as First Lady. She captures presidential life in the frantic and fearful months after 9/11, and humorously lifts the curtain on what really happens inside the White House.
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Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
In Burning Fence, acclaimed novelist Craig Lesley turns his keen eye toward two difficult fathers and an alcohol-damaged Indian foster child, Craig's own "son," Wade. Abandoned by his shell-shocked father, Rudell, Craig grew up with his stepfather, Vern, a tough, controlling railroader. When events turned nasty, Craig, his mother, and his baby sister fled on the night train and arrived at an Indian reservation where his mother found work. Decades...
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Publisher
North Star Press of St. Cloud, Inc
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Bob Bell was a college student when an accident in the dorm changed his life in an instant. His neck was broken, his spinal cord damaged, and he became a quadriplegic. That did not stop Bob with his quest for life. He finished college and law school, became an accountant, worked for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and had a job as a Wall Street securities lawyer. He has traveled worldwide and shares his personal and professional stories,...
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