Marc Aronson

Pub. Date

[2019]

Lexile Measure

1090L

Summary

"On June 23, 2018, twelve members of the Wild Boars soccer team and their coach were exploring the Tham Luang cave complex in northern Thailand when disaster struck. A rainy season downpour flooded the tunnels, trapping them as they took shelter on a shelf of the dark cave. Eight days of searching yielded no signs of life, but on July 2 they were discovered by two British divers. The boys and their coach were eventually rescued in an international...

2) Witch-hunt: mysteries of the Salem witch trials

Author

Thorndike Press large print literacy bridge

Series

Lexile Measure

1180L

Summary

Presents information for young people on what really happened in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692 when a group of girls and young women accused certain people in the village of witchcraft, leading to the executions of innocent men and women.

3) Master of deceit: J. Edgar Hoover and America in the age of lies

Author

Lexile Measure

1090L

Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle

Summary

This book examines the story of America during J. Edgar Hoover's reign as head of the FBI.

4) The griffin and the dinosaur: how Adrienne Mayor discovered a fascinating link between myth and science

Author

Series

National geographic

Lexile Measure

1140L

Formats

Book, Audiobook CD

Summary

Traces the research scientist co-author's explorations in Greece and the Gobi Desert for the origins of the mythical griffin, relating the story of the ancient Scythians and the griffins that were said to have guarded their treasure.

5) 1968: Today's Authors Explore a Year of Rebellion, Revolution, and Change

Author

Pub. Date

2018

Formats

Summary

Welcome to 1968 — a revolution in a book. Essays, memoirs, and more by fourteen award-winning authors offer unique perspectives on one of the world's most tumultuous years.
Nineteen sixty-eight was a pivotal year that grew more intense with each day. As thousands of Vietnamese and Americans were killed in war, students across four continents took over colleges and city streets. Assassins murdered Dr. King and Robert F. Kennedy.

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6) For boys only: the biggest, baddest book ever

Author

Pub. Date

2007

Summary

A compendium of information on a variety of topics of interest to boys, such as how to fight off an alligator, make fake blood, escape from being tied-up, land an airplane, and much more.

7) Eyes of the world: Robert Capa, Gerda Taro, and the invention of modern photojournalism

Author

Pub. Date

[2017]

Lexile Measure

1060L

Summary

Recounts the achievements of photojournalism pioneers Robert Capa and Gerda Taro as they captured the tragedies of the Spanish Civil War and documented the fight against Fascism. "Robert Capa and Gerda Taro were young Jewish refugees, idealistic and in love. As photographers in the 1930s, they set off to capture their generation's most important struggle--the fight against fascism. Among the first to depict modern warfare, Capa, Taro, and their friend...

8) 1789: Twelve Authors Explore a Year of Rebellion, Revolution, and Change

Author

Pub. Date

2020

Formats

Summary

The acclaimed team that brought us 1968 turns to another year that shook the world with a collection of nonfiction writings by renowned young-adult authors.
"The Rights of Man." What does that mean? In 1789 that question rippled all around the world. Do all men have rights—not just nobles and kings? What then of enslaved people, women, the original inhabitants of the Americas? In the new United States a bill of rights was

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9) Pick-Up Game: A Full Day of Full Court

Author

Pub. Date

2014

Formats

Summary

"Nine all-stars in the field of YA lit contribute stories. . . . An anthology of stand-alone stories that invite — no, demand — a straight read-through." — Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred review)
Nine of YA literature's top writers, including Walter Dean Myers, Rita Williams-Garcia, Adam Rapp, Joseph Bruchac, and Sharon Flake reveal how it all goes down in a searing collection of short stories,

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10) Trapped: how the world rescued 33 miners from 2,000 feet below the Chilean desert

Author

Wilderness, Adventure, and Survival

Pub. Date

2011

Lexile Measure

1070L

Appears on list

Summary

"The amazing story of the Chilean miners and their incredible rescue!"-- "A middle grade nonfiction title about thirty-three miners trapped in a copper-gold mine in San Jose, Chile and how experts from around the world, from drillers, to astronauts, to submarine specialists, came together to make their remarkable rescue possible"--

11) One Death, Nine Stories

Author

Pub. Date

2014

Formats

Summary

How could one teenage boy's life elicit other kids' first experiences — even after he dies? Nine interconnected stories from nine top YA writers.
Kev's the first kid their age to die. And now, even though he's dead, he's not really gone. Even now his choices are touching the people he left behind. Ellen Hopkins reveals what two altar boys (and one altar girl) might get up to at the cemetery. Rita Williams-Garcia follows one aimless

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12) If stones could speak: unlocking the secrets of Stonehenge

Author

Pub. Date

c2010

Lexile Measure

1070L

Summary

Text, photographs, and explanatory maps and illustrations document archaeologist Mike Parker Pearson's study of Stonehenge and the surrounding area, describing what he found and what the artifacts reveal about the site and its history.

13) Race: a history beyond black and white

Author

Pub. Date

c2007

Lexile Measure

1090L

Summary

Marc Aronson traces the history of racial prejudice in the Western world from ancient times to the present, identifying events and individuals that have influenced people's conceptions about race.

14) The real revolution: the global story of American independence

Author

Pub. Date

Lexile Measure

1180L

Summary

Why did the American Revolution take place? It was about more than the dates and details we all know: war elephants charging a fort in India and high-stakes gambles of bankers in Scotland, among other events, also played a part in the "real revolution" in the minds of the entire population of what would become the United States.

15) Bill Gates: a twentieth century life

Author

Series

Up close

Pub. Date

2009

Lexile Measure

1130L

Summary

Profiles the life and achievements of Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates, discussing how he became such a success and his philanthropic activities.

16) Poisoned water: how the citizens of Flint, Michigan, fought for their lives and warned the nation

Author

Cooper, Candy J

Pub. Date

2020.

Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle

Summary

Flint, Michigan had been built up, then abandoned, by General Motors. In 2014, as part of a plan to save money, government officials decided that Flint would temporarily switch its water supply from Lake Huron to the Flint River. Within months, many residents broke out in rashes. Children stopped growing. Some people were hospitalized with mysterious illnesses; others died. Despite the murky, foul-smelling liquid pouring from the city's faucets, officials...

17) 1968: today's authors explore a year of rebellion, revolution, and change

Pub. Date

2018.

Lexile Measure

1100L

Summary

"Nineteen sixty-eight was a pivotal year that grew more intense with each day. As thousands of Vietnamese and Americans were killed in war, students across four continents took over colleges and city streets. Assassins murdered Dr. King and Robert F. Kennedy. Demonstrators turned out in Prague and Chicago, and in Mexico City, young people and Olympic athletes protested. In those intense months, generations battled and the world wobbled on the edge...

18) War is: soldiers, survivors, and storytellers talk about war

Pub. Date

2008

Summary