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1) Ten days a madwoman: the daring life and turbulent times of the original "girl" reporter, Nellie Bly
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 5
Physical Desc
136 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A biography of Nellie Bly, the pioneering journalist whose showy but substantive stunts skyrocketed her to fame"--
Nellie Bly had ambitious goals for a woman at the end of the nineteenth century, when the few female journalists were relegated to writing columns about cleaning or fashion. The journalistic stunt that skyrocketed her to fame was feigning insanity, being committed to the notorious asylum on Blackwell's Island, and writing a shocking...
3) Nellie Bly
Author
Series
Publisher
Philomel
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
55 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 1889, New York reporter Nellie Bly-inspired by Jules Verne's Around the World in 80 Days-began a circumnavigation she hoped to complete in less time. Her trip was sponsored by her employer, The World. Just hours after her ship set out across the Atlantic, another New York publication put writer Elizabeth Bisland on a westbound train. Bisland was headed around the world in the opposite direction, thinking she could beat Bly's time. Only one woman...
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
610L
Physical Desc
104 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"When Nellie Bly read Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne, she had an amazing idea. What if she traveled around the world in real life, and did it in less than eighty days? In 1889, people doubted it could be done--especially by a woman. But with one small bag and a sturdy coat, Nellie set out anyway. Soon the whole world was rooting for her. Could she make it back home in time?"--Amazon.
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
107 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Known for her extraordinary and record-breaking trip around the world and her undercover investigation of a mental institution, Nellie Bly was one of the first female investigative reporters in the United States and a pioneer in the field of journalism"--
Author
Series
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
1150L
Physical Desc
64 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
The life story of this daring news reporter, globetrotter, and advocate for women's rights is presented chronologically from birth to death.
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 303 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"The story of a journalist who travels the world to solve the mystery of her ancestry, facing questions about American identity and what it means to belong. Adapted for young readers from the adult memoir."--
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