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Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
780L
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
In Jack London's original tale, The Call of the Wild, readers will find themselves alongside one dog's daring adventure. After more than a hundred years since its first publication, The Call of the Wild continues to entertain its readers on a journey of transformation and survival, one filled with excitement, sled dogs, and adventure.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
340 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"The "Fresh Air" book critic investigates the enduring power of The Great Gatsby -- "The Great American Novel we all think we've read, but really haven't." Conceived nearly a century ago by a man who died believing himself a failure, it's now a revered classic and a rite of passage in the reading lives of millions. But how well do we really know The Great Gatsby? As Maureen Corrigan, Gatsby lover extraordinaire, points out, while Fitzgerald's masterpiece...
Author
Series
Fred Rider Cotten popular history volume no. 25
Publisher
Texas State Historical Association
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
xii, 186 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
This is the first general history of San Antonio, Texas, the seventh largest city in the nation. Its past is complex and ranges across 300 years, from the community’s origins as a tiny Spanish frontier town to its contemporary status as a vital American mega-city. Site of some of the most violent struggles between warring empires and people—historians believe San Antonio may be the most fought-over city in U.S. history—it is perhaps most celebrated...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Murder--a dark, shameful deed, the last resort of the desperate or a vile tool of the greedy. And a very strange obsession. But where did this fixation develop? And what does it tell us about ourselves? In The Art of the English Murder, Lucy Worsley explores this phenomenon in forensic detail, revisiting notorious crimes like the Ratcliff Highway Murders, which caused a nationwide panic in the early nineteenth century, and the case of Frederick and...
6) Heidi
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 16
Lexile measure
870L
Language
English
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Description
"When Heidi, an orphan, goes to live with her grandfather in the Swiss Alps, no one can imagine the solitary old man caring for a child. But the two grow to love each other, and Heidi blossoms in her new home. Johanna Spyri's charming story-and spirited heroine-have won hearts for more than a century." -Provided by Publisher
Author
Publisher
Celadon Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xxviii, 274 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"For fans of Bad Feminist and The Sum of Us, Black Skinhead sparks a radical conversation about Black America and political identity. In Black Skinhead, Brandi Collins-Dexter, former Senior Campaign Manager for Color Of Change, explores the fragile alliance between Black voters and the Democratic party. Through sharp, timely essays that span the political, cultural, and personal, Collins-Dexter reveals decades of simmering disaffection in Black America,...
Author
Publisher
Worthy Pub
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
xxii, 264 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Examines the growing popularity of Mormonism--a belief system with cultic roots--and the implications of its critical rise as not only the fastest-growing religion, but as a high-impact mainstream cultural influence.
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
196 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Appears on these lists
2024 Texas Topaz Reading List
Goodreads Choice Nominees 2022
NY Times 100 Notable Books of 2022
TIME's Must-Read Books of 2022
Goodreads Choice Nominees 2022
NY Times 100 Notable Books of 2022
TIME's Must-Read Books of 2022
Description
"From the New Yorker staff writer Hua Hsu, a gripping memoir on friendship, grief, the search for self, and the solace that can be found through art. In the eyes of 18-year-old Hua Hsu, the problem with Ken-with his passion for Dave Matthews, Abercrombie & Fitch, and his fraternity-is that he is exactly like everyone else. Ken, whose Japanese American family has been in the United States for generations, is mainstream; for Hua, a first-generation...
Author
Publisher
Beacon Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
xvii, 190 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Breaks down the most commonly held misconceptions about lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and their lives. "You Can Tell Just by Looking" unpacks enduring, popular, and deeply held myths about lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people, culture, and life in America. Some of these myths, such as "all religions condemn homosexuality," have been used to justify discrimination and oppression of LGBT people. Other myths, such as "LGBT...
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First Scribner hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
x, 277 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Los Angeles in the 1960s and 70s was the pop culture capital of the world--a movie factory, a music factory, a dream factory. Eve Babitz was the ultimate factory girl, a pure product of LA. The goddaughter of Igor Stravinsky and a graduate of Hollywood High, Babitz posed in 1963, at age twenty, playing chess with the French artist Marcel Duchamp. She was naked; he was not. The photograph, cheesecake with a Dadaist twist, made her an instant icon...
Author
Publisher
Hachette Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
ix, 342 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
A Pitchfork Best Music Book of 2022 Beloved music critic Tom Breihan's fascinating narrative of the history of popular music through the lens of game-changing #1 singles from the Billboard Hot 100. When Tom Breihan launched his Stereogum column in early 2018, "The Number Ones"-a space in which he has been writing about every #1 hit in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, in chronological order-he figured he'd post capsule-size reviews for each song....
Author
Publisher
TCU Press
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
xi, 511 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
At the height of the sixties, a group of Texas writers stood apart from Texas’ conservative establishment. Calling themselves the Mad Dogs, these six writers—Bud Shrake, Larry L. King, Billy Lee Brammer, Gary Cartwright, Dan Jenkins, and Peter Gent—closely observed the effects of the Vietnam War; the Kennedy assassination; the rapid population shift from rural to urban environments; Lyndon Johnson’s rise to national prominence; the Civil Rights...
15) Spin
Publisher
[Spin Magazine]
Pub. Date
1985
Physical Desc
volumes : illustrations ; 33 cm
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Essential Library/Abdo Pub
Pub. Date
2024.
Lexile measure
1110L
Physical Desc
112 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"American Life in the 1970s takes a look at the major events that occurred throughout this decade and offers information on the demographics of the United States at the time. Readers will gain an understanding of the politics, conflicts, science, inventions, pop culture, fashion, and sports of the decade, and they will learn about the legacy the 1970s left behind. Features include a glossary, a timeline, references, websites, source notes, and an...
Author
Series
Publisher
Essential Library/Abdo Pub
Pub. Date
2024.
Lexile measure
1020L
Physical Desc
112 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"American Life in the 1940s takes a look at the major events that occurred throughout this decade and offers information on the demographics of the United States at the time. Readers will gain an understanding of the politics, conflicts, science, inventions, pop culture, fashion, and sports of the decade, and they will learn about the legacy the 1940s left behind. Features include a glossary, a timeline, references, websites, source notes, and an...
Author
Series
Publisher
Essential Library/Abdo Pub
Pub. Date
2024.
Lexile measure
1030L
Physical Desc
112 pages : illystrations (some color), map ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"American Life in the 1950s takes a look at the major events that occurred throughout this decade and offers information on the demographics of the United States at the time. Readers will gain an understanding of the politics, conflicts, science, inventions, pop culture, fashion, and sports of the decade, and they will learn about the legacy the 1950s left behind. Features include a glossary, a timeline, references, websites, source notes, and an...
Author
Series
Publisher
Essential Library/Abdo Pub
Pub. Date
2024.
Lexile measure
1160L
Physical Desc
112 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"American Life in the 1960s takes a look at the major events that occurred throughout this decade and offers information on the demographics of the United States at the time. Readers will gain an understanding of the politics, conflicts, science, inventions, pop culture, fashion, and sports of the decade, and they will learn about the legacy the 1960s left behind. Features include a glossary, a timeline, references, websites, source notes, and an...
Author
Series
Publisher
Essential Library/Abdo Pub
Pub. Date
2024.
Lexile measure
1060L
Physical Desc
112 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"American Life in the 1990s takes a look at the major events that occurred throughout this decade and offers information on the demographics of the United States at the time. Readers will gain an understanding of the politics, conflicts, science, inventions, pop culture, fashion, and sports of the decade, and they will learn about the legacy the 1990s left behind. Features include a glossary, a timeline, references, websites, source notes, and an...
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