Gail Herman
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childrensElibrary
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English
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June 20, 1997. History is being made in the Los Angeles Forum. And thousands of men, women, and children are there to watch it. Thousands more will tune in on TV. Why? It's the first game of the Women's National Basketball Association - and a brand-new era in women's sports. Here is the inside story on the teams and the players of this groundbreaking new league. Read about Lisa Leslie and Rebecca Lobo - once Olympic teammates, now opponents. Discover...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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After breaking or tying more than sixty records in hockey, it's no wonder that Wayne Gretzky is known as "The Great One." Born in Brantford, Ontario, on January 26, 1961, in a nation obsessed with the sport, he threw himself into the game practically from the time he first laced up a pair of skates. When he retired from the NHL in 1999, he had led several teams to Stanley Cup victories, competed in the Olympics, and changed the way hockey was played...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"A thoughtful and age-appropriate introduction to an unimaginable event--the Holocaust. The Holocaust was a genocide on a scale never before seen, with as many as twelve million people killed in Nazi death camps--six million of them Jews. Gail Herman traces the rise of Hitler and the Nazis, whose rabid anti-Semitism led first to humiliating anti-Jewish laws, then to ghettos all over Eastern Europe, and ultimately to the Final Solution. She presents...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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A biography of professional baseball player Derek Jeter, discussing his childhood, career highlights, years with the New York Yankees, and other related topics. When Derek Jeter was eight years old, he announced that he was going to play baseball for the New York Yankees.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Presents the life and achievements of Coretta Scott King, discussing her vital role in the Civil Rights Movement, her awareness campaigns, and her efforts to continue the work of her husband, Martin Luther King, Jr.