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Series

Publisher

Capstone Press

Pub. Date

2016.

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 2

Language

English

Description

"In a narrative nonfiction format, follows people who experienced the attack on Pearl Harbor."

2) Fatal faults: the story of the Challenger explosion

Author

Braun, Eric

Series

Publisher

Capstone Press

Pub. Date

[2016]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 2

Language

English

Description

"In a narrative nonfiction format, follows people who experienced the Challenger tragedy and controversy"--

3) Impact: the story of the September 11 terrorist attacks

Author

Doeden, Matt

Series

Publisher

Capstone Press, a Capstone Imprint

Pub. Date

[2016]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 2

Language

English

Description

In a narrative nonfiction format, follows people who experienced the events of September 11, 2001.

4) The wound is mortal: the story of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln

Author

Gunderson, Jessica

Series

Publisher

Capstone Press

Pub. Date

2015.

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 2

Language

English

Description

"In a narrative nonfiction format, follows people who experienced the events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln"--

5) Fight for survival: the story of the Holocaust

Author

Freeburg, Jessica

Series

Publisher

Capstone Press, a capstone imprint

Pub. Date

[2017]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 2

Language

English

Description

"In a narrative nonfiction format, follows people who experienced the Holocaust"--

6) Smooth sea and a fighting chance: the story of the sinking of Titanic

Author

Series

Publisher

Capstone Press

Pub. Date

2016.

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 2

Language

English

Description

"In a narrative nonfiction format, follows people who experienced the sinking of Titanic"--

7) Total devastation: the story of Hurricane Katrina

Author

Series

Publisher

Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint

Pub. Date

[2017]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 2

Language

English

Description

"In a narrative nonfiction format, follows people who experienced Hurricane Katrina"--

8) Tragedy in Dallas: the story of the assassination of John F. Kennedy

Author

Series

Publisher

Capstone Press, a capstone imprint

Pub. Date

[2016]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 2

Language

English

Description

"In a narrative nonfiction format, follows people who experienced the assassination of John F. Kennedy"--

9) Collapse and chaos: the story of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti

Author

Freeburg, Jessica

Series

Publisher

Capstone Press a capstone imprint

Pub. Date

[2017]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 2

Language

English

Description

In an immersive, exciting narrative nonfiction format, this powerful book follows a selection of people who experienced the 2010 Haiti Earthquake.

10) From fugitive to freedom: the story of the underground railroad

Author

Series

Publisher

Capstone Press

Pub. Date

2017.

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 2

Language

English

Description

In an immersive, exciting narrative nonfiction format, this powerful book follows a selection of people who experienced the Underground Railroad.

11) Swept away: the story of the 2011 Japanese tsunami

Author

Rissman, Rebecca

Series

Publisher

Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint

Pub. Date

[2017]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 2

Language

English

Description

In "narrative nonfiction format, this ... book follows a selection of people who experienced the 2011 Japan Tsunami"--Amazon.com.

12) Turning point: the story of the D-Day landings

Author

Series

Publisher

Capstone Press, a capstone imprint

Pub. Date

[2017]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 2

Language

English

Description

In an immersive, exciting narrative nonfiction format, this powerful book follows a selection of people who experienced the D-Day invasion.

13) Breaking barriers: the story of Jackie Robinson

Author

Series

Publisher

An imprint of Capstone Press

Pub. Date

[2018]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 2

Language

English

Description

In an immersive, exciting narrative nonfiction format, this powerful book follows a selection of people who experienced the events surrounding the breaking of the color barrier in baseball.

14) Houston, we've had a problem: the story of the Apollo 13 disaster

Author

Rissman, Rebecca

Series

Publisher

Capstone Press

Pub. Date

[2018]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 2

Language

English

Description

Tangled history. Tangled history

In an immersive, exciting narrative nonfiction format, this powerful book follows a selection of people who experienced the events surrounding the Apollo 13 disaster.

15) The Boston marathon bombing: running for their lives

Author

Hoena, B. A

Series

Publisher

Capstone Press

Pub. Date

[2019]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 2

Language

English

Description

"Vivid storytelling brings an incredible story to life and place readers in the shoes of people who experienced one of the most frightening terrorist attacks on U.S. soil - the bombing of the Boston Marathon in 2013. On April 15, 2013, athletes and spectators gathered for the annual Boston Marathon. When two bombs detonated near the finish line, a day of celebration turned into a fight for survival and a manhunt to capture the bombers. Suspenseful,...

16) Captain Sully's river landing: the Hudson hero of Flight 1549

Author

Series

Publisher

Capstone Press

Pub. Date

[2019]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 2

Language

English

Description

"Vivid storytelling brings an incredible story to life and place readers in the shoes of people who experienced the most successful ditching in aviation history - the emergency river landing of US Airways Flight 1549. On January 15, 2009, Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger was faced with disaster when his Airbus A320 airplane struck a flock of Canada geese shortly after taking off from New York's LaGuardia Airport. With no engine power and no airports...

17) The Salem witch trials: mass hysteria and many lives lost

Author

We the people
Tangled history

Series

Publisher

Capstone Press

Pub. Date

2019.

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 2

Language

English

Description

In the spring of 1692, girls in Salem, Massachusetts, accused several local women of witchcraft. The events that followed were marked by mass hysteria and religious extremism and ultimately led to trials, convictions, executions, and many more accusals.

18) The Selma marches for civil rights: we shall overcome

Author

Series

Tangled History

Publisher

Capstone Press

Pub. Date

[2019]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 2

Language

English

Description

Vivid storytelling and authentic dialogue bring American history to life and place readers in the shoes of ten people who experienced one of the most pivotal moments of the Civil Rights Movement - the marches from Selma to Montgomery.

19) The Battle of the Bulge: Nazi Germany's Final Attack on the Western Front

Author

Series

Publisher

Capstone Press, a capstone imprint

Pub. Date

[2020]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 2

Language

English

20) Hiroshima and Nagasaki: the atomic bombings that shook the world

Author

Series

Publisher

Capstone Press

Pub. Date

[2020]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 2

Language

English

Description