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2) John Glenn
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Describes the life of John Glenn, including his childhood, World War II activities, work as a test pilot and astronaut, career as a senator, and return to space in 1998.
3) Bill Gates
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
A biography of the man who created Microsoft, from his childhood to his battle in court after being accused of having a monopoly in the computer industry.
7) Mark Twain
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Discusses the life of the famed nineteenth-century author from his childhood in Hannibal, Missouri, through his careers as journalist, riverboat pilot, soldier, prospector, and humorist.
11) Thomas Jefferson
Author
Language
English
Description
A biography of Thomas Jefferson--patriot, president, and author of the Declaration of Independence.
12) Bessie Coleman
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications Co
Pub. Date
[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Looks at the life of the first black woman pilot, discussing her childhood, education, and flying career.
13) Cesar Chavez
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
14) J.R.R. Tolkien
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner
Pub. Date
[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Discusses the life, works, and influence of this reknowned British author.
15) Malcolm X
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications Co
Pub. Date
2005.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
16) Jimi Hendrix
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications Co
Pub. Date
[2006]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Discusses the childhood, young adulthood, musical career, and death of Jimi Hendrix, considered by many to be the world's greatest rock-and-roll guitarist.
17) J.K. Rowling
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2006]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
18) John F. Kennedy
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner
Pub. Date
[2006]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
19) Maya Angelou
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2006]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Read about the life of the famous African-American author.
20) Sylvia Earle
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications Company
Pub. Date
[2006]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Describes the life of this groundbreaking marine biologist and diver, from her childhood in New Jersey and Florida to her deep sea explorations of the 1980s and 1990s.
