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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.5 - AR Pts: 65
Description
This is the story of Clyde Griffiths and his desperate pursuit of success. It is a depiction of the harsh realities of American life and of the dark side of the American Dream. It is a story vivid in its sense of wholesale human waste and unceasing in its rich compassion.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Details the significance of the arrival of horses from Europe on Native American's lives and culture and explains how they made use of these creatures when hunting, carrying items, or going to war. Includes color photographs, a glossary, and further reading sources.
5) Polar
Author
Pub. Date
c2002
Description
The bittesweet story of Deputy Ray Tatum's search for a missing child in the wilds of the Virginia Blue Ridge. Filtered through the eyes of a nameless, prying neighbor, this history of love and loss, of crime and punishmentin a small, upland town is touched throughout by Pearson's trademark blend of extraordinary high humor and nagging melancholy.
Series
This American Life volume 1
Pub. Date
[2008]
Description
Join host Ira Glass and his company, as they bring a different theme to life each week, in the format of the popular Chicago radio show by the same name.