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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 20
Language
English
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Description
When her father impulsively moves the family to mid-1970s Alaska to live off the land, young Leni and her mother are forced to confront the dangers of their lack of preparedness in the wake of a dangerous winter season.
2) Absolution
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
324 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"A riveting account of women's lives on the margins of the Vietnam War, from the renowned winner of the National Book Award"--
Author
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books, an imprint of St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2017
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xvi, 445 p. : maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
A history of the American war in Vietnam that provides a rich overview of that war and an evocative reminder of the human faces of the generation who served.
Author
Publisher
Stackpole Books
Pub. Date
c2014
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xvii, 233 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
In October 1969, 150 American artillerymen and their South Vietnamese allies, stationed at the remote jungle fire-support base known as LZ Kate, found themselves surrounded by 5,000 North Vietnamese Army soldiers. The Siege of LZ Kate details the heroic efforts to save these men.
Author
Language
English
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"An unforgettable novel about the power of friendship and kindness by the New York Times bestselling author of Pay It Forward. In the summer of 1969, fourteen-year-old Lucas Painter carries a huge weight on his shoulders. His brother is fighting in Vietnam. His embattled parents are locked in a never-ending war. And his best friend, Connor, is struggling with his own family issues. To find relief from the chaos, Lucas takes long, meandering walks,...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
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Description
"College student Joe Talbert has the modest goal of completing a writing assignment for an English class. His task is to interview a stranger and write a brief biography of the person. With deadlines looming, Joe heads to a nearby nursing home to find a willing subject. There he meets Carl Iverson, and soon nothing in Joe's life is ever the same. Iverson is a dying Vietnam veteran--and a convicted murderer. With only a few months to live, he has...
16) The women
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Language
English
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"When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances "Frankie" McGrath hears these unexpected words, it is a revelation. Raised on idyllic Coronado Island and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing, being a good girl. But in 1965 the world is changing, and she suddenly imagines a different choice for her life. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she impulsively joins the Army Nurse Corps...
17) Vietnam War
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Pub
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
1st American ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
71 p. : ill., maps ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
A photo essay examining the Vietnam War, including the causes, people, battles, weapons, outcomes, and more.
Author
Publisher
The New Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
208 p. ;
Language
English
Description
Not since the last American troops left Vietnam have we faced such a sudden vacuum in our foreign policy—not only of authority, but also of explanations of what happened, and what the future holds.
Few analysts are better poised to address this moment than Noam Chomsky and Vijay Prashad, intellectuals and critics whose work spans generations and continents. Called “the most widely read voice on foreign policy on the planet” by the New York...
20) Kent State
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Told from different points of view--protesters, students, National Guardsmen, and "townies"--recounts the story of what happened at Kent State in May 1970, when four college students were killed by National Guardsmen, and a student protest was turned into a bloody battlefield.