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IL: UG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 21
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Traces the personal crisis the author endured after the death of her mother and a painful divorce, which prompted her ambition to undertake a dangerous 1,100-mile solo hike that both drove her to rock bottom and helped her to heal.
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In 1994, Anchee Min made her literary debut with a memoir of growing up in China during the violent trauma of the Cultural Revolution. Red Azalea became an international bestseller and propelled her career as a successful, critically acclaimed author. Twenty years later, Min returns to the story of her own life to give us the next chapter, an immigrant story that takes her from the shocking deprivations of her homeland to the sudden bounty of the...
29) Half a life
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Pub. Date
[2010]
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Half a life after he killed a girl riding her bike with his car as a teenager, the author delves into the meaning and consequences of that fateful day, and all the culpability, anguish, and regret that continue to penetrate his every thought.
30) Rick Riordan
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Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
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"Explores the life of Rick Riordan and his most popular books, with additional facts provided through a timeline, awards, and fan information. Includes photographs, creative writing tips, and instruction on how to write a biography report"--Provided by publisher.
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[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
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This biography introduces readers to the five-time winner of the Coretta Scott King Award, Walter Dean Myers. Readers will learn about Myers's childhood in Harlem, his difficulty in school with a speech impediment, and the inspiration behind his award-winning titles. His books include Monster, Scorpions, and Fallen Angels. Easy-to-read text and full-color photos highlight Myers's childhood, education, and life as an author. Checkerboard Library is...
37) Beverly Cleary
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Pub. Date
c2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
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Provides information about the childhood, education, and career of children's book author Beverly Cleary, creator of the Ramona Quimby character.
38) Let me finish
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Pub. Date
c2006
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Roger Angell recounts the experiences he had growing up in Prohibition-era New York with his father, mother, Katharine White, one of the founding editors of "The New Yorker", and his famous stepfather, writer E.B. White.