Jill Abramson
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"An instructive and marvelously entertaining chronicle of a puppy's first year, by the managing editor of The New York Times One sparkling summer day, Jill Abramson brought home a nine-week-old golden retriever named Scout. Over the following year, as she and her husband raised their adorable new puppy, Abramson wrote a hugely popular column for The New York Times's website about the joys and challenges of training this rambunctious addition to their...
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[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 2
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Photographs and text adapted from "New York Times" articles trace Barack Obama's journey from his birth in Hawaii, through his political career in Chicago and his primary and presidential campaigns, to his inauguration in 2009.
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2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 1
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"Best-selling author, former executive editor of the New York Times, and self-confessed political junkie, Jill Abramson has written a detailed and fascinating book that explains how the highest court in the United States works, who gets to serve on it, which cases have had the greatest impact on the country, and why the US justice system is so vital to democracy"--
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2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.9 - AR Pts: 1
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"It's Scout's first winter, and she can't wait for Christmas! She loves the shiny presents with their gorgeous ribbons, which look awfully like fancy tug-of-war toys! By the time Scout's through with them, the presents are a mess. Is Christmas morning ruined? Of course not! ans of Puppy Diaries will find this story hilarious, sweet, and perfect for young readers!" --|cfrom Amazon.L
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2021
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 1
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"Explaining clearly and concisely what exactly Congress does, this book is peppered with fascinating stories, including the bloody beating in the Senate of a lawmaker in pre-Civil War days, the Watergate hearings, and Senator Joe McCarthy's shameful "witch hunt" of Communists. Kids may start considering a career in Congress themselves when they learn fun facts, such as the special "candy desk" in the Senate, and the fact that all lawmakers can bring...
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2019.
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"The definitive report on the disruption of the news media over the last decade. With the expert guidance of former Executive Editor of The New York Times Jill Abramson, we follow two legacy (The New York Times and The Washington Post) and two upstart (BuzzFeed and VICE) companies as they plow through a revolution in technology, economics, standards, commitment, and endurance that pits old vs. new media"--
7) Puppy parade
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[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
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Participating in a parade with other puppies, Scout hopes to win one of the most important ribbons of the day and imagines herself as the best behaved, most beautiful, and friendliest puppy until the ribbon she actually receives proves to be both surprising and amusing.
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[1994]
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"After almost three years of intensive research, two superb journalists shed much light on the explosive issues that arose during the confirmation hearings: Did Thomas indeed harass Hill? How did Hill's allegations leak to the press? Why was the Senate Judiciary Committee unable to solve the mysteries surrounding the case?" "But as Jane Mayer and Jill Abramson show, the story of Thomas's ascension to the Court goes far beyond what emerged during the...