Gail B. Stewart
9) The 1970s
Author
Pub. Date
[1999]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.5 - AR Pts: 4
Description
Discusses the political, economic, and cultural life of the United States in the 1970s, including Vietnam, race relations, feminism, the environment, fashion, music, television, and film.
14) Teen dropouts
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[1999]
Description
Uses four case studies of teenagers who dropped out of high school to explain who drops out and why and to examine the economic and social consequences of such a decision.
15) Teen mothers
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c1996
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 4
Description
Presents in-depth interviews with four teenage mothers who discuss what their lives are like and their plans for the future now that they have the responsibilities of parenthood.
16) SARS
Author
Pub. Date
2004.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.7 - AR Pts: 4
Description
Describes SARS, its effects on the world's economy, treatments for the disease, and what may happen if it was to return.
18) Weapons of war
Author
Pub. Date
c2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.4 - AR Pts: 6
Description
Discusses the weapons used in the Civil War, technological innovations that were made, and the problems and increased casualties that resulted.
19) Water monsters
Author
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 3
Description
Discusses the sightings of strange creatures in lakes, oceans, and rivers around the world and the ongoing efforts to prove they exist.
20) Area 51
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2009
Description
Presents a brief survey of the mystery surrounding the U.S. Air Force's Nellis Range and the section of land known as Area 51.