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Author
Series
Between two flags volume 2
Pub. Date
c1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 7
62) Cry of courage
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 7
Description
Three children from different backgrounds experience major changes in their lives on the eve of the Civil War.
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
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Description
The mist in Charleston Inner Harbor was heavy, but not heavy enough to disguise the stolen Confederate steamship, the Planter, from Confederate soldiers. In the early hours of May 13, 1862, in the midst of the deadly U.S. Civil War, an enslaved man named Robert Smalls was about to carry out a perilous plan of escape. Standing at the helm of the ship, Smalls impersonated the captain as he and his crew passed heavily armed Confederate forts to enter...
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Description
What if you suddenly found yourself in Addy Walker's world in the middle of the Civil War? Join Addy on adventures as you outrun a slave catcher, raise money for soldiers, and search for Addy's family. Your journey back in time can take whatever twists and turns you choose, as you select from a variety of options in this multi-ending story.
69) Freedom fire
Author
Series
Dactyl Hill Squad volume 2
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 9
Description
Magdalys Roca and her friends from the Colored Orphan Asylum are heading southwest on the back of Stella, the giant pteranodon, to find Montez, her brother, wounded during the siege of Vicksburg; now they are heading into the heart of the fighting, depending on Magdalys's ability to communicate telepathically with dinosaurs--but one of the companions is not quite what she seems, and Magdalys's talent could make her a target for both sides.
70) Finding freedom
Author
Series
American girl BeForever. Addy, 1864 volume 1
Addy classic volume 1
American girl BeForever. Addy 1864 volume 1
Addy classic volume 1
American girl BeForever. Addy 1864 volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 4
Description
"Addy Walker's family is planning a dangerous escape from slavery during the summer of 1864. But before they can leave, the most terrible thing Addy can imagine happens -- her Poppa and her brother, Sam, are sold! Addy and her Momma decide they must head out on their own. Although the road to freedom is difficult, Addy's new life brings new friends, school, and even the opportunity to help others. But when will her family be reunited?"--
Author
Series
Racing to freedom trilogy volume 3
Pub. Date
[2007]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 6
Description
Thirteen-year-old Gabriel, a former slave, leaves behind his life as a professional jockey and joins his father in the Fifth U.S. Colored Cavalry at Camp Nelson, Kentucky.
Author
Series
Trailblazer books volume 40
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 5
Description
Despite his clubfoot, Danny Sims, Frederick Doublas's fourteen-year-old stable boy, joins the newly formed all-black Fifty-Fourth Massachusetts Infantry regiment, eager to do his part to help end slavery.
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 5
Description
Here is the riveting dual biography of two little-known but extraordinary men in Civil War history George E. Stephens and James Henry Gooding. These Union soldiers not only served in the Massachusetts 54th Infantry, the well-known black regiment, but were also war correspondents who published eyewitness reports of the battlefields. Their dispatches told the truth of their lives at camp, their intense training, and the dangers and tragedies on the...
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
"The American Civil War, fought from 1861 to 1865, deeply divided the United States. Opinions about this war, the deadliest in US history, continue to divide Americans even today. many think they know the whole stroy about this time in the country's history, but there's always more to learn! For example, most Amercians know that the Southen system of slavery played a part in causing the war, but did you know that slavery wasn't only in the South?...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
The compelling, hidden story of Cathy Williams, a former slave and the first woman to ever serve in the US Army. "Here's the first thing you need to know about Miss Cathy Williams: I am the daughter of a daughter of a queen and my Mama never let me forget it." Cathy Williams was born and lived a slave until the Union army came and destroyed the only world she had ever known. Separated from her family, she makes the impossible decision: to fight with...
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