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Common Core: Adult Books for Teens: “Revolutionary Summer”

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Victoria Waddle

   Revolutionary Summer by Joseph J. Ellis The summer of 1776 is the revolutionary summer that Ellis discusses in his book, one in which the fate of the war for independence looked pretty bleak. Ellis says of Washington’s ragtag army, … Continue reading →

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“How They Croaked”

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Victoria Waddle

     How They Croaked: The Awful Ends of the Awfully Famous by Georgia Bragg; illustrated by Kevin O’Malley This wacky book is alternatelty gross and funny. It is always fascinating. Bragg looks at the terrible suffering involved in the deaths … Continue reading →

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