Lexile 1040

Books with a Lexile Level of 1040.
 

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1. Answering the cry for freedom: stories of African Americans and the American Revolution

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Author:
Woelfle, Gretchen
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Cary Regional - Childrens Non-Fiction
J973.3 WOELF
Eva H. Perry Regional - Childrens Non-Fiction
J973.3 WOELF
Express - Fayetteville St. - Childrens Non-Fiction
J973.3 WOELF
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This book provides the chance for young readers to learn about the death-defying attempts of black Americans to gain the inalienable rights promised in the Declaration of Independence.

2. Babe: the gallant pig

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Author:
King-Smith, Dick
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4.5 stars
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16 copies, 1 person is on the wait list.
Cary Regional - Childrens Fiction
J KINGSMITH
Eva H. Perry Regional - Childrens Fiction
J KINGSMITH
Fuquay-Varina Community - Childrens Fiction
J KINGSMITH
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A piglet comes to Farmer Hogget's farm, where he is adopted by an old sheepdog and accomplishes amazing things.

3. Louisa May's Battle: how the Civil War led to Little Women

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Author:
Krull, Kathleen
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Cary Regional - Childrens Biography has 2
JB ALCOTT
Middlecreek Community - Childrens Biography has 2
JB ALCOTT

4. Sea queens: women pirates around the world

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Author:
Yolen, Jane
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5 stars
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Athens Drive Community - Childrens Non-Fiction
J910.4 YOLEN
Cary Regional - Childrens Non-Fiction has 4
J910.4 YOLEN
Duraleigh Road - Childrens Non-Fiction
J910.4 YOLEN
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Throughout the ages, women from all classes and walks of life turned to pirating out of necessity, desperation, or greed. Acclaimed author Jane Yolen examines the contradictions of these bold women's lives and times. Meet Artemisia, the admiral-queen of Persia in 500 BC; Grania O'Malley, the Irish "pirate queen" who challenged Queen Elizabeth I's ships; Madame Ching, who sailed the South China Sea in the early 1800's; and ten other female pirates...

5. Six days in October: the stock market crash of 1929

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Author:
Blumenthal, Karen
Series:
Wall Street journal books
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Cary Regional - Childrens Non-Fiction
J332.64 BLUME
Eva H. Perry Regional - Childrens Non-Fiction
J332.64 BLUME
Southeast Regional - Childrens Non-Fiction
J332.64 BLUME
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A comprehensive review of the events, personalities, and mistakes behind the Stock Market Crash of 1929, featuring photographs, newspaper articles, and cartoons of the day.

6. Yes, she can!: women's sports pioneers

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Author:
Stout, Glenn, 1958-
Series:
Good sports
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Athens Drive Community - Childrens Non-Fiction
J796.092 STOUT
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Profiles five female athletes through history that overcame adversity and discrimination to become prominent players in their sports, including historic swimmer Trudy Ederle and NASCAR's Danica Patrick.