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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 11
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The author, Shyima Hall, was eight when her parents sold her into slavery. In Egypt's capitol city of Cairo, she lived with a wealthy family and serve them eighteen hours a day, seven days a week. When she was ten, her captors moved to Orange County, California, and smuggled Shyima with them. Two years later, an anonymous call from a neighbor brought about the end of Shyima's servitude-- but her journey to true freedom was far from over. Now a US...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A biography of Martin Luther King Jr. emphasizing how he overcame obstacles and achieved success as a civil rights leader. Includes brief information on the civil rights movement in general, King's home state of Georgia, and a lesson on writing biographies.
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