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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
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In the 1870's, surgery was a crude affair performed on the patient's kitchen table. In the frontier town of Rochester, Minnesota, Dr. W. W. Mayo brought his young sons, Will and Charlie, to assist him with operations. Fifty years later, Rochester became a medical mecca as the Mayo brothers were established as world-class surgeons. With a firm belief in sharing information and learning from others, the Mayo brothers proved the benefits of cooperation...
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Chinese Cinderella volume 2
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Delacorte Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 8
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Memoir of a young girl growing up in a wealthy but dysfunctional Chinese family during the 1940s.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 3
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Presents the story of the feral boy known as the Savage of Aveyron, discovered in the mountain wilderness of Southern France in the late 18th century, and describes the attempts led by Paris physician Jean Marc Gaspard Itard to civilize him.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 2
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"Telling the inspiring human story behind the creation of the Paralympics, this chapter book biography artfully combines archival photos, full-color illustrations, and a riveting narrative to honor the life of Ludwig Guttmann, whose work profoundly changed so many lives"--
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
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An introduction to the life and achievements of the first American female doctor describes the limited career prospects available to women in the early nineteenth-century, the opposition Blackwell faced while pursuing a medical education, and her pioneering medical career that opened doors for future generations of women.
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