William Alexander
2) Ambassador
Author
Series
Ambassador (William Alexander) volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
Appointed Earth's ambassador to the universe, twelve-year-old Gabe Fuentes faces two sets of "alien" problems when he discovers his parents are illegal aliens and face deportation and the Earth is in the path of a destructive alien force causing multiple mass extinctions.
Author
Publisher
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Gives advice from a backyard gardener on growing everything from apples to zucchini, and presents his gardening experiences and realization that the love of gardening often drove him to use costly and time-consuming methods.
Author
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
"In a world full of ghosts, Rosa and Jasper live in the only unhaunted town--but must spring to action when they realize the ghosts are lying in wait to take the town back"--
Author
Publisher
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
William Alexander is more than a Francophile. He wants to be French. There's one small obstacle though: he doesn't speak la langue française. In Flirting with French, Alexander sets out to conquer the language he loves. But will it love him back?
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"The tomato gets no respect. Never has. Lost in the dustbin of history for centuries, accused of being vile and poisonous, subjected to being picked hard-green and gassed, even used as a projectile, the poor tomato has become the avatar for our disaffection with industrial foods - while becoming the most popular vegetable in America (and, in fact, the world). Each summer, tomato festivals crop up across the country; the Heinz ketchup bottle, instantly...
11) Nomad
Author
Series
Ambassador (William Alexander) volume 2
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Gabe Fuentes, Earth's current ambassador, along with alien ambassador Kaen, and previous ambassador Nadia, set out on a journey to stop the Outlast from destroying every known species and civilization.
Author
Series
Vermonter volume 1
Publisher
Independently Published
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
" A Vermont Haunted History is brimming with a collection of Vermont ghost stories, haunted locations and mysterious people and places. Just the type of reading you will want to indulge in on a dark, rainy evening.Vermont is famous for maple syrup and Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream but perhaps it's best kept secret are the delightfully creepy ghost stories and legends that have been passed down by generations of Vermont families.Within the pages of this...
14) Celia Cruz
Author
Series
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Español
Description
"Conoce a la Reina de la Salsa, Celia Cruz, antes solo una niña de La Habana, Cuba, que amaba cantar. Su voz conmovedora, su encanto irresistible y su voluntad de hierro le permitieron alcanzar la fama de forma meteórica, abriéndoles así las puertas a artistas latinos en el mundo entero. Su espectacular carrera la llevó de la Sonora Matancera a la Fania All-Stars con la creciente popularidad de la salsa, un género nacido de los estilos musicales...
Series
Journal of African American History volume 87, Spring 2002
Journal of African American History volume 102, No. 2, Spring 2017
Journal of African American History volume 94, No. 3, Summer 2009
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Journal of African American History volume 102, No. 2, Spring 2017
Journal of African American History volume 94, No. 3, Summer 2009
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Publisher
Association for the Study of African American Life and History
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English