The First Amendment
Looks at the First Amendment to the U.S. constitution, examining at the state of the world before it was passed, how it came to be passed, and how the rights of free speech, religion, petition, and assembly have been handled over the years.
342.73
year: 2011
copies: 9
call number/section: 342.73
lexile:
subjects: freedom of expression, freedom of religion, right of petition, united states [X], petition, right of, civil rights
The Security Agencies Of The United States
"Read about America's Security Agencies and how they keep us safe"--Provided by publisher.
355.03
year: 2013
copies: 10
call number/section: 355.03
lexile: 960
Us Army Rangers
Action packed photographs and fascinating text introduce readers to the United States Army Rangers.
356
year: 2013
copies: 11
call number/section: 356
lexile:
subjects: military art and science, military training camps, soldiers, military transportation, military history, united states [X]
Us Army Special Forces
Readers will learn about the amazing missions taken on by these brave soldiers.
356
year: 2013
copies: 9
call number/section: 356
lexile:
subjects: military art and science, military training camps, soldiers, military transportation, military history, united states [X]
Us Navy Seals
Examines the lives of the Navy SEALs, a special operations force that works closely with the U.
359.9
year: 2013
copies: 13
call number/section: 359.9
lexile:
subjects: military art and science, military training camps, soldiers, military history, secrecy, united states [X]
Jump Into The Sky
In 1945, thirteen-year-old Levi is sent to find the father he has not seen in three years, going from Chicago, to segregated North Carolina, and finally to Pendleton, Oregon, where he learns that his father's unit, the all-Black 555th paratrooper battalion, will never see combat but finally has a mission.
FIC
year: 2013
copies: 24
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 940
subjects: segregation, prejudices, african americans, fathers and sons, united states, united states [X], father-son relationship, historical fiction, historical fiction, world war, 1939-1945 $z united states
Free-fire Zone
When Rudi is drafted by the US Marine Corps, no one expects him to succeed.
FIC
year: 2013
copies: 49
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 860
Big Bad Ironclad!
Retells, in graphic-novel format, the history of the ironclad steam warships used in the Civil War, revealing facts about the ship's inventor, William Cushing--who pranked his way through the entire war--and other real-life characters.
973.7
year: 2012
copies: 114
call number/section: 973.7
lexile: 280
Courage Has No Color
Examines the role of African-Americans in the military through the history of the Triple Nickles, America's first black paratroopers, who fought against attacks perpetrated on the American West by the Japanese during World War II.
940.54
year: 2013
copies: 82
call number/section: 940.54
lexile: 1090
subjects: world war, 1939-1945, african american soldiers, united states, united states [X], african american history month, fire fighting, african americans, race discrimination
Blood Brotherhood
On December 1, 1950, Marine Captain Everett Donovan wakes up in a mortar crater behind enemy lines and is confronted by his Korean counterpart.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 12
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 860
Control Under Fire
Lieutenant Commander Donovan has a chance to prove to himself and his elite SEAL team that he has what it takes to lead when their helicopter is shot down and some of his men captured by terrorists in the mountains of Kandahar, Afghanistan.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 13
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 840
subjects: soldiers, leadership, terrorists, afghan war, 2001-, kandah?r (afghanistan), afghanistan, united states [X], kandaha?r (afghanistan)
Emancipation Proclamation
Examines the Emancipation Proclamation, discussing the steps that led President Lincoln to create the document, how his views changed and how he was to address a divided country.
973.7
year: 2013
copies: 27
call number/section: 973.7
lexile: 1160
Marquis De Lafayette
Explores the life of Marquis de Lafayette and details the contributions he made to the American Revolution.
920
year: 2013
copies: 7
call number/section: 920
lexile: 930
subjects: lafayette, marie joseph paul yves roch gilbert du motier, generals, statesmen, united states, united states [X]
Hillary Clinton
A biography of Hillary Rodham Clinton, former First Lady of the United States, Senator, presidential candidate, and Secretary of State.
920
year: 2013
copies: 11
call number/section: 920
lexile: 840
subjects: clinton, hillary rodham, presidents' spouses, women legislators, women politicians, women presidential candidates, women cabinet officers, united states [X]
March
A first-hand account of the author's lifelong struggle for civil and human rights spans his youth in rural Alabama, his life-changing meeting with Martin Luther King, Jr.
FIC
year: 2016
copies: 289
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 760
subjects: lewis, john, legislators, african american legislators, civil rights workers, african american civil rights workers, african americans, civil rights movements, united states [X], student nonviolent coordinating committee (u.s.), nonfiction comics, comics (graphic works)