Tara Sullivan
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
"Kept as forced labor on a chocolate plantation in the Ivory Coast, Amadou and his younger brother Seydou had given up hope, until a young girl arrives at the camp who rekindles the urge to escape"--
They only wanted to make some money during the dry season to help their impoverished family; instead they were tricked into forced labor on a plantation in the Ivory Coast. For two years what has mattered are the number of cacao pods Amadou and his younger...
2) Golden boy
Author
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
"A Tanzanian albino boy finds himself the ultimate outsider, hunted because of the color of his skin"--
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Hudson River bridges, iconic structures of the New York State Bridge Authority, are the cornerstone of the Mid-Hudson Valley. Opened in 1924, the Bear Mountain Bridge was the first vehicular crossing of the Hudson River, south of Albany. Twentieth-century growth in the Hudson Valley can be traced to each bridge opening, the result of grassroot efforts by local residents. The Mid-Hudson Bridge, named for the region these bridges span, was designated...