Alexander Scourby
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 8
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Description
A must-have new edition of one of the great American novels--and one of America's most popular--featuring a new introduction by Min Jin Lee, the New York Times bestselling author of Pachinko, and a striking new cover that brings the quintessential novel of the Roaring Twenties into the 2020s. Young, handsome, and fabulously rich, Jay Gatsby seems to have everything. But at his mansion east of New York City, in West Egg, Long Island, where the party...
Pub. Date
2004
Description
Shows some of the events that led to World War I. Describes the progress of the war itself, the role of the United States in the war, and the impact of the war upon the people of the United States. Includes rare footage of all the significant events of war including selling of Liberty Bonds, the sinking of the Lusitania, and the slaughter in the trenches of the main battlefields.
Pub. Date
2014
Description
Based on the Gospel of Luke, the film starts with the Birth of Christ and follows His journey through pivotal events such as known miracles (healing, sharing of the fish), 40 days in the desert, conflict with government/religious leaders, and the betrayal by Judas. Inevitably, the story leads to the Crucifixion, its impact on His disciples, and His miraculous rise thereafter.