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An American Plague
Jim Murphy |
10
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This book recounts the yellow fever epidemic in
Philadelphia in 1793. It is not a story, but a
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Boy
Roald Dahl |
8
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In Boy, Roald Dahl recounts his days as a child
growing up in England. From his years as a
prank
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Gods and Generals
Jeff Shaara |
8
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This prequel of The Killer Angels begins
before the start of the Civil War; it goes all
the w
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Going Solo
Roald Dahl |
8
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The fascinating story of Roald Dahl's life
continues in "Going Solo", a marvelous evocation
of t
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In Cold Blood
 
Truman Capote |
9
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Perry and Dick left little evidence as they
brutally killed four members of the Clutter
famil
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Into The Wild
Jon Krakauer |
8
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In April 1992 a young man from a well-to-do
family hitchhiked to Alaska and walked alone
into
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Into Thin Air
 
Jon Krakauer |
9
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Into Thin Air is a powerful, moving account of
an ill-fated ascent of Mount Everest in 1996
from
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John Muir
 
Rod Miller |
7
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From John Muir's childhood in Scotland to his
adventures in Yosemite, Alaska, and in numerous
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Left For Dead
Peter Nelson |
8
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Hunter Scott, a young boy, created his history
fair project on the torpedoing and subsequent
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October Sky
 
Homer Hickham Jr |
0
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Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World
Jennifer Armstrong |
9
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In 1914 Ernest Shackleton, a famous artic
explorer, puts together a team of 27 men to
become the
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Soldier's Heart
Gary Paulsen |
9
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This book is about the service of Charley Goddard
in the United States Army during the Civil War.
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The Acorn People
Ron Jones |
8
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This story is told by the author and how he
became a sleepaway camp counselor for severely
handi
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The Hot Zone
 
Richard Preston |
8
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An educating story about a danger to life as we
know it, lethal viruses. Focusing in on the
Ebo
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The Right Stuff
 
Tom Wolfe |
9
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Seven test pilots are chose to participate in
the Mercury project that will combat the
Russia
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The Speedwell Voyage
Kenneth Poolman |
8
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This book is very factual, but better than I
expected it to be. It takes place in the
eighteent
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