TITLE

Older Readers

PUB. DATE

April 2010

SOURCE

Children & Libraries: The Journal of the Association for Library;Spring2010, Vol. 8 Issue 1, p58

SOURCE TYPE

Academic Journal

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

The article list several books for older readers including "Mr. Lincoln's High-Tech War: How the North Used the Telegraph, Railroads, Surveillance Balloons, Ironclads, High-Powered Weapons, and More to Win the Civil War," by Thomas B. Allen and Roger MacBride Allen, "Return to Sender," by Julia Alvarez, and "Wild Things," by Clay Carmicheal.

ACCESSION #

52007756

Tags: LISTS;  YOUNG adult literature

 

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