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You Choose: History series.
This Choose Your Own Adventure–style book examines the impact of the Voting Rights Act from the perspectives of three participants. The narrative offers three story paths for readers to follow, each with various scenarios and multiple outcomes. Though the information is limited, readers will come away with a general sense of the era and issues. Photos and illustrations help break up the text. Reading list, timeline. Bib., glos., ind.
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4-6
You Choose: History series.
This Choose Your Own Adventure–style book relates the history of Juneteenth from the perspective of three newly freed slaves. The narrative offers three story paths for readers to follow, each with various scenarios and multiple outcomes. Though the information is limited, readers will come away with a general sense of the issues. Photos and illustrations help break up the text. Reading list, timeline. Bib., glos., ind.
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You Choose: Modern History series.
This Choose Your Own Adventure–style book provides three different paths for readers to follow (e.g., be a Marine during Operation Moshtarak). Though the information is limited, reluctant readers who enjoy the series hook will come away with a sense of the conflict. Photos help break up the text. Reading list, timeline. Bib., glos., ind.
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You Choose: Modern History series.
This Choose Your Own Adventure–style book provides three different paths for readers to follow (a child in the lower ninth ward, a store owner in the Lakeview neighborhood, or a firefighter in Biloxi). Though the information is limited, reluctant readers who enjoy the series hook will come away with a sense of the natural disaster. Photos help break up the text. Reading list, timeline. Bib., glos., ind.
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You Choose: History series.
This Choose Your Own Adventure–style book provides three different paths for readers to follow (be a rocket-technology scientist, a reporter, or a Mission Control member during the 1969 moon landing). Though the information is limited, reluctant readers who enjoy the series hook will come away with a sense of the time period and events. Photos help break up the text. Reading list, timeline. Bib., glos., ind.
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You Choose: History series.
This Choose Your Own Adventure–style book provides three different paths for readers to follow (e.g., be a passenger or hired sailor aboard the Lusitania). Though the information is limited, reluctant readers who enjoy the series hook will come away with a sense of the event. Photos and illustrations help break up the text. Reading list, timeline. Bib., glos., ind.