Three cups of tea : one man's mission to promote peace--one school at a time
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New York, N.Y. : Dial Books for Young Readers, 2009.
Edition
Young readers ed.
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Dolores Public Library - YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION | YOUNG ADULT 371.82 THOMSON | On Shelf |
La Veta School District - HIGH SCHOOL NONFICTION | HS 371.822 THO | On Shelf |
Mancos Library District - JUVENILE NONFICTION | J 371.822 MOR | On Shelf |
Ruby Sisson Library - JUVENILE NONFICTION | J 371.82 MOR, G | On Shelf |
Weld School - Valley High Library - NONFICTION | 371.822 THO | On Shelf |
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Published
New York, N.Y. : Dial Books for Young Readers, 2009.
Format
Book
Edition
Young readers ed.
Physical Desc
xxiii, 209 pages, [16] pages of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 8.2, 23 Points
Level 8.2, 23 Points
Lexile measure
910
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Description
One man's campaign to build schools in the most dangerous, remote, and anti-American reaches of Asia: in 1993 Greg Mortenson was an American mountain-climbing bum wandering emaciated and lost through Pakistan's Karakoram. After he was taken in and nursed back to health by the people of a Pakistani village, he promised to return one day and build them a school. From that rash, earnest promise grew one of the most incredible humanitarian campaigns of our time--Mortenson's one-man mission to counteract extremism by building schools, especially for girls, throughout the breeding ground of the Taliban. In a region where Americans are often feared and hated, he has survived kidnapping, fatwas issued by enraged mullahs, death threats, and wrenching separations from his wife and children. But his success speaks for itself--at last count, his Central Asia Institute had built fifty-five schools,
Target Audience
4+8,Lexile 910
Target Audience
910,Lexile.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,MG,BL 6.1,PT 7.0,QN - 127438
Study Program Information
Reading Counts RC,6-8,6.3,10,Quiz: 45729.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,MG,6.1,7.0,127438.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Mortenson, G., Relin, D. O., & Thomson, S. L. (2009). Three cups of tea: one man's mission to promote peace--one school at a time (Young readers ed.). Dial Books for Young Readers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Mortenson, Greg, David Oliver. Relin and Sarah L. Thomson. 2009. Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace--one School At a Time. Dial Books for Young Readers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Mortenson, Greg, David Oliver. Relin and Sarah L. Thomson. Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace--one School At a Time Dial Books for Young Readers, 2009.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Mortenson, Greg., David Oliver Relin, and Sarah L Thomson. Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace--one School At a Time Young readers ed., Dial Books for Young Readers, 2009.
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