Rescued 21 stories of daring rescues-- with exercises for developing reading comprehension and critical thinking skills by Billings, Henry

Table of Contents: “…Rescued Stories of Courage and Luck Saving J.J. the Whale, Nurse Hero: Taking Charge at a Crash Site, The Angel of Long Point, The Wild Ride of Gemini 8, Saved from a Mob, Ida Lewis to the Rescue, Saving Jews from the Nazis, Love Works a Miracle, Drama on the High Seas, Rescue in Peru, Tragedy and Rescue at Sea, The Sinking of PT 109, "Superman" to the Rescue, Beneath the Rubble, Shot Down Behind Enemy Lines, Adrift with no Rope, Rescue Down Under, Near Death in a Rail Yard, and Flight to Freedom…”

Supremely partisan how raw politics tips the scales in the United States Supreme Court by Zirin, James D.

Table of Contents: “…-- The Female Seat and Ruth Bader Ginsburg -- The Black Seat : Finding The "Best Qualified" -- Thomas and Natural Law -- Thomas and the Voting Rights Act -- Thomas and Affirmative Action -- Antonin Scalia (1936-2016) : "More Catholic Than the Pope" -- Sonia Sotomayor : The Wise Latina Woman and Identity Politics -- Hobby Lobby : Religious Freedom v. Reproductive Rights -- The Obamacare Cases : The Chief Rides to the Rescue -- Gay Marriage : "The Times They Are A-Changin'" -- Capital Punishment : Death Is Different.…”

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