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The John F. Kennedy assassination

the shooting that shook America
2018
The assassination of President John F. Kennedy was a horrific event that stunned the world and left Americans deeply shaken. There are many conspiracy theories surrounding this crime and its aftermath, but readers will discover the facts as they take a closer look at the shooting and the events that followed with the help of fact boxes, detailed sidebars, and primary source photographs. Essential historical information is presented in an engaging way, as common facts taught in history classes share space with gripping details of the investigation of one of the most infamous crimes of the 20th century.
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Investigating gun crimes

2018
This book uses true life crime stories from early cases like the St. Valentine's Day Massacre to more recent war crimes in Croatia to engage readers while educating them on forensic firearm analysis, which includes identifying basic types of firearms and bullets, matching bullet too lmarks to a specific gun, and gathering crime scene evidence.
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Assassination classroom

2018
"The battle for Koro Sensei's life against a multinational operation's soldiers and weaponry is difficult enough, but now his creator, mad scientist Yanagisawa, and his former proteg?, Grim Reaper II, join the battle to destroy him--and they've both had major enhancements! But the stakes abruptly change when a 3-E student is fatally caught in the crossfire... If there's one thing that enrages 3-E's teacher, it's harming--let alone killing--his students! Koro Sensei's fury and ingenuity know no bounds, even as fate inexorably catches up to him..."--Back cover.
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Assassination classroom

2017
"Lowly class E and elite Class A compete for the most customers at their school festival booth. So far, the students of Class E are holding their own, despite their location on the mountaintop. Then a parade of familiar faces, some welcome and some...not so much...drop by with surprising consequences. Will the principal's son Gakushu be able to maintain his position as the illustrious leader of Class A? Who could possibly replace him to lead the students to victory and subjugating the weak...?"--Back cover.
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Take the key and lock her up

Desperate to protect her younger brother Jamie, Grace Blakely, her brother, and her friend Alexei are on the run from the forces in Adria who threaten them because Jamie is the true heir to the throne--but it is hard to hide from Prime Minister Alexandra Petrovic and the the secret society that is part of Grace's family heritage, and even harder to know who to trust.
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See how they run

Grace Blakely believed that finding the truth about her mother's murder would finally give her peace, but now she knows that it is only the beginning of the secrets that will dominate her life--and make her a target on Embassy Row in Adria.
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Spy School: Secret Service

2017
Thirteen-year-old Ben Ripley is assigned to protect the president from an assassination attempt in his first solo mission, but he may be in over his head.

Julius Caesar

2011
An adaptation, with simplified language, of "Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare in which Cassius, fearing Julius Caesar's ambition, forms a conspiracy among Roman republicans to assassinate him on the Ides of March.

Dirty wars

the world is a battlefield
Explores the covert side of the United States government's military affairs, presenting evidence that the scope and secrecy of America's black ops missions are wider and more dangerous than anyone in the American media either knows or is willing to tell. Explores covert operations that have gone wrong, with innocent and civilian casualties, and even instances where US citizens have been targeted for killing by their own government.

Prodigy

a Legend novel
2014
June and Day make their way to Las Vegas where they join the rebel Patriot group and become involved in an assassination plot against the Elector in hopes of saving the Republic.

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