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Biography
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Lincoln :Photographs and text trace the life of the Civil War President |
B LIN |
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Harvesting hopeA biography of Cesar Chavez, from age ten when he and his family lived happily on their Arizona ranch, to age thirty-eight when he led a peaceful protest against California migrant workers' miserable |
B CHA |
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MaritchaThe story of Maritcha R?emond Lyons, born and raised in New York City, tells what it was like to be a black child born free during the days of slavery, and her fight to attend a whites-only high schoo |
B LYO |
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When I was a soldierAdriana Hunter, Val?erie Zenatti The story of one girl's experience in the Israeli national army where strict routines, grueling marches, poor food, and lack of sleep are the norm, but service has its rewards as well |
B ZEN |
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The tree of lifePresents the life of the famous nineteenth-century naturalist using text from Darwin's writings and detailed drawings by Sis |
B DAR |
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Pastor Andr?e Trocm?eDepicts the efforts of one village in France, under the spiritual guidance of Andr?e Trocm?e, to protect thousands of Jewish refugees during World War II. |
B TRO |
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Uppity women of the New WorldProfiles 225 women living between the early 1500s and the mid-1800s who contributed to the exploration of the New World as they battled against slavery, formed friendships with Indians, and dresed as |
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Sisters against slaveryStephanie Sammartino McPherson, Karen Ritz Chronicles the sisters' fight for equality |
920 McP |
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Angelina Grimk?eBased on Angelina Grimke's dairies, letters, and other primary sources, this text discusses the greatest conflict of her time: slavery in the United States |
B GRI |
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Burned child seeks the fireThe story of Cordelia Edvardson, who being raised Catholic but with Jewish heritage, mades the decision to give herself over to Gestapo headquarters to allow her mother to remain free, telling of her |
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