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Laurie Halse Anderson - Viking Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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A searing poetic memoir and call to action from the bestselling and award-winning author of Speak, Laurie Halse Anderson!Bestselling author Laurie Halse Anderson is known for the unflinching way she writes about, and advocates for, survivors of sexual assault. Now, inspired by her fans... |
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Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World
PNLOPE BAGIEU - First Second
Format: Hardcover
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Throughout history and across the globe, one characteristic connects the daring women of Brazen: their indomitable spirit. With her characteristic wit and dazzling drawings, celebrated graphic novelist Pnlope Bagieu profiles the lives of these feisty female role models, some world... |
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Nelson Mandela: "No Easy Walk to Freedom"
Barry Denenberg - Scholastic, Incorporated
Format: Print book
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From his humble beginnings in rural South Africa to his tragic death at age 95 in 2013, Nelson Mandela's life is a tale of inspiration and courage. The most up-to-date biography of Nelson Mandela.This powerful biography provides an in-depth look at Nelson Mandela who grew up in a rural... |
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I Got This: To Gold and Beyond
NOT AVAILABLE. - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover
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New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestseller!Gold medal-winning Olympic gymnast and Dancing with the Stars champion Laurie Hernandez shares her story in her own words in this debut book for fans of all ages - with never-before-seen photos!At sixteen years old, Laurie Hernandez... |
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Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers
Deborah Heiligman - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover
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Printz Honor Book * YALSA Nonfiction Award Winner * Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Winner * SCBWI Golden Kite Winner * Cybils Senior High Nonfiction Award WinnerFrom the author of National Book Award finalist Charles and Emma comes an incredible story of brotherly love.The deep... |
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Being Jazz: My Life as a (Transgender) Teen
Jazz Jennings - Crown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Jazz Jennings is one of the youngest and most prominent voices in the national discussion about gender identity. At the age of five, Jazz transitioned to life as a girl, with the support of her parents. A year later, her parents allowed her to share her incredible journey in her first Barbara... |
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Reaching for the Moon: The Autobiography of NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson
Katherine Johnson - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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The inspiring autobiography of NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, who helped launch Apollo 11.As a young girl, Katherine Johnson showed an exceptional aptitude for math. In school she quickly skipped ahead several grades and was soon studying complex equations with the support of a professor... |
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Young Readers Edition
William Kamkwamba - Dial Books
Format: Hardcover
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The New York Times bestselling memoir of the heroic young inventor who brought electricity to his Malawian village is now perfect for young readers When a terrible drought struck William Kamkwamba s tiny village in Malawi his family lost all of the season s crops leaving them with nothing... |
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Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom: My Story of the 1965 Selma Voting Rights March
Lynda Blackmon Lowery - Speak
Format: Paperback
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A memoir of the Civil Rights Movement from one of its youngest heroes--now in paperback will an all-new discussion guide. As the youngest marcher in the 1965 voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Albama, Lynda Blackmon Lowery proved that young adults can be heroes. Jailed eleven... |
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Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad
ANN PETRY - Amistad
Format: Hardcover
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This quintessential middle grade biography of Harriet Tubman now features a cover by NAACP Image Award winner and Caldecott Honor illustrator Kadir Nelson, a foreword by National Book Award finalist Jason Reynolds, and additional new material. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground... |
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Child of the Dream
Sharon Robinson - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover
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An incredible memoir from Sharon Robinson about one of the most important years of the civil rights movement. In January 1963, Sharon Robinson turns thirteen the night before George Wallace declares on national television "segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever"... |
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I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World
Malala Yousafzai - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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The bestselling memoir by Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai.I Am Malala. This is my story. Malala Yousafzai was only ten years old when the Taliban took control of her region. They said music was a crime. They said women weren't allowed to go to the market. They said girls... |
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