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Sonia Sotomayor : A Biography
Mendoza, SylviaLerner Publishing Group 2019Arguably one of the most prominent US Supreme Court Justices at the moment, Sonia Sotomayor has paved her own way to enact profound changes and reforms, despite the obstacles that...
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Let 'Er Buck! : George Fletcher, the People's Champion
Nelson, Vaunda MicheauxLerner Publishing Group 2019"Nelson plaits her narrative with Western lingo and homespun similes. . . . James' painterly oils swirl with energy, visible daubs creating the dusty, monumental landscape and equa...
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Martin Luther King Jr. : Walking in the Light
Fishman, Jon M.Lerner Publishing Group 2019Martin Luther King Jr. was an influential and inspiring leader of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s. His life, work, and death are brought to life for readers like n...
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Becoming
Obama, MichellePenguin Random House Audio Publishing Group 2018An intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama has emerged as one of th...
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The Vast Wonder of the World : Biologist Ernest Everett Just
Mangal, MélinaLerner Publishing Group 2018"A must-purchase picture book biography of a figure sure to inspire awe and admiration among readers."—School Library Journal (starred review) Extraordinary illustrations and lyri...
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The American Indian Rights Movement
Braun, EricLerner Publishing Group 2018What do you know about the American Indian rights movement? You may have heard about modern pipeline protests, but this resistance has its roots in the early years of the United St...
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The Civil Rights Movement
Braun, EricLerner Publishing Group 2018Civil rights have been in the news with the rise of Black Lives Matter, Colin Kaepernick taking a knee during the national anthem at NFL games, and more. Yet civil rights activists...
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The Gay Rights Movement
Braun, EricLerner Publishing Group 2018A lot has changed throughout the history of the gay rights movement. In 1969, the Stonewall Riots brought light to a movement that would later establish gay pride parades and persi...
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The Women's Rights Movement
Braun, EricLerner Publishing Group 2018Women have come a long way since the first women's rights convention took place in Seneca Falls, New York, in 1848—but women's rights activists are still working to expand rights t...
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Going to the Mountain : Life Lessons from My Grandfather, Nelson Mandela
Mandela, NdabaBlackstone Publishing 2018The first-ever book to tell Nelson Mandela's life through the eyes of a child who was raised by him, chronicling Ndaba Mandela's life living with, and learning from, one of the gre...
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Mrs. Sherlock Holmes : The True Story of New York City's Greatest Female Detective and the 1917 Missing Girl Case That Captivated a Nation
Ricca, BradDreamscape Media, LLC 2018Mrs. Grace Humiston was an amazing lawyer and a traveling detective during a time when no women were practicing those professions. She focused on solving cases no one else wanted a...
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The Restless Wave : Good Times, Just Causes, Great Fights, and Other Appreciations
McCain, John; Salter, MarkSimon & Schuster Audio 2018In this candid new political memoir from Senator John McCain, an American hero reflects on his life—and what matters most."I don't know how much longer I'll be here. Maybe I'll hav...
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The Space Barons : Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the Quest to Colonize the Cosmos
Davenport, ChristianBlackstone Publishing 2018The historic quest to rekindle the human exploration and colonization of space led by two rivals and their vast fortunes, egos, and visions of space as the next entrepreneurial fro...
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Martin Luther King Jr.
Herweck, DonaTriangle Interactive, LLC 2018Martin Luther King, Jr. used peaceful protests to become one of the world's greatest African-American Civil Rights leaders. Readers will learn all about his interesting and inspiri...
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You Are There! March on Washington, August 28, 1963
Maloof, TorreyTriangle Interactive, LLC 2018This intriguing nonfiction book builds literacy skills while immersing students in subject area content. You Are There! March on Washington, August 28, 1963 brings this historic da...
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Wallis in Love : The Untold Life of the Duchess of Windsor, the Woman Who Changed the Monarchy
Morton, AndrewBlackstone Audio 2018For fans of the Netflix series The Crown and from the author of the New York Times bestseller 17 Carnations comes a captivating biography of Wallis Simpson, the notorious woman for...
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Flat Broke with Two Goats : A Memoir
McGaha, JenniferTantor Media, Inc. 2018Told with bold wit, unflinching honesty, and a firm foot in the traditions of Appalachia, Flat Broke with Two Goats blends stories of homesteading with the journey of two people re...
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The Year of Less : How I Stopped Shopping, Gave Away My Belongings, and Discovered Life Is Worth More Than Anything You Can Buy in a Store
Flanders, CaitTantor Media, Inc. 2018"In her late twenties, Cait Flanders found herself stuck in the consumerism cycle that grips so many of us: earn more, buy more, want more, rinse, repeat. Even after she worked her...
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Little White Duck : A Childhood in China
Martínez, Andrés Vera; Liu, NaLerner Publishing Group 2018 UnabridgedThe world is changing for two girls in China in the 1970s. Da Qin—Big Piano—and her younger sister, Xiao Qin—Little Piano—live in the city of Wuhan with their parents. For decades,...
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My Life and Work
Ford, HenryBlackstone Publishing 2017The book that has inspired entrepreneurs for generations, My Life and Work by Henry Ford is not only a memoir of an American icon, but also shows the spirit that built America. Wri...