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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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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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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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Strange Fruit : Billie Holiday and the Power of a Protest Song
Golio, GaryLerner Publishing Group 2017The audience was completely silent the first time Billie Holiday performed a song called "Strange Fruit." In the 1930s, Billie was known as a performer of jazz and blues music, but...
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Victoria : The Queen: An Intimate Biography of the Woman Who Ruled an Empire
Baird, JuliaRandom House Publishing Group 2016The true story for fans of the PBS Masterpiece series Victoria, this page-turning biography reveals the real woman behind the myth: a bold, glamorous, unbreakable queen—a Victoria...
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A Spy Called James : The True Story of James Lafayette, Revolutionary War Double Agent
Rockwell, AnneLerner Publishing Group 2016Told for the first time in picture book form is the true story of James Lafayette—a slave who spied for George Washington's army during the American Revolution. After his resoundi...
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Sachiko : A Nagasaki Bomb Survivor's Story
Stelson, CarenLerner Publishing Group 2016"What happened to me must never happen to you."—Sachiko Yasui August 9, 1945, began like any other day for six-year-old Sachiko. Her country was at war, she didn't have enough to e...
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Switched On : A Memoir of Brain Change and Emotional Awakening
Robison, John ElderRandom House Publishing Group 2016An extraordinary memoir about the cutting-edge brain therapy that dramatically changed the life and mind of John Elder Robison, the New York Times bestselling author of Look Me in...
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Sacagawea
Erdrich, LiselotteLerner Publishing Group 2014Taking a rare look beyond the myths and legends surrounding Sacagawea's life, this extraordinary illustrated history recounts the known facts about a remarkable women and her contr...
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Bad News for Outlaws : The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshal
Nelson, Vaunda MicheauxLerner Publishing Group 2014Coretta Scott King Author Award Read about the fascinating life of Bass Reeves, who escaped slavery to become the first African American Deputy U.S. Marshal west of the Mississip...
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A Boy Named Beckoning : The True Story of Dr. Carlos Montezuma, Native American Hero
Capaldi, GinaLerner Publishing Group 2014This story reveals the remarkable life of a Native American boy named Wassaja, or "Beckoning," who was kidnapped from his Yavapai tribe and sold as a slave. Adopted by an Italian p...
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Red Bird Sings : The Story of Zitkala-Ša, Native American Author, Musician, and Activist
Capaldi, Gina; Pearce, Q. L.Lerner Publishing Group 2014"I remember the day I lost my spirit." So begins the story of Gertrude Simmons, also known as Zitkala-Ša, which means Red Bird. Born in 1876 on the Yankton Sioux reservation in Sou...
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The Heavy : A Mother, A Daughter, A Diet—A Memoir
Weiss, Dara-LynnRandom House Publishing Group 2013For readers of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother and Bringing Up Bebe, a mother’s unflinching memoir about helping her seven year-old daughter lose weight, and the challenges of mode...