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Into the spotlight: four Missouri women (Missouri Heritage Readers Ser. #1)
By Margot Ford McMillen, Heather Roberson. 2004
Profiles the lives and achievements of four women who played important roles in the history of Missouri, including Sacred Sun…
a Native American woman of the Osage tribe; Emily Jane Newell Blair, who worked to secure voting rights for women; African-American performer Josephine Baker, and First Lady Bess Wallace TrumanJane Froman: Missouri's first lady of song (Missouri Heritage Readers Ser. #1)
By Ilene Stone. 2003
Jane Froman was a vocalist for Cincinnati radio station WLW, and in 1934 was voted the top 'girl singer' of…
the day in a poll of listeners. She traveled with the USO during World War II, and had her own television show from 1952-1955. The author used an unpublished autobiography and other archival sources housed in the Western Historical Manuscript Collection at the University of Missouri in writing this biographyMiles to go
By Hilary Liftin, Miley Cyrus. 2009
Sixteen-year-old Miley Cyrus reflects on her personal life before and during production of the hit Disney television show, Hannah Montana.…
Discusses romances, friendships, and family relationships as Miley gained fame and fortune. Includes her likes, dislikes, and hopes for future achievements. For junior and senior high readers. 2009Meet the musicians: from prodigy (or not) to pro
By Amy Nathan. 2006
Biographical interviews with fifteen members of the New York Philharmonic orchestra. Covers their discovery of which musical instruments were right…
for them, ages at which they started playing, practice strategies, and the progress of their musical careers. For grades 4-7. 2006Ain't nothing but a man: my quest to find the real John Henry
By Marc Aronson, Scott Reynolds Nelson, Scott Nelson. 2008
Historian relates his search to determine if the song about John Henry was based on an actual man. Discusses tracing…
historical clues, learning about railroad construction in the late 1800s, and decoding the secret message of the song. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 2008Ray Charles: "I was born with music inside me" (African-American Biography Library)
By Carin T. Ford. 2008
Biography of musical legend Ray Charles (1930-2004), who became blind at age seven. Chronicles his education at the Florida School…
for the Deaf and Blind and his career. Describes his love of music and his struggles with racial prejudice, marriage difficulties, drug abuse, and legal problems. For grades 6-9. 2008Home: a memoir of my early years
By Julie Andrews. 2008
British actress describes growing up a child star with her vaudevillian mother and stepfather. By book's end she has given…
a royal command performance, acted in Broadway's Camelot and My Fair Lady, is married with a child, and is heading to Hollywood in 1963 to film Mary Poppins. Bestseller. 2008Focuses on violent upheavals as agents of name change--for a major city in Vietnam during the 1965-1975 war, Cambodia under…
the Khmers, Burma, and the Japanese Empire. Discusses the warriors and historical figures who precipitated these name and boundary shifts. For grades 6-9. 2008Nobody likes you: inside the turbulent life, times, and music of Green Day
By Marc Spitz. 2006
Journalist interviews the members of the punk rock band Green Day--guitarist and singer Billie Joe Armstrong, bass player Mike Dirnt,…
and drummer Tre Cool. Covers the band's emergence on the music scene, its downward spiral, and its resurgence. Strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2006You can run, but you can't hide
By Duane Chapman. 2007
Memoir of a bounty hunter. Describes his life as a gang member, chronicles his substance-abuse issues and prison experience, and…
discusses his recommitment to his faith and his transformation. Highlights his bounty-hunting assignments, including the capture in Mexico of convicted rapist Andrew Luster. Strong language and some violence. Bestseller. 2007Ancient China: archaeology unlocks the secrets of China's past (National Geographic investigates)
By Jacqueline A Ball, Richard H. Levey, Jacqueline Ball. 2007
Explains archaeologists' exploration of ancient tombs and villages to find clues about the way people lived long ago. Discusses the…
two-thousand-year-old pottery army guarding the tomb of the first emperor of China, jade burial suits, and the best-preserved mummy in the world--Lady Dai. For grades 4-7. 2007Examines the anti-Japanese hysteria in the United States following the attack on Pearl Harbor that led to President Roosevelt authorizing…
relocation and internment of Japanese Americans. Discusses the U.S. military service of volunteers from the camps, who formed two segregated units. Describes their heroism in battle and belated recognition. 2006Escape!: the story of the great Houdini
By Sid Fleischman. 2006
A biography of the American magician and escape artist Harry Houdini (1874-1926). Discusses the increasingly dangerous stunts he attempted, without…
revealing their underlying secrets. Traces Houdini's career path and describes his interest in spiritualism, his courage, and his determination to succeed. For grades 5-8. 2006Uh huh!: the story of Ray Charles (Modern Music Masters Ser.)
By John Duggleby. 2005
Chronicles the life of blind African American musician Ray Charles (1930-2004), who grew up impoverished in Florida. Discusses his childhood,…
education, and personal problems. Focuses on Charles's career, which culminated in eight posthumous Grammys for his last album. Some strong language. For senior high readers. 2005I shouldn't even be doing this: and other things that strike me as funny
By Bob Newhart. 2006
Comedian intersperses his autobiography with anecdotes from his stand-up comedy routines. Newhart discusses growing up in Chicago, being drafted into…
the army in 1952, his first real job as an accountant, his marriage of forty-three years, and life on the road. Includes dirty little secrets about comedians. 2006All I did was ask: conversations with writers, actors, musicians, and artists
By Terry Gross. 2004
National Public Radio commentator Terry Gross compiles interviews covering two decades of her Peabody Award-winning program Fresh Air. Includes conversations…
with Johnny Cash, Eric Clapton, James Baldwin, and Jodie Foster, among others. Gross also offers insight into the show's production and her method of drawing out celebrities. 2004Artists and writers of the Harlem Renaissance (Collective biographies)
By Wendy Hart Beckman. 2002
Biographical sketches of ten African American contributors to the art, literature, music, and social commentary of the Harlem Renaissance: James…
Weldon Johnson, Alain LeRoy Locke, Zora Neale Hurston, Bessie Smith, Aaron Douglas, Duke Ellington, Langston Hughes, Arna Bontemps, Countee Cullen, and Josephine Baker. For junior and senior high readers. 2002Come back to Afghanistan: a California teenager's story
By Said Hyder Akbar, Susan Burton, Said Akbar. 2005
Provides an insider's view of the post-Taliban Afghanistan government. The author describes his father's return to Afghanistan in December 2001,…
as President Hamid Karzai's spokesman and later governor of Kunar province, and his own experiences while spending summers there beginning in 2002. For senior high and older readers. 2005The world's greatest elephant
By Ted Lewin, Ralph Helfer. 2006
Recounts the lifelong friendship between Bram and Modoc, a boy and an elephant, who were born the same hour in…
a German circus. Discusses how they grew up together, survived a shipwreck, worked in a teak forest, became successful in America, and were separated and reunited. For grades 2-4. 2006Burnt toast and other philosophies of life: And Other Philosophies of Life
By Teri Hatcher. 2006
Golden Globe-winning actress and star of television's Desperate Housewives shares her experience of coping at forty with being a single…
mother and television star. Describes her personal and professional ups and downs and overcoming low self-esteem to succeed. Strong language. Bestseller. 2006