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Finish the fight!: the brave and revolutionary women who fought for the right to vote
By Veronica Chambers, The Staff of The New York Times. 2020
The Staff of The New York Times profiles the unsung heroines of the women's suffrage movement and includes women of…
different races and sexual orientations. Recounts their stories and trailblazing efforts that helped change the fabric of America. For grades 4-7. 2020The story of civil rights hero John Lewis (The Story of)
By James Haskins, Aaron Boyd, Kathleen Benson. 2018
Recounts the life of US Rep. John Lewis, whose work for civil rights included chairing the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee…
and demonstrating on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. For grades 3-6. 2018Fighting for the forest: how FDR's Civilian Conservation Corps helped save America
By P. O’Connell Pearson. 2019
Recounts the history behind President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal program, the Civilian Conservation Corps, and how this social program…
provided jobs for impoverished young men who built and improved hundreds of state and national parks. For grades 5-8. 2019Meet J. Armand Bombardier (Scholastic Canada Biography)
By Elizabeth MacLeod. 2022
Meet Joseph-Armand Bombardier — Canadian inventor, innovator and entrepreneur!Born in 1907, Joseph-Armand grew up in Valcourt, a small village in…
Quebec. Like many places in rural and Northern Canada, it was often cut off from the world after winter snows made the roads impassable. When Armand was a kid, he was already inventing his own toys, including his first attempt at a vehicle that could drive through snow. As an adult, the passion to invent a snow machine became a serious ambition after his 2-year-old son died from appendicitis. It was winter and they could not get him to the hospital.Armand persisted even after many failures — until he did it! His B7 snow machine was used to deliver milk and mail . . . and it saved lives. But Armand didn’t stop there! He continued to invent and innovate his whole life, making contributions to the war effort and developing machines like the Muskeg tractor and the famous Ski-doo. His inventions revolutionized the way people live and work.The award-winning Scholastic Canada Biography series highlights the lives of remarkable Canadians whose achievements have inspired and changed the lives of those who followed.Six encounters with Lincoln: a president confronts democracy and its demons
By Elizabeth Brown Pryor. 2017
An examination of six encounters between Abraham Lincoln and his constituents. Collectively, they reveal his character and opinions and demonstrate…
the difficulties he faced. Explores the trouble Lincoln sometimes experienced in communicating, his conflict regarding emancipation, and his fondness for using storytelling. 2017Minority leader: how to lead from the outside and make real change
By Stacey Abrams. 2018
Lawyer, romance novelist, and house minority leader for the Georgia General Assembly presents strategies for those on the fringes of…
power structures--particularly African American women--to achieve and hold power in order to effect change. Topics include fear and otherness, money matters, mentors, work-life balance, and more. 2018Facing Frederick: the life of Frederick Douglass, a monumental American man
By Tonya Bolden. 2018
Chronicles the life of Frederick Douglass (1818-1895), and discusses his shortcomings and low points in his life as well as…
his victories. The author creates a portrait of this relentless warrior as a speaker and a once-enslaved abolitionist, but most importantly, as a human being. For grades 6-9. 2017My fellow Americans: presidential inaugural addresses, from George Washington to Barack Obama
By Abraham Lincoln, Barack Obama, George Washington. 2009
A collection of American presidential inaugural addresses, beginning with George Washington in 1789 and continuing until Barack Obama's 2009 address.…
Each entry presents the name of the president, the date of the speech, and the full text of the address. 2009Spoken from the heart
By Laura Welch Bush. 2010
Former first lady's memoirs describe growing up in Texas and discuss major life events, including a tragic accident in high…
school, her marriage to George, and the birth of their twin daughters. Highlights crises during her husband's administration, focusing on the September 2001 terrorist attacks and Hurricane Katrina. 2010In the garden of beasts: love, terror, and an American family in Hitler's Berlin
By Erik Larson. 2011
Follows the lives of US ambassador William E. Dodd and his family, who moved to Berlin, Germany, in 1933. Discusses…
their attitudes toward the Nazi Party, obliviousness to Hitler's true character, and naive reactions to the persecution of Jews and Americans and the enforcement of stringent laws. Bestseller. 2011Lafayette in the somewhat United States
By Sarah Vowell. 2015
Author of Assassination Vacation (DB 61591) and Unfamiliar Fishes (DB 73201) provides a humorous account of Revolutionary War hero Marquis…
de Lafayette and his return to America in 1824. Examines the impact Lafayette had on a young America, his popularity, and his ongoing relationships with instrumental American leaders of the time. Bestseller. 2015The author of The Bureau: The Secret History of the FBI (DB 55193) interviews Mark Sullivan, the director of the…
Secret Service, and scores of other agents. Provides anecdotes about various US presidents, from John Kennedy to Barack Obama, and their peccadilloes. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2009Kid presidents: true tales of childhood from America's presidents (Kid Legends #1)
By Doogie Horner, David Stabler. 2014
Highlights unusual yet true stories from the childhoods of American presidents. A youthful Jimmy Carter told his sister to bury…
a nickel to grow a money tree; Herbert Hoover was incredibly accident-prone and started a fire; George W. Bush was a cheerleader in high school, and more. For grades 4-7. 2014King John: and the road to Magna Carta
By Stephen Church, S. D Church. 2015
A detailed portrait of King John, often dubbed one of the "vilest" of England's kings. Particular focus is placed on…
John's belief in an absolute monarchy and the rebellion that led to the signing of the Magna Carta, which obliged the king to rule within the law's framework. 2015George Washington's secret six: the spy ring that saved the American Revolution
By Brian Kilmeade, Don Yaeger. 2013
Relays the exploits of the New York-based Culper Spy Ring, five men and one woman whose activities enabled General George…
Washington to defeat the British during the Revolutionary War. Profiles the group's leader, Quaker merchant Robert Townsend, and describes the unmasking of traitor Benedict Arnold. Bestseller. 2013Lincoln's grave robbers
By Steve Sheinkin. 2012
Recounts the adventures of a group of counterfeiters, particularly Benjamin Boyd, in Chicago in the late 1800s. Follows the Secret…
Service's pursuit of the criminals, Boyd's capture, and his accomplices' scheme to steal Abraham Lincoln's body and trade it for Boyd's freedom. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2012Circle of treason: a CIA account of traitor Aldrich Ames and the men he betrayed
By Jeanne Vertefeuille, Sandra Grimes. 2012
Retired CIA veterans Grimes and Vertefeuille describe their efforts to track down a spy within the agency whose actions led…
to the exposure--and execution--of multiple double agents in the Soviet Union. Highlights their work with an FBI team that led to their colleague Aldrich Ames. Basis for television miniseries. 2012Herod the Great: statesman, visionary, tyrant
By Norman Gelb. 2013
Biography of Herod (73 BCE-4 BCE), a Jew with Arab ancestors, who was appointed king of Judaea by the Romans…
in 40 BCE and ruled until his death. Uses primary sources to illustrate Herod's accomplishments as a builder, philanthropist, and military leader who was also a ruthless tyrant. 2013Gallatin: America's Swiss founding father
By Nicholas Dungan. 2010
Biography of Swiss-born American diplomat Albert Gallatin (1761-1849), who was also secretary of the treasury under presidents Thomas Jefferson and…
James Madison. Discusses his accomplishments, including the financing of the Louisiana Purchase and the negotiation of the Treaty of Ghent, which ended the War of 1812. 2010George Washington and the general's dog (Step Into Reading Ser.)
By Frank Murphy. 2002
Recounts General George Washington finding a lost dog after a battle with the British in 1777. Describes the animal lover…
and future president's actions when he discovered that the dog belonged to his enemy, General Howe. For grades K-3. 2002