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By Tonya Bolden. 2004
Biography of Maritcha Rémond Lyons (1848-1929), an African American girl who fought to attend the town's only high school--an all-white…
one. Describes her family and childhood in New York and Rhode Island before, during, and after the Civil War. Based on Lyons's memoir. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 2005By Barry Denenberg. 2005
A biography of Anne Frank's Jewish family before, during, and after World War II. Through a combination of narrative facts,…
fictional reconstruction, and oral history, the author depicts the European world in which Frank wrote her diary. Violence. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2005Chronicles William Still's life and work as a Black abolitionist and record keeper of enslaved people who had fled to…
freedom. As a son of former slaves, a determined Still found employment at the Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society, where he raised money, planned rescues, and helped reunite long-lost families. For grades K-3. 2020By Eleanora E Tate. 2000
Profiles of African Americans who have made significant contributions to music in the United States over the past two hundred…
years. Depicts them contending with racism, segregation, and personal hardship to become jazz composers, stride pianists, concert singers, horn players, and gospel and rap artists. For grades 6-9. 2000By Glenn Stout. 2004
Biography of the champion player who entered professional tennis at age thirteen and two years later won a gold medal…
at the 1992 Olympics. Discusses Capriati's difficulties handling early fame and wealth. For grades 4-7. 2004By Gary Paulsen. 2001
Author of Hatchet (BR 11525) relates how falling in love with the ocean at age seven evolved into a later…
love for sailing. Describes boats he has owned, his adventures up and down the Pacific Coast, and surviving a killer storm. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2001By Ann Tompert. 2004
This short biography of the Christian saint covers those facts known about him and the reason his name is connected…
with a holiday celebrating friendship and love. For grades 2-4. 2004A biography of Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948), the champion of political change through peaceful resistance. Emphasizes the spiritual beliefs that guided…
his actions in the nonviolent struggle to gain India's independence from Great Britain. Includes activities. For grades 2-4. 2004By Glenn Stout. 2005
Biography of the boxer who won the heavyweight world championship in 1964. Relates his subsequent conversion to the Nation of…
Islam and name change from Cassius Clay to Muhammad Ali. Discusses his career and reasons for retirement. For grades 4-7. 2005By Glenn Stout. 2003
Biography of the world-champion cyclist from Texas. Covers his childhood love for bicycles and the battle with cancer that interrupted…
his racing career. Discusses his achievements and inspirational celebrity as an Olympic medalist and a repeat winner of the Tour de France. For grades 4-7. 2003By Glenn Stout. 2005
Biography of one of the first players to be elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, George Herman "Babe"…
Ruth (1895-1948). Discusses his childhood delinquency, his professional career with the New York Yankees, and his home-run and pitching records. For grades 4-7. 2005By Dale Christopher. 2004
Biography of the author of more than 120 stories about kids and their favorite sports, written by his son. Describes…
how Matt combined his love of baseball and passion for writing in a prolific career. Includes background information about his family and influences on his books. For grades 4-7. 2004By Cornelia Meigs. 1968
A vivid portrait of Little Women (BR 11778) author Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888), who based the story of Meg, Jo,…
Beth, and Amy on her own family: her hardworking mother, idealistic father, and three sisters. For grades 4-7 and older readers. Newbery Medal. 1933By Toni Morrison. 2004
An account of the thoughts and feelings of children involved in school desegregation. Provides background to the 1954 groundbreaking Brown…
v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision and the movement to eliminate racist laws. For grades 3-6. 2004By Madge Harrah. 2004
Presents the life and career of blind pianist John William "Blind" Boone (1864-1927), who toured the United States after the…
Civil War bringing ragtime, classical, and African American music to the concert stage for forty-seven years. For grades 5-8. 2004By Matt Christopher. 2000
A biography of the former goalkeeper on the U.S. women's national soccer team who earned the nickname "The Rock." Describes…
Scurry's sports career through the end of the 1999 season. For grades 4-7. 2000By Glenn Stout. 1999
Presents the life and sports career of Tara Lipinski from her early training in roller skating at age three, roller…
hockey at five, and ice skating at six. Describes Lipinski's experience competing for, and winning, the gold medal in figure skating at the 1998 Olympics. For grades 4-7. 1999By Candace Fleming. 2003
Biography of Benjamin Franklin, who lived from 1706 to 1790, emphasizing his many accomplishments as a writer, printer, statesman, and…
inventor. Includes amusing stories and anecdotes, excerpts from his autobiography and other papers, family letters, and newspaper articles that reveal the breadth of Franklin's interests. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2003Biographical sketches of all the American presidents from George Washington to George W. Bush. Provides interesting facts for each presidency,…
such as prominent contemporaries, political happenings, and notable events. For grades 5-8. 2000By Susan R Gregson. 2002
Biography of the African American poet Phillis Wheatley who was brought to colonial Boston in 1761 as a young slave.…
Describes Wheatley's education and family life and her success in the publishing world. For grades 4-7. 2002