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The boys of Pointe du Hoc: Ronald Reagan, D-Day, and the U.S. Army 2nd Ranger Battalion
By Douglas Brinkley, Ronald Reagan. 2005
The author contends that when President Reagan honoured the fortieth anniversary of D-Day - the Normandy invasion of Europe -…
on June 6, 1984, he energized the nation and inspired a "New Patriotism." Recalls the way army Rangers scaled the French cliffs to defeat the Nazis and discusses Reagan's American legacy. 2005.The order of the day
By Mark Polizzotti, Eric Vuillard, Éric Vuillard. 2018
An account of pivotal meetings that took place among the European powers in the time leading up to World War…
II. Reflects on the instances of failed diplomacy, broken relationships, and the momentum that led to war. Translated from the French edition. Prix Goncourt. 2018Turn back time
By Lisa Kay Hauser, Philip Dale Smith. 2000
Through the hardships of the Great Depression and the death of her husband, Hattie Stoneworth Crowe valiantly seeks to hold…
on to her faith and her family. Meanwhile, wild wanderer Smith Delaney arrives in the coalfields of Muhlenberg County, KY looking for work. 2000Bayou Bill's best stories
By James Alexander Thom, Bill Scifres. 2015
Readers of the Indianapolis Star have enjoyed Bill Scifres's column "Lines and Shots" for over thirty years. Bill is without…
a doubt the premier outdoor writer in Indiana. He is also a born storyteller. This collection gathers some of this best accounts of a lifetime of adventure in the out-of-doors. Some descriptions of sex, strong language and violenceJim Thorpe: original All-American
By Joseph Bruchac. 2006
Fictional autobiography of Native American athlete Jim Thorpe (1887-1953). Recounts his early life on an Oklahoma reservation and at Carlisle…
Indian Industrial School in Pennsylvania, where he excelled in sports. Describes winning two Olympic gold medals and the scandal of losing them on a technicality. For grades 6-9. 2006The president's lady: a novel about Rachel and Andrew Jackson
By Irving Stone. 1996
Rachel Donelson Robards first meets lawyer Andrew Jackson when she is separated from her abusive husband, Lewis. After they fall…
in love they travel to the Spanish territories to obtain her divorce in order to marry. When war hero Jackson later ventures into politics, his wife's scandalous past creates a crisis. 1951Lou Gehrig: the luckiest man
By David A Adler, David A. Adler, Terry Widener. 1997
Life story of baseball's legendary "Iron Horse," who never missed a day of school as a boy nor a single…
game during his fourteen years as a New York Yankee. Depicts the courage, decency, and humility that marked his life, even during the illness that ended his baseball career in 1939. For grades 2-4The commodore (Aubrey/Maturin Novels Ser. #17)
By Patrick O'Brian, Patrick Obrian. 1995
As in sixteen previous tales in this series, Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin occupy center stage. Upon their return to…
England, the seafaring duo face several domestic adjustments. Just as life on land becomes very interesting, Captain Aubrey is ordered to Africa. But the Napoleonic Wars are not over, so another, secret order redirects the commodore to Ireland to intercept the French. Some strong languageThe wooden horse: the classic World War II story of escape
By Eric Williams. 2014
A thinly fictionalized account of the author's imprisonment in Stalag-Luft III, an infamous World War II German POW camp. He…
describes his efforts to dig a tunnel and his subsequent escape, as well as the long journey back to England. Some violence and some strong language. 1949Raconte-moi - Patrice Bernier (Raconte-moi)
By Mathias Brunet. 2022
Patrice Bernier aurait pu choisir le hockey. Il jouait pour les Foreurs de Val d’Or, dans la Ligue de hockey…
junior majeure du Québec, et un club de la LNH s’intéressait même à lui. Toutefois, il a opté pour le ballon rond, et une brillante carrière l’attendait en Norvège, en Allemagne et au Danemark, avant de rentrer chez lui à Montréal pour disputer ses dernières saisons avec l’Impact devant son public. Voici le parcours fascinant d’un athlète d’exception fort attachant !No Horses in the House!: The Audacious Life of Artist Rosa Bonheur
By Mireille Messier, Anna Bron. 2023
The Ravenmaster's secret: escape from the Tower of London
By Elvira Woodruff. 2003
The Houdini box
By Brian Selznick. 2008
From the age of eight, Victor tries to perform Houdini's escape tricks, much to his mother's dismay. His admiration for…
the great magician leads him to inherit a box--supposedly Houdini's, but with the confusing initials "E.W." marked on it. For grades 3-6. 2008Stumptown kid
By Carol Gorman. 2007
Holden, Iowa; 1952. Eleven-year-old Charlie Nebraska, whose father died in the Korean War, improves his baseball game with the help…
of Luther Peale, who played in the Negro Leagues. Charlie also learns the meaning of both racism and heroism. For grades 5-8. 2005Jackie Robinson
By Glenn Stout. 2006
Biography of the first African American to play for a major league baseball team, the Brooklyn Dodgers. Recounts how Jackie…
Robinson (1919-1972) broke the race barrier in 1947 when segregation dominated American sports. Depicts his talent, belief in racial equality, and strength of character. For grades 4-7. 2006Dale Earnhardt, Sr
By Glenn Stout. 2007
Biography of NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Sr. (1951-2001), who died in a crash during the Daytona 500. Discusses his career…
and some of his major races. Describes the racing style and technique that made him a champion. For grades 4-7. 2007Let the lion eat straw
By Ebele Oseye, Ellease Southerland. 2004
Young African American Abeba Williams moves from rural North Carolina to Brooklyn to live with her mother, who dreams of…
a better life. Abeba begins to develop a promising musical talent but soon becomes distracted by marriage and children. Despite economic and social hardships, Abeba perseveres with dignity. 1979Pas de chevaux dans la maison!: La vie audacieuse de l’artiste Rosa Bonheur
By Mireille Messier, Anna Bron. 2023
Un superbe livre d’images qui raconte la vraie histoire de Rosa Bonheur, une artiste française du XIXe siècle qui a…
défié les attentes genrées de son époque et bouleversé le monde de l’art avec ses peintures animalières d’un grand réalisme.A ticket to the pennant: a tale of baseball in Seattle
By Mark Holtzen. 2016
Travel back in time to 1955, when the Seattle Rainiers faced the Los Angeles Angels for the Pacific Coast League…
pennant. Follow Huey, a young baseball fan, as he retraces his footsteps through South Seattle, trying to find his missing ticket to the big game. For grades K-3. . UnratedCall of the Heather
By Gwen Kirkwood. 2014
1812: With her guardian planning to remarry, 20-year-old Phoebe Dymond finds she is no longer welcome in his Falmouth home…
and is soon hustled aboard the packet ship Providence bound for Jamaica and an arranged marriage. A skilled herbalist and midwife, Phoebe clashes with ship's surgeon, Jowan Crossley. But their professional antagonism evolves into mutual respect and a deepening attraction neither dare acknowledge. Following a skirmish with a French privateer, Providence is robbed of crew by a Royal Navy frigate and arrives to find the island facing a slave revolt and Kingston flooded with French refugees. Escorted by Jowan to the plantation of which she will be mistress, terrifying events force Phoebe to relinquish all hope of the happiness she has glimpsed. But her journey is not yet over...