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Author
Publisher
Castle Point Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
122 p.
Language
English
Description
Discover the courageous kids who aimed high and made a difference! Every great scientist, activist, writer, and inventor started out as a child with a dream. With illustrations by Vesna Asanovic, Jennifer Calvert's Teen Trailblazers: 30 Daring Boys Whose Dreams Changed the World explores the stories of 30 of these remarkable kids, whose passions led to lifesaving medical treatments, revolutionary inventions, and history-making achievements. From groundbreaking...
Author
Publisher
Apollo Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
349 p.
Language
English
Description
On September 11, 2001, high school senior Lila Nordstrom watched from her classroom's window as the Twin Towers, mere blocks away, fell. Weeks later, at the urging of local officials and assurance from the EPA, Lila and her three thousand classmates were returned to their school; even though the air was thick with toxic debris, dust, and smoke.
In this remarkable, empowering memoir, Lila shares how the illnesses and deaths of her classmates related...
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
259 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"While working as an intelligence analyst in Iraq for the United States Army in 2010, Chelsea Manning disclosed more than seven hundred thousand classified military and diplomatic records that she had smuggled out of the country on the memory card of her digital camera. In 2011 she was charged with twenty-two counts related to the unauthorized possession and distribution of classified military records, and in 2013 she was sentenced to thirty-five...
4) Tom Brady
Author
Series
Publisher
Checkerboard Library : an imprint of Abdo
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Do you wonder about the real people behind the names in movies, TV shows, and the news? Learn about sports star Tom Brady in this biography.
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications, MN
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Four-time NBA champion LeBron James has been a basketball superstar since high school. Learn about his journey to become an all-time NBA great and his life of activism off the court"--
Author
Publisher
LifeTree Media Ltd
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
247 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
HumanKind is the heartwarming feel-good book that we all need right now. Brad Aronson's life changed in an instant when his wife, Mia, was diagnosed with leukemia. After her diagnosis, Brad spent most of the next two and a half years either by her side as she received treatment or trying to shield their five-year-old son, Jack, from the worst of Mia's illness. Amid the stress and despair of waiting for the treatment to work, Brad and Mia were met...
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
""The first thing I can remember," Ben said, "I drew." As an observant young child growing up in Lithuania, Ben Shahn yearns to draw everything he sees--and, after seeing his father banished by the Czar for demanding workers' rights, he develops a keen sense of justice, too. So when Ben and the rest of his family make their way to America, Ben brings with him both his sharp artistic eye and his desire to fight for what's right. As he grows, he speaks...
Author
Publisher
Algonquin Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
272 p.
Language
English
Description
The story of two dedicated women, a labor organizer and an immigrant laundry worker, coming together to spearhead an audacious campaign to unionize one of the most dangerous industries in one of the most anti-union states-Arizona-and offering a nuanced look at the modern-day labor movement and the future of workers' rights.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
40 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
She grew up in a world where women were supposed to be quiet. But Malala Yousafzai refused to be silent. Discover Malala's story through this powerful narrative telling, and come to see how one brave girl named Malala changed the world.
10) Marley Dias
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Offers a biography of child activist Marley Dias and explores how she has made a difference for other young girls.
Author
Publisher
Triangle Square books for Young Readers, an imprint of Seven Stories Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
278 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Jane Jacobs was born more than a hundred years ago, yet the ideas she popularized-about cities, about people, about making a better world-remain hugely relevant today. Now, in Jane Jacobs: Champion of Cities, Champion of People, we have the first biography for young people of the visionary activist, urbanist, and thinker. Debut author Rebecca Pitts draws on archives and Jacobs's own writings to paint a vivid picture of a headstrong and principled...
Author
Publisher
Core Library/Abdo Pub
Pub. Date
2016
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
This title will inform readers about the passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. The title will discuss those involved, such as John F. Kennedy--who spoke about civil rights in 1963--as well as Lyndon B. Johnson, Martin Luther King Jr., and more. Vivid details, well-chosen photographs, and primary sources bring this story and this case to life. Aligned to Common...
Author
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
31 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Frederick Douglass knew that learning to read and write would be the first step in his quest for freedom. Told from first-person perspective and using some of Douglass's own words, this biography draws from his experiences as a young boy and his attempts to learn how to read and write."--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Helen Keller was very young, she got a rare disease that made her deaf and blind. Suddenly, she couldn't see or hear at all, and it was hard for her to communicate with anyone. But when she was six years old, she met someone who would change her life forever: her teacher, Annie Sullivan. With Miss Sullivan's help, Helen learned how to speak sign language and read Braille. Armed with the ability to express herself, Helen grew up to become a social...
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Civil rights activist Ruby Bridges--who, at the age of six, was the first African American to integrate an all-white elementary school in New Orleans--shares her story through text and historical photographs, offering a powerful call to action.
Author
Publisher
Core Library/Abdo Pub
Pub. Date
2016
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
This title will inform readers about nonviolent resistance during the civil rights movement. The title will discuss Martin Luther King Jr., who helped organize nonviolent protests, as well as others involved, and the types of nonviolent protests--like sit-ins. Vivid details, well-chosen photographs, and primary sources bring this story and this case to life. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.