Debbie Levy
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
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Description
Traces the achievements of the celebrated Supreme Court justice through the lens of her many famous acts of civil disagreement against inequality, unfair treatment, and human rights injustice.
Author
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Based on a true story, "In May 2011, unbeknownst to his owner, [Goldendoodle] Dozer slipped out of his yard in Highland, Maryland, enticed by the sight of people running past. The runners were participating in the Maryland Half Marathon, a race benefitting the University of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center. Dozer joined the two thousand runners in the race, inspiring everyone along the thirteen-mile race course"--Dust jacket flap.
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"The Earth is facing a climate crisis that it can't fight on its own. Luckily, the Earth has another important power: the power of people! And people have the power to change, protect, innovate, and invent. Thanks to the power of nature and the ingenuity of people, change is in the air!"--
Author
Publisher
Disney-Hyperion Books
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
The author's mother's 1938 autograph book filled with inscriptions from family and friends is the inspiration for a collection of narrative poems about life in Nazi Germany for a Jewish family trying to escape the horrors.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
This biographical graphic novel explores the life of celebrated Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Justice Ginsburg is a modern feminist icon - a leader in the fight for equal treatment of girls and women in society and the workplace. She blazed trails to the peaks of the male-centric worlds of education and law, where women had rarely risen before. She has often said that true and lasting change in society and law is accomplished slowly,...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"In 1956, one year before federal troops escorted the Little Rock 9 into Central High School, fourteen year old Jo Ann Allen was one of twelve African-American students who broke the color barrier and integrated Clinton High School in Tennessee. At first things went smoothly for the Clinton 12, but then outside agitators interfered, pitting the townspeople against one another. Uneasiness turned into anger, and even the Clinton Twelve themselves wondered...
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