Doreen Rappaport
Author
Publisher
HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
In the Civil War, the most violent war that America has ever experienced, brothers fought against brothers and millions of lives were changed forever. In this book you'll find seven stories of real people whose important acts made them a part of history.
Author
Publisher
Disney Hyperion
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
She couldn't go to college. She couldn't become a politician. She couldn't even vote. But Elizabeth Cady Stanton didn't let that stop her. She called on women across the nation to stand together and demand to be treated as equal to men--and that included the right to vote. It took nearly seventy-five years and generations of women fighting for their rights through words, through action, and through pure determination--for things to slowly begin to...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
"Through twenty-one meticulously researched accounts-- some chronicled in book form for the first time-- Doreen Rappaport illuminates the defiance of tens of thousands of Jews across eleven Nazi-occupied countries during World War II."--Amazon.com.
Author
Series
Publisher
Disney Hyperion
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
As a student, teacher, lawyer, and judge, Ruth often experienced unfair treatment. But she persisted, becoming a cultural icon, championing equality in pay and opportunity. Her brilliant mind, compelling arguments, and staunch commitment to truth and justice have convinced many to stand with her, and her fight continues to this day.
Author
Series
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Presents the life story of John Lennon interspersed with lyrics from his songs, describing his years with the Beatles, his relationship with Yoko Ono, his struggle to deal with the pain of his abandonment by his mother, and his dream of a world without war.
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