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Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
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"Why was [Paralympic ski racer and cancer survivor] Josh still single? To find out, he tracked down the girls he had tried to date and asked them straight up: what went wrong? The results of Josh's semiscientific, wholly hilarious investigation are captured here: disastrous Putt-Putt date involving a backward prosthetic foot, to his introduction to CFD (Close Fast Dancing), to a misguided 'grand gesture' at a Miss America pageant, this story is about...
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When Reyna Grande's father leaves his wife and three children behind in a village in Mexico to make the dangerous trek across the border to the United States, he promises he will soon return from "El Otro Lado" (The Other Side) with enough money to build them a dream house where they can all live together. His promises become harder to believe as months turn into years. When he summons his wife to join him, Reyna and her siblings are deposited in...
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"This comprehensive biography, written by celebrated nonfiction author Susan Goldman Rubin, explores the tumultuous and passionate life of activist, singer, and actor Paul Robeson. When faced with the decision to remain silent or be ostracized, Paul Robeson chose to sing, shout, and speak out. Sing and Shout: The Mighty Voice of Paul Robeson explores how Robeson's love of African American spirituals and deep empathy towards the suffering of others...
11) Punching bag
Author
Series
Memoir (Rex Ogle) volume 2
Publisher
Norton Young Readers, an Imprint of W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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"Punching Bag is the compelling true story of a high school career defined by poverty and punctuated by outbreaks of domestic abuse. Rex Ogle, who brilliantly mapped his experience of hunger in Free Lunch, here describes his struggle to survive; reflects on his complex, often paradoxical relationship with his passionate, fierce mother; and charts the trajectory of his stepdad's anger. Hovering over Rex's story is the talismanic presence of his unborn...
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Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
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"This biography--perfect for middle-grade readers--tells the life story of Clarence Birdseye, the man who revolutionized the frozen food industry, and is adapted from Mark Kurlansky's adult work Birdseye: The Adventures of a Curious Man. Adventurer and inventor Clarence Birdseye had a fascination with food preservation that led him to develop and patent the Birdseye freezing process and start the company that still bears his name today. His limitless...
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Publisher
Atheneum
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
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Ashley spent nine years in foster care after being taken away from her mother. She endured many caseworkers, moving from school to school and manipulative, humiliating and abusive treatment from one foster family. See how she survives and eventually thrives against the odds.
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Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
©2018.
Language
English
Description
This full-color, heavily designed book featuring never-before-seen photos, inspirational quotes, and Chloe's own doodles and poetry offers exclusive insight into Chloe's world as well as a message that will inspire all readers to be their very best selves.
Author
Publisher
Yellow Jacket
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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Written in verse, this inspiring biography chronicles the life of a queer civil rights and women's rights activist who fought for many of the rights taken for granted today, working tirelessly for human rights and the dignity of life for all.
16) Three more words
Author
Publisher
Atheneum
Pub. Date
©2015.
Language
English
Description
"Rhodes-Courter expands on life beyond the foster care system, the joys and heartbreak with a family she's created, and her efforts to make peace with her past"--Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"The story of a journalist who travels the world to solve the mystery of her ancestry, facing questions about American identity and what it means to belong. Adapted for young readers from the adult memoir."--
18) It's Trevor Noah: Born a crime: stories from a South African childhood; adapted for young readers
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Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Trevor Noah, the funny guy who hosts The Daily Show, shares his remarkable story of growing up in South Africa, with a black South African mother and a white European father at a time when it was against the law for a mixed-race child like him to exist. But he did exist--and from the beginning, the often-misbehaved Trevor used his keen smarts and humor to navigate a harsh life under a racist government. This compelling memoir blends drama, comedy,...
20) Ten days a madwoman: the daring life and turbulent times of the original "girl" reporter Nellie Bly
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Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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"A biography of Nellie Bly, the pioneering journalist whose showy but substantive stunts skyrocketed her to fame"--
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