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Born a free man in New York State in 1808, Solomon Northup was kidnapped in Washington, D.C., in 1841. He spent the next 12 years as a slave on a Louisiana cotton plantation, and during this time he was frequently abused and often afraid for his life. This is his detailed description of slave life and plantation society.
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2014.
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Dyslexia Awareness Month Youth
Newbery Medal Winners & Honor Books - Present to 1922
NYT - Children’s Middle Grade Paperback
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Newbery Medal Winners & Honor Books - Present to 1922
NYT - Children’s Middle Grade Paperback
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"The author shares her childhood memories and reveals the first sparks that ignited her writing career in free-verse poems about growing up in the North and South"--
12) Rosa Parks
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2015.
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English
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This is a brief biography of Rosa Parks who fought against discrimination throughout her lifetime.
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2017.
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English
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Born into a political dynasty, Jenna and Barbara Bush grew up in the public eye. As small children, they watched their grandfather become president; just twelve years later they stood by their father's side when he took the same oath. They spent their college years watched over by Secret Service agents and became fodder for the tabloids, with teenage mistakes making national headlines. But the tabloids didn't tell the whole story. In SISTERS FIRST,...
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2019.
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English
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"From Confucius and Plato to Karl Marx and Noam Chomsky, this resource brings together more than 100 illustrated biographies of the world's great philosophers. Introduced with a stunning portrait of each, the biographies trace the ideas, friendships, loves, and rivalries that inspired the great thinkers and influenced their work."--Provided by publisher.
18) I am Anne Frank
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[2020]
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English
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"Tells the story of Anne Frank, the young Jewish girl who documented her life while hiding from the Nazis during World War II."--Provided by publisher.
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