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Biographies We Think You Might Like
Biographies We Think You Might Like
Life in a Jar
Life in a Jar
During World War II, Irena Sendler, a Polish Catholic social worker, organized a rescue network of fellow social workers to save 2,500 Jewish children from certain death in the Warsaw ghetto. After the war her heroism was suppressed by communist Poland and remained virtually unknown for 60 years-- until three high school girls from an economically depressed rural school district in southeast Kansas stumbled upon a tantalizing reference to Sendler's rescues, which they fashioned into a history project.
Paper Book Available Under Non-Fiction 921 Sen
Paper Book Available Under Non-Fiction 921 Sen
Movie About Irena Sendler
Movie About Irena Sendler
Meet One of the Girls that brought Irena's Story to Life.
Meet One of the Girls that brought Irena's Story to Life.
Hoop Dreams
Hoop Dreams
A biography of Arthur Agee and William Gates, two promising high school basketball players in Chicago whose experiences were captured in the documentary film "Hoop Dreams."
Paper Book Available in Non-Fiction 920 Jor
Paper Book Available in Non-Fiction 920 Jor
I Am Malala
I Am Malala
the story of the girl who stood up for education and was shot by the Taliban
the story of the girl who stood up for education and was shot by the Taliban
Malala Yousafzai with Christina Lamb.
Malala Yousafzai's describes her fight for education for girls under Taliban rule, the support she received from her parents to pursue an education, and how the Taliban retaliated against her by trying to kill her.
The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks
The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks
Civil rights activist Rosa Parks (February 4, 1913 to October 24, 2005) refused to surrender her seat to a white passenger on a segregated Montgomery, Alabama bus, which spurred on the 381-day Montgomery Bus Boycott that helped launch nationwide efforts to end segregation of public facilities.
Rise of the Rocket Girls
Rise of the Rocket Girls
Rise of the rocket girls the women who propelled us, from missiles to the moon to Mars
Rise of the rocket girls the women who propelled us, from missiles to the moon to Mars
Tells the story of women who charted a course not only for the future of space exploration but also for the prospects of female scientists.
The riveting true story of the women who launched America into space.
In the 1940s and 50s, when the newly minted Jet Propulsion Laboratory needed quick-thinking mathematicians to calculate velocities and plot trajectories, they didn't turn to male graduates. Rather, they recruited an elite group of young women who, with only pencil, paper, and mathematical prowess, transformed rocket design, helped bring about the first American satellites, and made the exploration of the solar system possible.
The Long Walk to Freedom
The Long Walk to Freedom
A collection of first-person accounts from runaway slaves about their dangerous journeys to freedom.
A collection of first-person accounts from runaway slaves about their dangerous journeys to freedom.
In this groundbreaking compilation of first-person accounts of the runaway slave phenomenon, editors Devon W. Carbado and Donald Weise have recovered twelve narratives spanning eight decades—more than half of which have been long out of print. Told in the voices of the runaway slaves themselves, these narratives reveal the extraordinary and often innovative ways that these men and women sought freedom and demanded citizenship. Also included is an essay by UCLA history professor Brenda Stevenson that contextualizes these narratives, providing a brief yet comprehensive history of slavery, as well as a look into the daily life of a slave. Divided into four categories—running away for family, running inspired by religion, running by any means necessary, and running to be free—these stories are a testament to the indelible spirit of these remarkable survivors.
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