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Publisher
Avon Books
Pub. Date
[1996]
Language
English
Description
The acclaimed author offers reminiscences of her childhood growing up on a farm in Portland, recalling experiences at home and at school, her special friends, her relationship with her mother, and her discovery of the wonder of books.
Follows the popular children's author from her childhood years in Oregon through high school and into young adulthood, highlighting her family life and her growing interest in writing.
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Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"The true story of a young girl and a Holocaust survivor whose friendship led to a significant change in their community and beyond"-- Provided by publisher.
"The inspiring true story about how a modern teen girl and her Holocaust-survivor friend fought against hate to create change. In 2018, fourteen-year-old Claire Sarnowski stood with ninety-two-year-old Alter Wiener in front of the Oregon state senate to champion a cause the two friends both...
Author
Publisher
White Cloud Press/The HumanKIND Project
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
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Alter Wiener, a teenage survivor of five Nazi prison camps during World War II, describes how an unexpected person demonstrated moral courage in repeated acts of kindness toward him. Includes historical afterword, questions for discussion, and activities.
Author
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Hallie Morse Daggett loved spending time outdoors, hiking among the tall trees of the forests in California's Siskiyou Mountains. She wasn't afraid of the bears, coyotes, and wildcats. But Hallie was afraid of fire and understood the threat it posed to the forests, wildlife, and people. And more than anything, she wanted to devote her life to protecting her beloved outdoors; she decided she would work for the US Forest Service. But in the 1880s the...
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