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Author
Publisher
Chelsea House Publishers
Pub. Date
1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.7 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Biography of Martin Luther King's widow, from her childhood in rural Alabama to her crusade to keep her husband's message of peace and equality alive after his murder in 1968.
Author
Publisher
Vintage Español, una división de Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
Español
Description
The Supreme Court judge details her achievements in her career and life, describing her childhood in the Bronx, dealing with juvenile diabetes, and her appointment to the highest court in the United States.
45) Michelle Obama
Author
Series
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Presents the life and career of former first lady Michelle Obama, focusing on her intelligence, ability to work with others, healthy lifestyle, elegance, and role as an inspirational figure.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
The Newbery Honor-winning author of Genesis Begins Again offers a picture book rendering of Zora Neale Hurston's childhood to illuminate the rich natural-world and cultural experiences that shaped her education and career as a storyteller.
Author
Series
Publisher
Philomel
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
"A chapter book biography of Florence Griffith Joyner, part of the She Persisted series. Florence Griffith Joyner, aka Flo Jo, who overcame many challenges to be considered the fastest woman of all time."--
48) Wilma Mankiller
Author
Series
Publisher
Philomel
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
Shows how Wilma Mankiller dedicated her life to helping Native Nations and their citizens reclaim their rights, becoming the first woman Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, and lists ways readers can follow in her footsteps to make a difference.
Author
Publisher
Kar-Ben Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Rena Glickman, known professionally as Rusty Kanokogi, was a poor Jewish girl who grew up to become the pre-eminent female judo master of her time, overcoming many odds. At a time when judo was a sport strictly for boys and men, Rusty was determined to practice the sport she loved."--
Author
Series
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
Complemented by a recently discovered rare photograph, a leveled-reader introduction to Harriet Tubman includes coverage of her risks and triumphs along the Underground Railroad as well as her achievements as a military leader and spy during the American Civil War.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"In 1995, on a four-hour-delayed train from Manchester to London, J.K. Rowling conceived of the idea of a boy wizard named Harry Potter. Upon arriving in London, she began immediately writing the first book in the saga. Rowling's true-life, rags-to-riches story is as compelling as the world of Hogwarts that she created. This biography details not only Rowling's life and her love of literature but the story behind the creation of a modern classic"--...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Formats
Description
An introduction to the life of Marian Anderson, extraordinary singer and civil rights activist, who was the first African American to perform at the Metropolitan Opera, whose life and career encouraged social change.
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
c2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
A comprehensive introduction to the life and achievements of the heroic former slave details how after managing her own escape, Harriet Tubman returned thirteen times to guide other slaves to freedom along the Underground Railroad, in a portrait that also relates her subsequent contributions as a wartime cook, nurse, spy, and suffragist.
57) Amelia Earhart
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Provides an easy-to-read introduction to the life of Amelia Earhart.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When they were born on May 28, 1934, quintuplets Yvonne, Annette, Cécile, Émilie, and Marie captivated the world, defying medical history with every breath they took. In an effort to protect them from hucksters and showmen, the Ontario government took custody of the quints, sequestering them in a private, custom-built hospital across the road from their family. Here, Sarah Miller reconstructs their unprecedented upbringing with depth and subtlety,...
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"This picture book biography focuses on critically acclaimed talk show host Oprah Winfrey, who used her struggles in childhood as motivation to become "Queen of All Media.""--
60) Oprah Winfrey
Author
Series
Publisher
Philomel
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
"A biography of Oprah Winfrey, part of the She Persisted chapter book series"--
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