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100 African Americans Who Shaped American History (100 Series)
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by Bluewood Books
Paperback (01 November, 1995)
100 Most Popular Scientists for Young Adults: Biographical Sketches and Professional
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by Libraries Unlimited
Hardcover (15 May, 1999)
(1 reviews) 4 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Biographies for H.S. students.: The authors provide short biographies of scientists from the United States in the twentieth century.

100 Scientists Who Shaped World History
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by Bluewood Books
Paperback (01 February, 2000)
(3 reviews) 3.67 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: This is a good book: This is a good bookYes, George Washington Carver was an accomplished scientist.His work developed 325 products from peanuts,
100 Women Who Shaped World History (100 Series)
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by Bluewood Books
Paperback (01 April, 1994)
(3 reviews) 3 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: 100 Women Who Shaped World History: I think this book is a wonderful book to read. It shows how women changed the world history by what they accomplished and how they stand up from their troubles.

A Day of Pleasure : Stories of a Boy Growing Up in Warsaw
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by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Paperback (01 May, 1986)
(1 reviews) 5 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Grandfather telling stories...: To enjoy listening to stories told by grandfather, you don't necessarily have to be a child! As a matter of fact,
A Girl from Yamhill
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by HarperTrophy
Paperback (01 October, 1996)
(19 reviews) 4.89 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: A terrific autobiography!: Like the other reviewers here, I was addicted to the books of Beverly Cleary when I was child. Mrs. Cleary's books provided me endless hours of enjoyment,

A Restless Spirit: The Story of Robert Frost
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by Henry Holth & Co (J)
Hardcover (01 November, 1991)
A Summer Life
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by Laurel Leaf
Paperback (01 August, 1991)
(3 reviews) 5 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: A Little Boy, A Big World: I read Gary Soto's "A Summer Life" while I was writing my first book in order to educate myself in the creation of vibrant,

Abe Lincoln Grows Up
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by Harcourt
Paperback (09 April, 1975)
(1 reviews) 4 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: A home-style, family book for everyone: If you enjoy history and want a clean read that will keep you hooked cover to cover than this is the book for you!
Abigail Adams: Witness to a Revolution
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by Simon Pulse
Paperback (01 February, 1998)
(6 reviews) 4.33 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Are you sure it's the 21st Century?: This book really takes you back in time. It is the most interesting biography I read, ever.

Alex Haley & Malcolm X's the Autobiography of Malcolm X (Bloom's Notes)
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by Chelsea House Publications
Library Binding (01 June, 1996)
(214 reviews) 4.71 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: A must read for everyone, Black or White. :): I read this book for the first time a year ago and I have to say that it was one of the best reads I have ever had.
Almost Lost : The True Story of an Anonymous Teenager's Life on the Streets (Avon
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Mass Market Paperback (01 June, 1996)
(22 reviews) 3.45 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: A Story/Therepy Session that will make you cry!!!: This book was absolutely Fantastic! At first, the book was kind of, well, boring.

Amazing Life Of Moe Berg, The
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by Millbrook Press
Hardcover (01 March, 1996)
(2 reviews) 5 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Great Man, loved Baseball and his country.: This is super cool book. The whole time reading it, I wished they made it into a movie.
American Astronomers: Searchers and Wonderers (Collective Biographies)
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by Enslow Publishers
Library Binding (01 February, 1996)

Ancient Romans: Expanding the Classical Tradition (Oxford Profiles)
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by Oxford University Press
Hardcover (01 March, 1998)
(2 reviews) 5 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Well-told History: This book describes the lives of historic Roman figures in an interesting fashion - drawing you into the history and time of ancient Rome.
Anne Frank: Beyond the Diary : A Photographic Remembrance
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by Puffin Books
Paperback (01 May, 1995)
(18 reviews) 4.72 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: A very great book.: This book has pictures of Anne Frank and her family. She also writes in her diary about how she feels going in to hiding and wearing a yellow star to show she is Jewish.

Annie's Baby: The Diary of Anonymous, a Pregnant Teenager
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Mass Market Paperback (28 December, 2004)
(109 reviews) 4.28 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: A completely moving book: In this book Annie, a naive 14 year old, describes her painful realationship with her boyfriend, her unexpected pregnancy,
Arthur Ashe: Of Tennis & the Human Spirit (Impact Books Series)
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by Franklin Watts, Incorporated
Paperback (01 April, 1999)

At the End of Words: A Daughter's Memoir
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by Candlewick Press (MA)
Hardcover (01 March, 2003)
(5 reviews) 4.4 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Quick Read: I gave this book 2 stars because I couldn't relate to the book at all. The book didn't really hold my attention and I think that's why I didn't like it.
Aung San Suu Kyi: Fearless Voice of Burma (Newsmakers Biographies Series)
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by Lerner Publications
Hardcover (01 April, 1997)
(1 reviews) 5 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: You know,she is our leader of NLD.: I'm a menber of NLD(Nationnal League for Democracy)liberated area Korea branch.Aung San Suu Kyi,l

Bad Boy: A Memoir
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by Amistad
Paperback (07 May, 2002)
(11 reviews) 3.91 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: A good book for teens.: The book Bad Boy by Walter Dean Myers is a memoir of the author's life. Set mostly in Harlem, the book follows Myers' troublesome childhood and the challenges he faced with his family life,
Bad to the Bone: Fifteen Young Bible Heroes Who Lived Radical Lives for God
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by Bethany House Publishers
Paperback (01 October, 1999)
(3 reviews) 4.67 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Of interest to a wide range of teenagers.: I teach a Sunday School class for teenagers from ages 13 to 19, which is challenging because it is so hard to find material of interest to a group with such a wide range of ages.

Beatrix Potter: Artist, Storyteller and Countrywomen
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by Frederick Warne & Co
Hardcover (01 March, 1987)
Belles on Their Toes
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by Starfire
Mass Market Paperback (01 February, 1984)
(16 reviews) 4.81 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: This book is funnier (if possible) than its prequel!: If you enjoyed Cheaper by the Dozen, reading this book is a must! After Father Gilbreth dies,

Beyond the Myth: The Story of Joan of Arc
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by Houghton Mifflin
Paperback (October, 1999)
(6 reviews) 4.67 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: I'm young again !: Ms. Brooks concise biography of Joan, marketed toward "young adults," makes me feel sure that I must be young again!
Black Pioneers : An Untold Story
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by Atheneum
Hardcover (01 May, 1999)
(2 reviews) 2 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Eye opener: Although Black Pioneers, The Untold Story, was written with young readers in mind, even those of us who are not so young can benefit from this work.

Blood on the Forehead : What I Know About Writing
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by HarperTrophy
Mass Market Paperback (31 May, 1998)
(2 reviews) 4 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: More, More, More!: I wish M.E. Kerr hadn't taken her own advice ("Cut! Cut! Cut!") and given us more breadth--I loved what was there,
Born to Fly
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by Yearling
Paperback (14 October, 2003)
(22 reviews) 3.82 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Absorbing and Moving: Well, I am a 64-year-old woman whose knowledge of airplanes and the military are scant. Yet I was drawn to this book from viewing interviews with Shane Osborne on TV.

Bound for the North Star : True Stories of Fugitive Slaves
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by Clarion Books
Hardcover (16 October, 2000)
Boy: Tales of Childhood
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by Puffin Books
Paperback (01 October, 2001)
(99 reviews) 4.4 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Review of Boy, by toni: In the book boy, which was written by Roald Dahl, school obviously plays an important role in his life and he explains this through important memories from his school life.

Breaking Through
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by Houghton Mifflin
Paperback (01 October, 2002)
(3 reviews) 4.67 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Spanish Book Review of Breaking Through: I thought this book was very interesting. It told about the life of a boy who had moved to California from Mexico,
Bully for You, Teddy Roosevelt! (Unforgettable Americans)
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by Putnam Publishing Group
Paperback (01 January, 1997)
(4 reviews) 4.25 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Where have you gone, Teddy Roosevelt, our nation turns...: Jean Fritz is perhaps best known for her short picture book biographies of Revolutionary War Heroes.

Carter G. Woodson: Father of African-American History (African-American Biographies
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by Enslow Publishers
Library Binding (01 June, 1998)
Carter G. Woodson: Father of African-American History (African-American Biographies
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by Enslow Publishers
Library Binding (01 June, 1998)

Carver: A Life in Poems
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by Front Street
Hardcover (09 April, 2001)
(5 reviews) 4.4 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Carver's Life in Sanpshots of Poetry: This biography that won both a Newbery Honor and a Coretta Scott King Honor is an awe inspiring book.
Charlie Parker (Black Americans of Achievement)
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by Chelsea House Publications
Library Binding (01 September, 1992)

China's Son : Growing Up in the Cultural Revolution
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by Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Paperback (14 January, 2003)
(4 reviews) 4.5 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: An inspirational, insightful autobiography: China's Sons is the intensely personal account of Da Chen, born in China in 1962, is reviewed here for its importance to many an adult reader as well.
Chinese Cinderella : The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter (Laurel-Leaf Books)
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by Laurel Leaf
Paperback (13 March, 2001)
(124 reviews) 4.6 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Adeline and her Chronicle of Courage: Chinese Cinderella, by Adeline Yen Mah is a beautifully written, tragic, and moving true story of an unwanted daughter.

Civil Rights Leaders (American Profiles)
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by Facts on File
Hardcover (01 June, 1997)
Cleopatra : Goddess of Egypt, Enemy of Rome
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by HarperCollins
Hardcover (30 November, 1995)
(4 reviews) 4.75 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Great Historical Book: Cleopatra, a historical fiction book written by Polly Schoyer Brooks tells the story of how the beautiful,

Commander in Chief: Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War
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by Dutton Books
Paperback (01 January, 2003)
(1 reviews) 5 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: The Human Side of Lincoln: For the first time, I came to know Lincoln not as an iconified hero, but as a funny, direct, engaging and committed human being as I read this book.
Cool Careers for Girls With Animals (Cool Careers for Girls Series)
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by Impact Publications
Paperback (01 April, 1999)
(2 reviews) 5 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: A great book: This is a great book! I've always wanted to work with animals and I wanted to explore some of the options. This book really helped show me what is out there!

Crazy Horse: War Chief of the Oglala Sioux (American Indian Experience)
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by Franklin Watts
School & Library Binding (01 April, 1996)
Dolley Madison: Courageous First Lady (Historical American Biographies)
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by Enslow Publishers
Library Binding (01 January, 1999)
(1 reviews) 5 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: An enjoyable and accurate biography of this fascinating lady: I was fortunate to be one of the readers for this book before it was published.

Dove
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by Perennial
Paperback (27 March, 1991)
(57 reviews) 4.32 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Intangible Wealth Found at Journey's End: Lately I've been reading books about great sea adventures, some of which for the second or third time.
Dr. Fisher's Life on the Ark: Green Alligators, Bushman, and Other "Hare-Raising"
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by Racom Communication
Hardcover (June, 2004)
(2 reviews) 5 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: A delightful memoir of a life with animals: For anyone who loves animals, remembers "Zoo Parade" broadcasts from the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago,

Dropping in with Andy Mac : The Life of a Pro Skateboarder
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by Simon Spotlight Entertainment
Paperback (01 May, 2003)
Duke Ellington: Giant of Jazz (African-American Biographies)
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by Enslow Publishers
Library Binding (01 August, 1996)
(1 reviews) 1 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Duke Ellington by Wendie Old: Author does not appear to have a solid research background on Duke Ellington. Two photos were mis-titled.

East Side Dreams
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by Dream House Press
Paperback (01 July, 1999)
(7 reviews) 5 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: East Side Dreams: Voice of Youth Advocates Magazine October 2002 VOYAGrowing up in San Jose, California, Arturo Rodriguez and his brothers and sister endured an abusive father,
Edgar Allen Poe
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by 21st Century Books
Hardcover (05 August, 2003)

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