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This nonfiction book gives students a close-up look at Congressman and activist John Lewis, who inspired important change in America with his fight for equal justice. Perfect for young readers, the book also includes a glossary and a short fiction piece related to the topic. With an extension activity and other helpful features, this book teaches students that one person can make a difference in their community-and their country. Explore the life...
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IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
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""The first thing I can remember," Ben said, "I drew." As an observant young child growing up in Lithuania, Ben Shahn yearns to draw everything he sees-and, after seeing his father banished by the Czar for demanding workers' rights, he develops a keen sense of justice, too. So when Ben and the rest of his family make their way to America, Ben brings with him both his sharp artistic eye and his desire to fight for what's right. As he grows, he speaks...
83) Rosa Parks
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
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The Historical Heroes series introduces young readers to some of the most important individuals in U.S. history. Each book features easy-to-read text based on sight words, along with exciting photos to help inspire beginning readers.
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Navudaan, beyond being a mere publication, is an emotional journey. It encapsulates the essence of success, the warmth of pride, and the resilience of never giving up. At Navudaan, we present the narratives of changemakers, individuals sculpting a better world. Each story possesses the belief that every effort, no matter how small, contributes to the positive change.In the spirit of love and benevolence, inspired by the altruistic ideals of Mother...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
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The My Itty-Bitty Bio series are biographies for the earliest readers. This book examines the life of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Nigerian novelist and prominent feminist, in a simple, age-appropriate way that will help children develop word recognition and reading skills.
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"Jane Addams, the co-founder of Hull House, the famous settlement home, writes about her experiences and insights in her autobiography, 'Twenty Years at Hull House.' As a child growing up in Illinois, Addams suffered from Pott's Disease, which was a rare infection in her spine. This disease caused her to contract many other illnesses, then because of these aliments, Addams was self-conscious of her appearance. She explains that she could not play...
87) Ralph Braun
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.4 - AR Pts: 1
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Ralph Braun, an inventor and businessman, revolutionized mobility for disabled people. This biography examines his life in a simple, age-appropriate way that helps young readers develop word recognition and reading skills.
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A moving and inspirational story, with a deeply personal look into the Yousafzai family, LET HER FLY traces Ziauddin Yousafzai's journey, from an unconfident stammering little boy living in a mud hut in the mountainous region of Shangla to a man who has broken with tradition and proven there are many faces of feminism.With humor and sincerity, Yousafzai describes his life before the Talibanization of Mingora, scenes of his sons Khusal and Atal fighting...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 16
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Describes how the author's three-month service as a volunteer at the Little Princes Orphanage in war-torn Nepal became a commitment for advocacy and reform when he discovered that many of his young charges were victims rescued from human traffickers.
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An extraordinary memoir from an Iranian journalist in exile about leaving her country, challenging tradition and sparking an online movement against compulsory hijab.
A photo on Masih's Facebook page: a woman standing proudly, face bare, hair blowing in the wind. Her crime: removing her veil, or hijab, which is compulsory for women in Iran. This is the self-portrait that sparked 'My Stealthy Freedom,' a social media campaign that went viral....
A photo on Masih's Facebook page: a woman standing proudly, face bare, hair blowing in the wind. Her crime: removing her veil, or hijab, which is compulsory for women in Iran. This is the self-portrait that sparked 'My Stealthy Freedom,' a social media campaign that went viral....
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"In 1986, twenty-six-year-old Ruth visits a friend at the hospital when she notices a door to one of the rooms is painted red. Nurses are drawing straws to see who will tend to the patient crying for his mother on the other side, all of them unwilling to help. Ruth immediately steps into the quarantined space herself, comforting the young man in his last moments. Before she realizes what she's done, word spreads in the community that Ruth is the only...
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In this first ever life story of Fethullah Gülen, Jon Pahl, explores the story of one of the most controversial figures of our times, both as the personal biography of the person from Turkey, to the United States and the public biography of the social movement he has inspired.
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An extraordinary testimony by Claude Lacaille, a Quebec missionary fighting for social justice in Haiti, Ecuador and Chile.
This is Lacaille's first-hand account of the extraordinary oppression and poverty he witnessed in Haiti, Ecuador, and Chile between 1965 and 1986 where thousands shed blood simply for resisting oppressive regimes, politics and economic doctrines. The men and women featured in Lacaille's story are an inspiration for those who...
96) Coded History
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On December 23, 1987, Barry Dwolatzky was told he had hairy cell leukaemia and less than a year to live. Luckily, he survived the dire prediction and in 2020 used the enforced quiet of COVID to write the absorbing story about how he found himself unexpectedly lying in a hospital bed in London more concerned about the contents of his briefcase stashed under his bed than the prospect of his life ending in a few months. The mystery of the briefcase's...
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Extrait : "Le jour de l'année 1832 o meurt à Paris, rue de Harlay, Jean-Dominique Blanqui, l'ancien conventionnel devenu sous-préfet de l'Empire, tombé à la retraite obscure et à la médiocrité de fortune, à défaut d'un dénombrement de biens meubles et immeubles, il pourrait être procédé à un inventaire moral des opinions du défunt et des actes significatifs qui ont marqué sa carrière publique..."
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A righteous memoir of mother and son in a turbulent time: part love letter from child to mother and part suspenseful adventure chronicle Jennie Persily, with her fiery red hair, buxom figure, and bohemian spirit, is a strong-willed fighter for justice and a passionate lover. A Russian-Jewish émigré who organizes unions in the sweatshops and on the mean streets of Chicago during the thirties and forties, Jennie frequently brings her son-the book's...
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John J. Casey was a beloved hero to countless American workers during the late 19th and early 20th century. Truly a titan of his time, he was a stalwart champion of the oppressed, a loyal American patriot and most importantly, an extraordinary human being. In a career spanning four decades, with tireless effort he improved the lives of thousands of working people by permanently changing the equation between management and labor, bringing a new sense...
100) Other Girls Like Me
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Till now, Stephanie has done her best to play by the rules, which seem to be stacked against girls like her. It doesn't help that she wants to play football, dress like a boy, and fight apartheid in South Africa, despite living in rural middle England, as she struggles to find her voice in a world where everything is different for girls.
Then she hears them on the radio. Greenham women, an irreverent group of lesbians, punk rockers, mothers, and...
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