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Restless spirit

Dorothea Lange, Elizabeth Partridge

A biography of Dorothea Lange, whose photographs of migrant workers, Japanese American internees, and rural poverty helped bring about important social reforms

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I am Scout :

Charles J. Shields

Tells the story of how Harper Lee struggled to become an author and created one of the most popular novels of the twentieth century

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Frida

Carmen T Bernier-Grand

A collection of biographical poems, accompanied by the artist's own paintings, reveal Frida Kahlo's life-long suffering from a crippling bus accident, the anguish and joy of her two marriages to Diego

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The sisterhood of the traveling pants

Copyright Collection (Library of Congress), Blake Lively

Four best girlfriends hatch a plan to stay connected with one another as their lives start off in different directions: they pass around a pair of secondhand jeans that fits each of their bodies perfe

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When I was a soldier

Adriana Hunter, Val?erie Zenatti

The story of one girl's experience in the Israeli national army where strict routines, grueling marches, poor food, and lack of sleep are the norm, but service has its rewards as well

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Angelina Grimk?e

Ellen H. Todras

Based on Angelina Grimke's dairies, letters, and other primary sources, this text discusses the greatest conflict of her time: slavery in the United States

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Focus

Sylvia Wolf

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Rachel Carson

Ellen Levine

Presents the life and accomplishments of the American biologist, whose influential work, "The Silent Spring," about the danger of pesticides had a significant impact on the environmental movement of t

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In their Shoes

Deborah Reber

An array of careers are presented through a realistic examination of the work involved by professional women in their chosen occupations, including stories from actor Maura Tierney, editor Susan Schul

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Hiding Edith

Kathy Kacer

Describes the wartime experiences of Edith Schwalb, a young Jewish girl who was sent to live in the French town of Moissac after the Nazi invasion.

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