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  • Amelia Earhart
    Hachette Book Group

    Amelia Earhart

    $15.99

    When Amelia was young, she liked to imagine she could stretch her wings and fly away like a bird. As a grown woman, she set a new female world reco...

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  • Anne Frank
    Hachette Book Group

    Anne Frank

    $15.99

    Anne Frank was born in Germany to a loving family. But when World War II broke out, Anne and her family had to hide in a secret annex in Amsterdam....

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  • Malala Yousafzai
    Hachette Book Group

    Malala Yousafzai

    $15.99

    When Malala was born in Mingora, Pakistan, her father was determined she would have every opportunity that a boy would have. She loved getting an e...

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  • Maria Montessori
    Hachette Book Group

    Maria Montessori

    $15.99

    Maria grew up in Italy at a time when girls didn't receive an equal education to boys. But Maria's mother was supportive of her dreams, and Maria w...

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  • Ruth Bader Ginsburg
    Quarto

    Ruth Bader Ginsburg

    $15.99

    As a young person, little Ruth recognized  injustice in the world. She decided to work to make her country a fairer place- for everyone. From her c...

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  • What Is Black Lives Matter?
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    What Is Black Lives Matter?

    $4.99

    When a Black teenager named Trayvon Martin was senselessly killed in 2012, the African American community called for his murderer to be held accoun...

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  • Who Is Barack Obama?
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    Who is Barack Obama?

    $5.99

    As the world now knows, Barack Obama has made history as our first African-American president. With black-and-white illustrations throughout, this ...

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  • Who Is Hillary Clinton?
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    Who is Hillary Clinton?

    $5.99

    At age fourteen, Hillary Clinton thought it would be thrilling to become an astronaut, so she sent an application to NASA. The reply was a flat out...

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  • Who Is Judy Blume?
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    Who is Judy Blume?

    $6.99

    Readers adore Judy Blume for her personal stories about the journey from childhood to adolescence. She has always been an imaginative person and an...

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  • Who Is Malala Yousafzai?
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    Who Is Malala Yousafzai?

    $5.99

    Malala Yousafzai was a girl who loved to learn but was told that girls would no longer be allowed to go to school. She wrote a blog that called att...

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  • Who Is Neil deGrasse Tyson?
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    Who Is Neil Degrasse Tyson?

    $5.99

    When he was nine years old, Neil deGrasse Tyson went on a trip that would change his life. While visiting the Hayden Planetarium at the Museum of N...

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  • Who Was Celia Cruz?
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    Who Was Celia Cruz?

    $5.99

    Although her family and friends know her as Úrsula Hilaria Celia de la Caridad Cruz Alfonso, the world refers to her simply as Celia Cruz. Starting...

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  • Who Was Clara Barton?
    Who Was

    Who Was Clara Barton?

    $5.99

    Clarissa “Clara” Barton was a shy girl who grew up to become a teacher, nurse, and humanitarian.  At a time when few women worked outside the home,...

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  • Who Was Frida Kahlo?
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    Who Was Frida Kahlo?

    $5.99

    You can always recognize a painting by Kahlo because she is in nearly all--with her black braided hair and colorful Mexican outfits. A brave woman ...

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  • Who Was Jacqueline Kennedy?
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    Who Was Jacqueline Kennedy?

    $5.99

    Private and bookish, Jackie Kennedy found herself thrust into the world spotlight as the young and glamorous wife of the President John F. Kennedy....

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  • Who Was Jane Austen?
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    Who Was Jane Austen?

    $5.99

    Although Jane Austen's works were first published anonymously and brought her little personal recognition, today they are rarely out of print and h...

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  • Who Was Jesse Owens?
    Penguin Random House

    Who Was Jesse Owens?

    $5.99

    At the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics, track and field star Jesse Owens ran himself straight into international glory by winning four gold medals. But...

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  • Who Was Kobe Bryant?
    Penguin Random House

    Who Was Kobe Bryant?

    $4.99

    Kobe Bryant was just an eighteen-year-old high-school basketball player when he decided to enter the National Basketball Association's draft. Thoug...

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  • Who Was Mother Teresa?
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    Who Was Mother Teresa?

    $5.99

    Born a humble girl in what is now Albania, Agnes Bojaxhiu lived a charitable life. She pledged herself to a religious order at the age of 18 and ch...

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