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Strongman: The Rise of Five Dictators and the Fall of Democracy
by Kenneth C. Davis
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Dec 2020
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Strongman: The Rise of Five Dictators and the Fall of Democracyby Kenneth C. Davis
What makes a country fall to a dictator? How do authoritarian leaders—strongmen—capable of killing millions acquire their power? How are they able to defeat the ideal of democracy? And what can we do to make sure it doesn’t happen again?
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9781250205643
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The Racers: How an Outcast Driver, an American Heiress, and a Legendary Car Challenged Hitler's Best
by Neal Bascomb
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Nov 2020
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The Racers: How an Outcast Driver, an American Heiress, and a Legendary Car Challenged Hitler's Bestby Neal Bascomb
In the years before World War II, Adolf Hitler wanted to prove the greatness of the Third Reich in everything from track and field to motorsports. The Nazis poured money into the development of new race cars, and Mercedes-Benz came out with a stable of supercharged automobiles called Silver Arrows. Their drivers dominated the sensational world of European Grand Prix racing and saluted Hitler on their many returns home with victory.
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9781338277418
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Apple (Skin to the Core)
by Eric Gansworth
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Oct 2020
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Apple (Skin to the Core)by Eric Gansworth
A memoir in verse for fans of Brown Girl Dreaming and The Poet X
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9781646140138
Awards & Honors
2020 National Book Award Longlist for Young People's Literature
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The Cat I Never Named: A True Story of Love, War, and Survival
by Amra Sabic-El-Rayess
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Oct 2020
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The Cat I Never Named: A True Story of Love, War, and Survivalby Amra Sabic-El-Rayess
Amra was a teen in Bihac, Bosnia, when her friend said they couldn’t speak anymore because Amra was Muslim. Then refugees from other cities started arriving, fleeing Serbian persecution. When Serbian tanks rolled into Bihac, the life she knew disappeared—right as a stray cat followed her home. Her family didn’t have the money to keep a pet, but after the cat seemed to save her brother, how could they turn it away? Saving a life one time could be a coincidence, but then it happened again—and Amra and her family wondered just what this cat was.
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9781547604531
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Kiyo Sato: From a WWII Japanese Internment Camp to a Life of Service
by Connie Goldsmith
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Sep 2020
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Kiyo Sato: From a WWII Japanese Internment Camp to a Life of Serviceby Connie Goldsmith
In 1941 Kiyo Sato and her eight younger siblings lived with their parents on a small farm near Sacramento, California, where they grew strawberries, nuts, and other crops. Kiyo had started college the year before when she was eighteen, and her eldest brother, Seiji, would soon join the US Army. The younger children attended school and worked on the farm after class and on Saturday. On Sunday, they went to church. The Satos were an ordinary American family. Until they weren’t.
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9781541559011
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Ms. Gloria Steinem: A Life
by Winifred Conkling
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Sep 2020
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Ms. Gloria Steinem: A Lifeby Winifred Conkling
Her strength and wisdom have inspired women for generations, but Gloria Steinem’s life is more complex and compelling than most people realize. Her unconventional childhood caused her to rethink society’s assumptions about the roles of women and men. This spark lit a fire in her that burned for decades as she became a leading voice in the women’s movement.
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9781250244574
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Call Me American: The Extraordinary True Story of a Young Somali Immigrant (Adapted for Young Adults)
by Abdirisack Nor Iftin
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Aug 2020
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Call Me American: The Extraordinary True Story of a Young Somali Immigrant (Adapted for Young Adults)by Abdirisack Nor Iftin
Abdi Nor Iftin grew up amidst a blend of cultures, far from the United States. At home in Somalia, his mother entertained him with vivid folktales and bold stories detailing her rural, nomadic upbrinding. As he grew older, he spent his days following his father, a basketball player, through the bustling street of the capital city of Mogadishu.
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9781984897114
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Sarah Bernhardt: The Divine and Dazzling Life of the World’s First Superstar
by Catherine Reef
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Jul 2020
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Sarah Bernhardt: The Divine and Dazzling Life of the World’s First Superstarby Catherine Reef
Sarah Bernhardt was a French stage actor who became a global superstar in the late nineteenth century—the Lady Gaga of her day—and is still considered to be one of the greatest performers of all time. This fast-paced account of her life, filled with provocative detail, brilliantly follows the transformation of a girl of humble origins, born to a courtesan, into a fabulously talented, wealthy, and beloved icon. Not only was her acting trajectory remarkable, but her personal life was filled with jaw-dropping exploits, and she was extravagantly eccentric, living with a series of exotic animals and sleeping in a coffin. She grew to be deeply admired around the world, despite her unabashed and public promiscuity at a time when convention was king; she slept with each of her leading men and proudly raised a son without a husband.
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9781328557506
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Sing and Shout: The Mighty Voice of Paul Robeson
by Susan Goldman Rubin
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Jun 2020
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Sing and Shout: The Mighty Voice of Paul Robesonby Susan Goldman Rubin
When faced with the decision to remain silent or be ostracized, Paul Robeson chose to sing, shout, and speak out. Sing and Shout: The Mighty Voice of Paul Robeson explores how Robeson’s love of African American spirituals and deep empathy towards the suffering of others drove his long, fervent mission as a civil rights activist and his career as an artist. Although he was also an actor, singing was Robeson’s defining talent and where he could best express himself.
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9781629798578
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Alphamaniacs: Builders of 26 Wonders of the Word
by Paul Fleischman
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May 2020
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Alphamaniacs: Builders of 26 Wonders of the Wordby Paul Fleischman
Step right up and read the genuine stories of writers so intoxicated by the shapes and sound of language that they collected, dissected, and constructed verbal wonders of the most extraordinary kind.
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9780763690663
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In Good Hands: Remarkable Female Politicians from Around the World Who Showed Up, Spoke Out and Made Change
by Stephanie MacKendrick
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Apr 2020
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In Good Hands: Remarkable Female Politicians from Around the World Who Showed Up, Spoke Out and Made Changeby Stephanie MacKendrick
Stephanie MacKendrick, a former journalist now dedicated to women's career advancement, believes the time for women in political leadership is now. Judging by the recent wave of activism that developed into a flood of women seeking elected office, she's not alone.
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9781525300356
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Ordinary Hazards: A Memoir
by Nikki Grimes
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Jan 2020
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Ordinary Hazards: A Memoirby Nikki Grimes
Growing up with a mother suffering from paranoid schizophrenia and a mostly absent father, Nikki Grimes found herself terrorized by babysitters, shunted from foster family to foster family, and preyed upon by her mother's second husband. At the age of six, she poured her pain onto a piece of paper late one night—and discovered the magic of writing. Through subsequent years, her notebooks were her most enduring companions. In this remarkable memoir told in both poetry and prose, Grimes explores her harrowing past, showing how the power of words helped her conquer the hazards—ordinary and extraordinary—of life.
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9781629798813
Awards & Honors
Horn Book Fanfare - 2019
CPL Best Books - 2019 Bulletin Blue Ribbons - 2019 Michael L. Printz Award Honoree - 2020 Robert L. Sibert Award Honoree - 2020 Boston Globe-Horn Book Nonfiction Honor Book |
The Racers: How an Outcast Driver, an American Heiress, and a Legendary Car Challenged Hitler's Best
Nov 2020
Biography High Plus
Call Me American: The Extraordinary True Story of a Young Somali Immigrant (Adapted for Young Adults)
Aug 2020
Biography High Plus
Sarah Bernhardt: The Divine and Dazzling Life of the World’s First Superstar
Jul 2020
Biography High Plus
In Good Hands: Remarkable Female Politicians from Around the World Who Showed Up, Spoke Out and Made Change
Apr 2020