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• Chasing Eruptions

  How Volcanologists Maurice and Katia Krafft Helped Save 60,000 Lives - but Lost Their Own

  Manley, Curtis,

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  The Vulcan Team, as Maurice and Katia Krafft were known, lived exciting lives defined by their joint passion for volcanoes. Their dangerous love for chasing after volcanic eruptions led to their untimely demises, but much of their work informed the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Escape From Alcatraz

  Williams, Dinah (Dinah J.),

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  Part of the Unsolved series from Scholastic this book focuses on the only successful breakout from Alcatraz, the high security prison on Alcatraz Island in San Franscisco Bay. Using real clues, facts and pictures, you will be able to decide for…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Female Indigenous Heroes

  51 North American Women From the 1800s to Today

  Phillips, Katrina M.,

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  Explore the lives of 51 Indigenous Women ranging from the first female principal chief of the Cherokee Nation Wilma Mankiller, to Lily Gladstone award winning Blackfeet and Nez Pearce actor and star of "Killers of the Flower Moon". Ages 8–12.

• Fight for the Right to Read

  Samuel Wilbert Tucker and the 1939 Sit-down Strike for Library Reading Equality

  Gottesfeld, Jeff,

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  Samual Wilbert Tucker a lawyer in the Segragated southern United Sates organizes a sit-down protest in the library in 1939 to protest for the right to read along with everyone else. This is his story of the fight to end segregation in libraries so…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Friedel and Gina

  a True Story of Sisterhood and Survival During the Holocaust

  Dronfield, Jeremy,

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  Read the inspiring story of twin sisters, Friedel and Gina Rosenthal's true story of surviving the Nazi ghetto and concentration camps in Poland. Ages 9 –12.

• Geniuses Who Changed How We Live

  Buckley, James, Jr., 1963-

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  In this book you will read about familiar people like Amelia Earhart but you will also read about other people like the first person to bring the yo-yo to the United Sates and the first blind person to use sound to study space. These are just a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Lost Women of Science

  Bellows, Melina Gerosa,

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  From the team who brought us the Lost Women in Science Podcast, this book focuses on ten inspiring women in science whose stories have been lost... until now. Learn about the women who discovered diseases and deciphered the codes the altered the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Six Queens of Henry VIII

  Cargill, Honor,

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  Most people know Henry VIII had six wives, but do you know anything about these women beyond their marriage? Each of them led their own unique, fascinating lives; dive into this book and learn more about their unsung stories! Ages 9 – 12.

• The Trailblazing Life of Viola Desmond

  a Civil Rights Icon

  Kehoe, Rachel,

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  Take a closer look at any ten dollar bill and you'll find one of the most iconic women in Canadian history: Viola Desmond. She is remembered for her courage to stand up for civil rights and her lifelong dedication to her community, despite…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Words Matter

  the Story of Hans and Sophie Scholl, and the White Rose Resistance

  Fitch Pazner, Anita, 1966-

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  This is the story of Hans and Sophie Scholl who were members of the White Rose Resistance who used the power of the written word to fight back against Nazi tyranny during World War II. Told in verse and strikingly illustrated, this book demonstrates…Read moreRead more of this annotation