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COMMENTS |
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Angelou, Maya |
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings |
first vol. autobiography of incredible American woman |
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Baker, Russell |
Growing Up |
wonderfully written |
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Beals, Melba |
Warriors Dont Cry |
Integration of Little Rock High School 1950s. A fabulous book, all should read, and now theres a |
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White is a State of Mind |
sequel! |
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Brooks, Polly |
Queen Eleanor: Independent |
Eleanor of Acquitaine |
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Cleary, Beverly |
A Girl From Yamville |
autobiography of a favorite author |
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Dahl, Roald |
Boy |
autobiography of a favorite author |
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Going Solo |
sequel |
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Duncan, Lois |
Chapters: My Growth as a Writer |
favorite mystery writer |
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Durrell, Gerald |
My Family and Other Animals |
animals and growing up |
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Filipovic, Zlata |
Zlatas Diary: A Childs Life |
diary war in Bosnia |
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Fleischman, Sid |
The Abracadabra Kid |
magic and writing |
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Fong-Torres, Ben |
The Rice Room |
60s to the present |
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Frank, Anne |
Diary of a Young Girl |
classic World War II diary |
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Freedman, Russell
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Lincoln, A Photobiography |
all three are Newbery winners |
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The Wright Brothers |
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Eleanor Roosevelt: A Life of Discovery |
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Fritz, Jean |
Traitor |
Benedict Arnold |
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Bully for You, Teddy Roosevelt |
really brings history to life |
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Gilbreth, Frank B. |
Cheaper by the Dozen |
still funny |
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Gunther, John |
Death Be Not Proud |
portrait of a dying son |
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Hamilton, Virginia |
Paul Robeson |
important African-American |
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Hautzig, Esther |
The Endless Steppe |
World War II |
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Hayden, Tory |
One Child |
working with abused children |
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Somebody Elses Kids |
very popular |
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Herriot, James |
All Creatures Great and Small |
English veterinarian series |
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Houston, Jeanne |
Farewell to Manzanar |
Japanese-American internment |
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Kherdian, David |
Road From Home |
Armenian holocaust |
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Mowat, Farley |
Never Cry Wolf |
naturalist adventure |
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The Dog Who Wouldnt Be |
funny also many other books |
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Myers, Walter Dean |
Malcom X: By Any Means Necessary |
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Paulsen, Gary |
My Life in Dog Years |
Paulsen on dogs |
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Siegel, Aranka |
Upon the Head of a Goat |
World War II Holocaust |
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Spinelli, Jerry |
Knots in my Yo-Yo String |
writers childhood |
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Vinke, Hermann |
Short Life of Sophie Scholl |
World War II Holocaust |
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Wiesel, Elie |
Night |
World War II Holocaust |
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Yeager, Chuck |
Yeager |
famous test pilot |
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updated 16-Jan-2005
updated 16-Aug-2006