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Hardcover : $21.95 Buy	Who Were the Founding Fathers? Two Hundred Years of Reinventing American History Steven H. Jaffe Henry Holt and Co. The history of our revolution will be one continued lye from one end to the other. The essence of the whole will be that Dr. Franklin's electrical rod, smote...

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Iqbal Masih and the Crusaders Against Child Slavery

Susan Kuklin Henry Holt and Co.

In December of 1994, twelve-year-old Iqbal Masih was honored as a hero. Just two years earlier, he had been a slave, condemned to a lifetime of bonded labor in...

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Shift

Charlotte Agell Henry Holt and Co.

In fifteen year-old Adrian Havoc's world, Homestate rules every aspect of society: identity cards need to be carried at all times, evolution is a forbidden...

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First Boy

Gary Schmidt Square Fish

He was just a farm boy. Why was someone out to get him?

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Vote for Larry

Janet Tashjian Square Fish

Larry is not your parents’ politician, that’s for sure.

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Yes We Can

A Biography of Barack Obama

Garen Thomas Feiwel & Friends

“Yes, we can. Yes, we can heal this nation. Yes, we can seize our future. And as we leave this great state with a new wind at our backs and we take this...

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Trade Paperback : $6.99 Buy	Yes We Can A Biography of President Barack Obama Garen Thomas Feiwel & Friends THIS IS OUR MOMENT “This is our time—to put people back to work and open doors of opportunity for our kids; to restore prosperity and promote the cause of...

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Lincoln's Last Days

The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever

Bill O'Reilly and Dwight Jon Zimmerman Henry Holt and Co.

With more than 1.5 million copies sold, Killing Lincoln deftly recounts one of the most dramatic stories in American history—of how one gunshot changed the...

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Hardcover : $17.95 Buy	Trial The Inside Story Susan Kuklin Henry Holt and Co. Reading Story of a Trial is like simultaneously watching a court case on TV and hearing the inner thoughts of the participants. "This case is going to take...

Hardcover : $18.95 Buy	American Moments Scenes from American History Robert Burleigh; illustrated by Bruce Strachan Henry Holt and Co. This is America, much is possible. Step right into the "moment" of some of American history's most significant events In this refreshingly inventive...

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The Wall

Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain

Peter Sis Frances Foster Books

A NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER “I was born at the beginning of it all, on the Red side—the Communist side—of the Iron Curtain.” Through annotated...

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Ancient Egypt

A First Look at People of the Nile

written and illustrated by Bruce Strachan Henry Holt and Co.

The civilization of ancient Egypt disappeared two thousand years ago, yet we still marvel at the wonders it left behind. This engaging primer for young readers...

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In Defiance of Hitler

The Secret Mission of Varian Fry

Carla Killough McClafferty Farrar, Straus and Giroux

On August 4, 1940, an unassuming American journalist named Varian Fry made his way to Marseilles, France, carrying in his pockets the names of approximately...

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Trade Paperback : $8.99 Buy	In the Name of God Paula Jolin Square Fish How far would you go to defend your beliefs?

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Demon Chick

Marilyn Kaye Henry Holt and Co.

Jessica may not have the warmest relationship with her mother, aspiring presidential candidate Margaret Hunsucker, but it still comes as a shock when she...

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Two Miserable Presidents

The Amazing, Terrible, and Totally True Story of the Civil War

Steven Sheinkin, illustrated by Tim Robinson Square Fish

May 22, 1856: A MEMBER OF CONGRESS FROM SOUTH CAROLINA WALKS INTO THE SENATE CHAMBER, LOOKING FOR TROUBLE. That Congressman, Preston Brooks, was ready to...

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Trade Paperback : $7.99 Buy	Let It Begin Here! April 19, 1775: The Day the American Revolution Began Actual Times Don Brown Flash Point ONE DAY THAT CHANGED A NATION A nonfiction master brings the start of the American Revolution to life. A 26-year-old King George II found himself in...

Trade Paperback : $7.99 Buy	Soccer Chick Rules Dawn FitzGerald Square Fish Soccer Chick Rule Number 7: Never, ever give up!

Hardcover : $17.95 Buy	New York Times Tree Shaker The Story of Nelson Mandela New York Times Bill Keller Kingfisher

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1968

New York Times

by Michael Kaufman Roaring Brook Press

1968, THE YEAR AMERICA GREW UP From racial and gender equality fights to the struggle against the draft and the Vietnam war, in 1968 Americans asked...

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Hardcover : $16.95 Buy	Wee and the Wright Brothers Timothy R. Gaffney; illustrated by Bernadette Pons Henry Holt and Co. Wilbur and Orville began packing the Flyer into a wooden crate. Wee's little heart skipped a beat. "They're getting ready to go to Kitty Hawk," he told his...

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A Dangerous Engine

Benjamin Franklin, from Scientist to Diplomat

Joan Dash; Pictures by Dusan Petricic Frances Foster Books

At the time of his famous kite experiment, Benjamin Franklin was unaware that his theories about electricity had already made him a celebrity all over Europe,...

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Anne Hutchinson's Way

Jeannine Atkins; Pictures by Michael Dooling Farrar, Straus and Giroux

In 1634, young Susanna Hutchinson sailed from England with her family to the Massachusetts Bay Colony, where they hoped to practice their religion freely. But...

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New York Times When the Wall Came Down

The Berlin Wall and the Fall of Soviet Communism

Serge Schmemann Kingfisher

Now in paperback, current events get in-depth treatment in this exciting series produced in collaboration with the New York Times. First-person narratives by...

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