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      Booker T. Washington: Getting Into the Schoolhouse

      Larry Dane Brimner

      An accessible biography of Booker T. Washington, who rose from slavery to become a great African-American leader and educator.

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      Birmingham Sunday

      Larry Dane Brimner

      Learn about the bomb blast that rocked the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church on Sunday morning, September 15, 1963, killing four young girls.

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      Black and White: The Confrontation between Reverend Fred L. Shuttlesworth and Eugene Bull Connor

      Larry Dane Brimner

      A riveting account of the racially-charged events that shook Birmingham, AL, in the ‘50s and '60s, focusing on the lives and interactions of two key figures: Reverend Fred >

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      The Rain Wizard: The Amazing, Mysterious, True Life of Charles Mallory Hatfield

      Larry Dane Brimner

      In December 1915, San Diego’s leaders claimed the town’s reservoirs were nearly dry. Knowing the city would not survive and grow unless it had water, they hired Charles Mallory Hatfield…

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      Blacklisted!: Hollywood, the Cold War, and the First Amendment

      Larry Dane Brimner

      Discusses the case of 19 men from the film industry who were investigated for suspected Communist ties during the Cold War, and the 10–known as the Hollywood Ten–who were blacklisted…

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      Twelve Days in May: Freedom Ride 1961

      Larry Dane Brimner

      For twelve history-making days in May 1961, thirteen black and white civil rights activists, also known as the Freedom Riders, traveled by bus into the South to draw attention to…

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      Finding a Way Home: Mildred and Richard Loving and the Fight for Marriage Equality

      Larry Dane Brimner

      When Mildred and Richard Loving are arrested, jailed, and exiled from their home simply because of their mixed-race marriage, they must challenge the courts and the country in order to…

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      Accused!: The Trials of the Scottsboro Boys: Lies, Prejudice, and the Fourteenth Amendment

      Larry Dane Brimner

      This chilling and harrowing account tells the story of the Scottsboro Boys, nine African-American teenagers who, when riding the rails during the Great Depression, found their lives destroyed after two…

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      Birmingham Sunday

      Larry Dane Brimner

      Learn about the bomb blast that rocked the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church on Sunday morning, September 15, 1963, killing four young girls.

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      Strike!: The Farm Workers’ Fight for Their Rights

      Larry Dane Brimner

      "An account of the 1965 Delano grape strike, led by activist Caesar Chaavez, describes the causes of the strike, its impact on United States agriculture, and the formation of the…

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      Chief Crazy Horse: Following a Vision

      Larry Dane Brimner

      A biography of Crazy Horse, a warrior chief of the Oglala tribe of the Sioux nation.

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      Pocahontas: Bridging Two Worlds

      Larry Dane Brimner

      An accessible biography of the famous Native American woman who helped the Jamestown settlers.

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      Strike!: The Farm Workers’ Fight for Their Rights

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      In 1965, as the grapes in California’s Coachella Valley were ready to harvest, migrant Filipino American workers who picked and readied the crop for shipping negotiated a wage of $1.40…

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      Racing Ace: Drive It! Fix It!: An Acorn Book

      Larry Dane Brimner

      Ace has built her own go-kart, but when she is ready for a test run it will not start, and she has to figure out what part is missing–and then…

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      Ride It! Patch It!: An Acorn Book (Racing Ace #3)

      Larry Dane Brimner

      Ace gets her mountain bike ready for the big bike race, but during the race Ace’s bike chain comes off the sprocket, and a tire goes flat–luckily she has her…

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      Build It! Jump It!: An Acorn Book (Racing Ace #2)

      Larry Dane Brimner

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      Build It! Jump It!: An Acorn Book (Racing Ace #2)

      Larry Dane Brimner

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      Ride It! Patch It!: An Acorn Book (Racing Ace #3)

      Larry Dane Brimner

      Ace gets her mountain bike ready for the big bike race, but during the race Ace’s bike chain comes off the sprocket, and a tire goes flat–luckily she has her…

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      Racing Ace: Drive It! Fix It!: An Acorn Book

      Larry Dane Brimner

      Ace has built her own go-kart, but when she is ready for a test run it will not start, and she has to figure out what part is missing–and then…

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      Merry Christmas, Old Armadillo

      Larry Dane Brimner

      It’s Christmas Eve, and high up on a mesa Old Armadillo calls Merry Christmas! No one is there, and when he checks his letter basket he finds no Christmas cards…

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      Without Separation: Prejudice, Segregation, and the Case of Roberto Alvarez

      Larry Dane Brimner

      This important yet little-known civil rights story focuses on Roberto Alvarez, a student whose 1931 court battle against racism and school segregation in Lemon Grove, California, is considered the first…

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      The First Day of School

      Larry Dane Brimner

      Puppy is small and loves to play. Bear is big and feels grumpy. But the two unlikely friends soon become inseparable and play with each other all summer long. Everything…

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