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Earhart grew up at a time when many believed that men alone had the right to experience the thrill of adventure - but, from the moment she saw her first aeroplane, she knew it was her destiny to fly. She undertook record-setting flights, earning more fame and admiration with every boundary she broke. Sadly, her tragic and mysterious disappearance over the Pacific remains one of the great unsolved mysteries. This fascinating biography captures her grit and unwavering determination to chart her ow...

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What Was Your Dream, Dr. King?

by Mary Kay Carson

Published 1 January 2013
Children

Why were schools, drinking fountains, and movie theatres segregated by race? Why did more than 250,000 people march in Washington, DC in 1963? What was Martin Luther King, Jr.'s big dream--and has it come true? All of these and other “must-know” questions about the civil rights hero are answered in this engaging new book.

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Cover of History Of America The Making Of Modern America 1948-76

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Early Sunday Morning

by Barry Denenberg

Published 1 October 2001
Children

In her diary, twelve-year-old Amber describes moving to Hawaii in 1941 and experiencing the horror of the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

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Cover of Henry Flagler, Builder of Florida

Cover of The Attack on Pearl Harbor

Cover of Ronald Reagan Becomes US President The Luckiest President, His Life and Political Success Grade 7 Children's Biographies

Cover of Three Days at the Brink: Young Readers' Edition

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by Helen Lester

Published 3 March 1997
Children

Cover of Lake Placid Miracle: When U.S. Hockey Stunned the World

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Cover of Protest Movements

Discusses the main concerns of the protest movements of the 1960s, and how those have evolved since; what's changed for the better, what might be worse, and where do we go from here.

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