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Small Steps : the Year I Got Polio (00 Edition)
by Peg Kehret  Publisher Comments Kehret, who contracted polio in 1949, describes the diagnosis, severe symptoms, treatments, physical therapy, walking sticks and more in this moving memoir. B&W illustrations....
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Helen Keller (Scholastic Biography)
by Margaret Davidson Publisher Comments The bestselling biography of Helen Keller illustrates how, with the commitment and lifelong friendship of Anne Sullivan, she learned to talk, read, and eventually graduate from college with honors....
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The True Story of Pocahontas (Step Into Reading: A Step 3 Book)
by Pocahontas And Penner Publisher Comments Illus. in full color. Filled with suspense, romance, and historical details, here's a very young biography of the Powhatan Indian princess who played a vital role in early Colonial and Native American relations....
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Helen Keller: The World in Her Heart
by Lesa Cline-ransome Synopsis For Helen Keller, "w-a-t-e-r" was a cool, slippery splash. "S-u-n" was the warm afternoon glow coating her skin. "L-i-l-y" was a sweet-smelling petal, soft and delicate to her touch. After an illness left her blind and deaf, Helen relied on her senses...
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Little City by the Lake (Little House the Caroline Years)
by Celia Wilkins Publisher Comments In the sixth book in this series based on the ancestors of Laura Ingalls Wilder, 15-year-old Caroline sets off on her own for the very first time and heads for Milwaukee to attend school and live with her aunt and uncle. Illustrations....
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When Everybody Wore a Hat (Junior Library Guild Selection)
by William Steig Publisher Comments < p> This is the story of < br> when I was a boy, < br> almost 100 years ago, < br> when fire engines were < br> pulled by horses, < br> boys did not play with girls, < br> kids went to libraries for books, <...
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Streams to the River, River to the Sea
by Scott O'dell Publisher Comments In this redesigned edition of Scott O'Dell's classic novel, a young Native American woman, accompanied by her infant and her cruel husband, experiences joy and heartbreak when she joins the Lewis and Clark expedition seeking a way to the Pacific....
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Conversations with J.K. Rowling
by Lindsey Fraser Publisher Comments Before 1997 few people knew the brilliant woman behind J. K. Rowling and her phenomenally successful Harry Potter books. Few yet know the real story of Ms. Rowling?s childhood and career as a writer. Conversations with J. K. Rowling is the first and only...
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Christopher Columbus (Step Into Reading: A Step 3 Book)
by Stephen Krensky Publisher Comments Illus. in full color. Youngsters can celebrate the 500th anniversary of Columbus's fateful voyage with this dramatic, easy-to-read account of a pivotal moment in American history."...
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Eric Liddell: Something Greater Than Gold (Christian Heroes: Then & Now)
by Janet Benge Publisher Comments "Christian Heroes: Then & Now have set a new standard of quality in Christian biography. These thrilling true adventures are the best-written biographies for ages 10 and up! Missionary to China and Olympic runner who inspired the movie "Chariots of...
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Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder: Pioneer Girl
by Megan Stine Publisher Comments When Laura Ingalls Wilder was a little girl in the late 1800's, her family moved nine times in three years. The Wilders faced great hardships on the prairie. The crops they planted were destroyed by grasshoppers. Brutal snowstorms brought them close to...
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The Burn Journals
by Brent Runyon Publisher Comments BRENT RUNYON WAS 14 years old when he set himself on fire. <BR>This is a true story. <BR>In "The Burn Journals, Runyon describes that devastating suicide attempt and his recovery over the following year. He takes us into the Burn Unit in a...
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Helen Keller: Courage in the Dark (Step Into Reading: A Step 4 Book)
by Keller And Hurwitz Publisher Comments When a childhood illness leaves her blind and deaf, Helen Keller's life seems hopeless indeed. But her indomitable will and the help of a devoted teacher empower Helen to triumph over incredible adversity. This amazing true story is finally brought to...
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In Mozart's Shadow: His Sister's Story
by Carolyn Meyer Publisher Comments Nannerl Mozart was a musical prodigy who seemed to have a brilliant future. But once her younger brother, Wolfgang, began composing symphonies at the age of five, her career and talents were utterly eclipsed. Here, at last, is Nannerl's heart...
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Who Was Marco Polo? (Who Was...?)
by Joan Holub Publisher Comments Marco Polo was seventeen when he set out for China . . . and forty-one when he came back! More than seven hundred years ago, Marco Polo traveled from the medieval city of Venice to the fabled kingdom of the great Kublai Khan, seeing new sights and riches...
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It Happened to Nancy: By an Anonymous Teenager (Confident Collector)
by Anonymous Publisher Comments The editor of the classic GO ASK ALICE has compiled the poignant journals of a 14-year-old date-rape victim who contracted AIDS and died....
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Loving Will Shakespeare
by Carolyn Meyer Publisher Comments Poor Anne Hathaway is still living with her callous stepmother, and her prospects for marriage and a home of her own are becoming grim. However, she can’t seem to get charismatic Will Shakespeare out of her mind--even though he is much too young...
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Meet Christopher Columbus (Landmark Books)
by James T. De Kay Publisher Comments The story of Columbus's voyages and his encounters with storms, Indians, and political intrique are told in a clear and exciting fashion. Included is a map of the world during Columbus's time and a detailed drawing of the Santa Maria. Color illustrations....
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Hana's Suitcase: A True Story
by Karen Levine Publisher Comments Based on the author's radio documentary of the same name, a biography of a Czech girl who died in the Holocaust is told in alternating chapters with an account of how the curator of a Japanese Holocaust center learned about her life after Hana's suitcase...
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Nothing But Miracles: From Leaves of Grass
by Walt Whitman Publisher Comments Combining the verses of a poem from Walt Whitman's collection "Leaves of Grass" with charming collage illustrations of a cat family, Roth shows young readers how much there is to celebrate in nature and in life. Full color....
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