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A poetic tribute to the victims of the racially motivated church bombing that served as a seminal event in the struggle for civil rights. In 1963, the eyes of the world were on Birmingham, Alabama, a flashpoint for the civil rights movement. Birmingham...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781590789902Author Larry Dane BrimnerFormat HardbackPage Count 80Imprint Calkins CreekPublisher Calkins CreekWeight(grams) 777gDimensions(mm) 262mm * 240mm...

Celebrate the 50th anniversary of Title IX, the law that opened the door for greater opportunities for girls and women, with this refreshed edition of the nonfiction illustrated middle grade book about an important victory in the fight for equality.Not...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780823415595Author Russell FreedmanFormat HardbackPage Count 286Imprint Holiday House IncPublisher Holiday House IncWeight(grams) 1034g

A Kirkus Reviews Best Children's BookNEW FROM 2018 SIBERT MEDALIST LARRY DANE BRIMNER! Here is the story 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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780778713975Author Natalie HydeFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Crabtree Publishing Co,USPublisher Crabtree Publishing Co,US

This book describes the ways that World War II affected production and daily life in the United States, as well as government programs for rationing, censorship, and propaganda. In addition to historic photos, this book includes a table of contents, two...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781666341508Author Bruce BerglundFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint Capstone PressPublisher Capstone PressWeight(grams) 178g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Jane Addams Children's Book Award (Books for Older Children) 2013. Commended for Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens (Ten to Fourteen) 2013...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780756558789Author Danielle Smith-LleraFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint Compass Point BooksPublisher Compass Point BooksWeight(grams) 458g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781644876336Author Chris BowmanFormat HardbackImprint EpicPublisher EpicWeight(grams) 191g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781644876343Author Nathan SommerFormat HardbackImprint EpicPublisher EpicWeight(grams) 191g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781644876374Author Nathan SommerFormat HardbackImprint EpicPublisher EpicWeight(grams) 191g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781515816034Author ,Thomas,Kingsley TroupeFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Picture Window BooksPublisher Capstone Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781596437630Author Candace FlemingFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint Roaring Brook PressPublisher Roaring Brook PressWeight(grams) 590g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781496686886Author Julie GilbertFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Capstone PressPublisher Capstone PressWeight(grams) 68gDimensions(mm) 224mm * 170mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780756544461Author ,Shelley TougasFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Compass Point BooksPublisher Compass Point Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781515816027Author ,Thomas,Kingsley TroupeFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Picture Window BooksPublisher Capstone Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780756547882Author ,Don NardoFormat PaperbackImprint Compass Point BooksPublisher Coughlan Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781839274466Author Robin TwiddyFormat HardbackPage Count 24Imprint BookLife PublishingPublisher BookLife Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781643751009Author Michael LongFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint Algonquin Young ReadersPublisher Algonquin Young ReadersWeight(grams) 152g

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 per hour, the same wage growers had agreed to pay guest workers from...

A poetic tribute to the victims of the racially motivated church bombing that served as a seminal event in the struggle for civil rights. In 1963, the eyes of the world were on Birmingham, Alabama, a flashpoint for the civil rights movement. Birmingham...

The past is full of strange events, and some have left experts guessing. This fascinating series pairs short paragraphs of easy-to-read text with plentiful photos to help readers explore some of these mysterious occurrences, highlighting what happened...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593403549Author Katheryn Russell-BrownFormat HardbackPage Count 40Imprint Viking Books for Young ReadersPublisher Penguin USAWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781499812510Author Terry Catasus JenningsFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint Yellow JacketPublisher Yellow JacketWeight(grams) 431gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781637393352Author Ryan GaleFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Focus ReadersPublisher Focus ReadersWeight(grams) 177g

The past is full of strange events, and some have left experts guessing. This fascinating series pairs short paragraphs of easy-to-read text with plentiful photos to help readers explore some of these mysterious occurrences, highlighting what happened...

Blind pigs, speakeasies, coffin varnish, and tarantula juice were all a part of the Roaring 20s. Making alcohol illegal didn't get rid of bars and taverns or crime bosses: They just went underground. Secret joints were in almost every large city and...

On May 19, 1942, during WWII, a U-boat in the Gulf of Mexico stalked its prey fifty miles from New Orleans. The submarine set its sights on the freighter Heredia. Most onboard were merchant seamen, but there were also civilians, including the Downs...

Award-winning author Candace Fleming sets her gaze on the mystery at Roswell, New Mexico, and the "crash from outer space" that set the United States on edge for decades. In 1947, during the early...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250787699Author Tim MadiganFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 482gDimensions(mm) 236mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of National Book Awards (Young People's Lit.) 2019.Book InformationISBN 9781681198019Author Martin W SandlerFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Bloomsbury...

In 1960, six-year-old Ruby Bridges walked into William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans, Louisiana. She became the first black student to attend the previously all-white school. This event paved the way for widespread school desegregation in the...

Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award Winner"An engaging and accessible account" for young readers about the Freedom Riders who led the landmark 1961 protests against segregation on buses (School Library Journal) On May 4, 1961, a group of thirteen...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780756558277Author Michael BurganFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Capstone PressPublisher Capstone Press

Like all buses in Montgomery, Alabama in the 1950's, Bus #2857 was segregated: white passengers sat in the front and black passengers sat in the back--until Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger. Her arrest sparked the Montgomery...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780823421954Author Russell FreedmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Holiday House IncPublisher Holiday House IncWeight(grams) 312gDimensions(mm) 235mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780823435579Author Susan Goldman RubinImprint Holiday HousePublisher Holiday HouseWeight(grams) 408gDimensions(mm) 251mm * 201mm * 10mm