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My Books

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Leonard Bernstein and American Music
Morgan Reynolds, 2013

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The Bronte Sisters: The Brief Lives of Charlotte, Emily, and Anne
Clarion Books, 2012

    Junior Library Guild Selection
    Booklist, *starred review*
    Kirkus, *starred review*
    Publishers Weekly, *starred review*
    One of Kirkus's "Best Teen Books of 2012"

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Jane Austen: A Life Revealed
Clarion Books, 2011

Booklist, *starred review*
One of Booklist's "Top Ten Biographies for Youth: 2011"

Nominated for the 2012 Nonfiction Award, presented by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)

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African Americans in the Military
Facts on File, 2010

Here is the history of African Americans defending their nation and fighting prejudice in the U.S. Armed Forces told through the life stories of more than 125 key participants.

 

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Ernest Hemingway: A Writer's Life
Clarion, 2009

Golden Kite Honor Book, 2010
Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People, 2010
Junior Library Guild selection, 2009
Booklist, *starred review*
Booklist "Lasting Connection" for 2009

 

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Education and Learning in America
Facts On File, 2008

“...recommended for high school and public library circulating collections.”
--American Reference Books Annual, May 29, 2009

 

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Poverty in America
Facts On File, 2007

"...a rounded portrayal of the plight of the poor from colonial days to the present...in prose accessible to a high-school student yet sophisticated enough to engage an adult."
~Kirkus Reviews, September 25, 2009

 

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Working in America
Facts On File, 2007

"an understandable and interesting survey of an important aspect of the American experience."
~Choice

 

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E. E. Cummings: A Poet's Life
Clarion, 2006

YALSA's Best Books for Young Adults, 2008
New York Public Library's Books for the Teen Age, 2007
Junior Library Guild Premier Selection Award, 2006
Booklist, *starred review*
School Library Journal, *starred review*
Kirkus, *pointer*

 

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Alone in the World: Orphans and Orphanages in America
Clarion, 2005

Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) Choices, 2006
Junior Library Guild Selection, 2005
Kansas State Reading Circle Recommendation, 2005
School Library Journal, *starred review*

 

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William Grant Still: African-American Composer
Morgan Reynolds, 2003

Through hard work and perseverance, the talented Still became a respected composer of musical works including symphonies, ballets, and operas.

 

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This Our Dark Country: The American Settlers of Liberia
Clarion, 2002  


Recommended title, American Council of Teachers of English, 2003
New York Public Library's Books for the Teen Age, 2003
Voice of Youth Advocates Nonfiction Honor List, 2003
Booklist, *starred review*

 

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Sigmund Freud: Pioneer of the Mind
Clarion, 2001

National Jewish Book Award Finalist, 2002
2001 Sydney Taylor Award, Association of Jewish Libraries
Voice of Youth Advocates Nonfiction Honor List, 2002
New York Public Library's Books for the Teen Age, 2002
New York Public Library's 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing, 2001
Capitol Choices, 2001
Publishers Weekly, *starred review*
Horn Book, *starred review*

 

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A. Philip Randolph: Union Leader and Civil Rights Crusader
Enslow, 2001

This biography examines the life and times of the man who founded the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, the first African-American labor union, in 1925, and who conceived of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom held on August 28, 1963.

 

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Paul Laurence Dunbar: Portrait of a Poet
Enslow, 2000

Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies, 2001

 

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George Gershwin: American Composer
Morgan Reynolds, 2000

"Reef...employs a narrative style that makes the pages of her straightforward, well-documented biography of a pivotal figure in American music as engrossing as a novel."
~Kirkus Reviews, December 1, 1999

 

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John Steinbeck
Clarion, 1996; Clarion paperback, 2004

"Worthy of Special Note," 1997 Jefferson Cup Award Committee
Voice of Youth Advocates Nonfiction Honor List, 1997
American Library Association Notable Children's Book, 1997
New York Public Library's Books for the Teen Age, 1997
Hungry Mind Children's Book of Distinction
Publishers Weekly, *starred review*
Kirkus, *pointer*

 

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Walt Whitman
Clarion, 1995; Clarion paperback, 2002

1994-1995 Joan G. Sugarman Children's Book Award
1996 Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies
American Bookseller Pick of the Lists, Spring 1995
School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
New York Public Library's 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing
New York Public Library's Books for the Teen Age, 1996
Hungry Mind Children's Book of Distinction
Kirkus, *pointer*

Coming Soon!


Leonard Bernstein and American Music

Poetry Came in Search of Me: The Story of Pablo Neruda

The Bronte Sisters: The Brief Lives of Charlotte, Emily, and Anne

    Junior Library Guild Selection
    Booklist, *starred review*
    Kirkus, *starred review*
    Publishers Weekly, *starred review*

How to Buy My Books

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