Tanya Lee Stone
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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
147 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Language
English
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Tanya Lee Stone examines the role of African Americans in the military through the lens of the untold story of the Triple Nickles as they became America's first black paratroopers and fought a little-known World War II attack on the American West by the Japanese.
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Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
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Josie, Nicolette, and Aviva all get mixed up with a senior boy who can talk them into doing almost anything he wants. In a blur of high school hormones and personal doubt, each girl struggles with how much to give up and what ultimately to keep for herself.
Author
Publisher
Wendy Lamb Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
193 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
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Learn about the challenges millions of girls face while trying to earn an education in many developing countries around the world.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
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They became America's first black paratroopers. Why was their story never told? Sibert Medalist Tanya Lee Stone reveals the history of the Triple Nickles during World War II. World War II is raging, and thousands of American soldiers are fighting overseas against the injustices brought on by Hitler. Back on the home front, the injustice of discrimination against African Americans plays out as much on Main Street as in the military. Enlisted black
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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
133 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Language
English
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What does it take to be an astronaut? Excellence at flying, courage, intelligence, resistance to stress, top physical shape, any checklist would include these. But when America created NASA in 1958, there was another unspoken rule: you had to be a man. Here is the tale of thirteen women who proved that they were not only as tough as the toughest man but also brave enough to challenge the government. They were blocked by prejudice, jealousy, and the...
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