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Every Falling Star is the memoir of Sungju Lee, who at the age of twelve was forced to live on the streets of North Korea and fend for himself. To survive, Sungju creates a gang and lives by thieving, fighting, begging, and stealing rides on cargo trains.
Sungju richly recreates his scabrous story,...
4) Superman versus the Ku Klux Klan: The True Story of How the Iconic Superhero Battled the Men of Hate
This book tells a group of intertwining stories that culminate in the historic 1947 collision of the Superman Radio Show and the Ku Klux Klan. It is the story of the two Cleveland teenagers who invented Superman as a defender of the little guy and the New York wheeler-dealers who made him a major media force. It is the story Ku Klux Klan's development from a club to a huge money-making machine powered by the powers of fear and hate and of the folklorist
...5) Run
RUN, the Eisner Award-Winner for Best Graphic Memoir, is one of the most heralded books of the year including being named a:
New York Times Top 5 YA Books of the Year · Top 10 Great Graphic Novels for Teens (Young Adult Library Services Association) · Washington Post Best Books of the Year · Variety Best Books of
What does it mean to be young and transgender today?
Growing Up Trans shares stories, essays, art and poetry created by trans youth aged 11 to 18. In their own words, the works illustrate the trans experience through childhood, family and daily life, school, their bodies and mental health. Together the collection is a story of the challenges, big and small, of being a young trans person. At the same time, it's a toolkit
...We know dogs are our best animal friends, but have you ever thought about what that might mean?
Fossils show we’ve shared our work and homes with dogs for tens of...
What do set design, sound effects, and showmanship have to do with winning World War II? Meet the Ghost Army that played a surprising role in helping to deceive — and defeat — the Nazis.
In his third book about deception during war, Paul B. Janeczko focuses his lens on World War II and the operations carried out by the Twenty-Third Headquarters Special Troops, aka the Ghost Army. This remarkable unit included actors, camouflage
The Pacific front was an integral part of World War II. In this in-depth volume, readers will learn more about the military campaigns there and how they connected to the fronts in Europe and North Africa. Timelines show the progression of the war and how each battle and event tied in to the greater whole. Historical photographs give even greater context, while detailed text shows how each battle and attack affected the course and outcome of the
...Many defining events of World War II took place on the European and North African fronts. In this detailed book, history fans will learn more about these locations and the events and battles that took place there, including the invasion of Poland and the storming of Normandy's beaches on D-Day. Timelines for both the overall book and each chapter pinpoint key moments and connect them to the Pacific front, and photos and maps further show both the
...Although World War I has been called "the War to End All Wars," that unfortunately hasn't been the case. However, the so-called Great War did change everything. Millions of people died from battle, illness, and other causes related to the war, and the destruction and death it caused was unprecedented. This absorbing book shows how the war started, as well as its long-standing repercussions. It also provides timelines for the overall war as well
...War isn't new in our world, but the Vietnam War was a new sort of war in many ways. Called by some "the first television war," it was the first in which video and audio recording played a huge role in getting the story to people back in the United States, bringing home not only the basic news but the enormous toll that war can take. For better and worse, this helped make it one of the most polarizing wars in U.S. history. This intriguing volume
...This book is about the Stonewall Riots, a series of spontaneous, often violent demonstrations by members of the gay (LGBTQ+) community in reaction to a police raid that took place in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. The Riots are attributed as the spark that ignited the LGBTQ+ movement. The author describes American gay history leading up to the Riots,
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