American Girl: The Story of America

DescriptionThrough the story of Tamara, an abused Native American girl, North Dakota Senator Byron Dorgan tells the story of the many children livi...

Every family has a story of how they arrived in America, whether it was a few months, years, decades, or centuries ago. Journeys: An American Story...

This enchanting novel in verse captures one young woman's struggle for independence, equality, and identity as the daughter of Greek and French imm...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Josh FlaggEdith Flagg is truly an inspiration to all. A Simple Girl tells the life story of a woman who survived the unimag...

Reducere. As far back as she can remember, Azadeh Moaveni has felt at odds with her tangled identity as an Iranian-American. In suburban America, Azadeh live...

A thrilling novel of love, loyalty, and espionage, based on the incredible true story of Elizabeth Bentley, a Cold War double agent spying for the ...

Reducere. Who are the girls that helped build America? Conventional history books shed little light on the influence and impact of girls' contributions to so...

Reducere. A young readers' companion to the adult memoir Kid Quixotes by Stephen Haff.Narrated by one extraordinary ten-year-old girl, this inspiring memoir ...

Reducere. As a Vietnamese girl coming of age in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Nguyen is filled with a rapacious hunger for American identity, and in the pre-PC-era...

Reducere. The riveting, unforgettable story of a girl whose indomitable spirit is tested by homelessness, poverty, and racism in an unequal America--from Pul...

Reducere. Little Avocado Girl, a story inspired by sunshine, the light of day. The sun's warmth brings forth a feeling of love, peace and harmony but clearly...

Reducere. Description"A harrowing read, and it should be . . . enlightening . . . A disturbing and illuminating tale."--KIRKUS REVIEWSThe 1960s have come to ...

A major rediscovery--the first novel by a Mexican American WomanMar a Amparo Ruiz de Burton was the first Mexican American woman to write novels in...

Reducere. Brown Girl, Brownstones, tells the story of a young Barbadian American caught between the ambitious dreams of her forward-looking mother and the ro...

Reducere. In Fire Girl, her debut collection of essays, Sayantani Dasgupta examines her personal story against the history, religion, popular culture and myt...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Julissa ArceA remarkable true story from social justice advocate and national bestselling author Julissa Arce about her jou...

Reducere. The true stroy of the longest-distance hijacking in American history. In an America torn apart by the Vietnam War and the demise of '60s idealism, ...

Reducere. The riveting, unforgettable story of a girl whose indomitable spirit is tested by homelessness, poverty, and racism in an unequal America--from Pul...

In this honest and stunning novel, James Baldwin has given America a moving story of love in the face of injustice. Told through the eyes of Tish, ...

Reducere. DescriptionTHE REVOLUTION RESTS IN HER HANDS As the former Colonies struggle for freedom, the American Revolution is in the hands of a brave and re...

This lyrical and extremely timely picture book illuminates the many different migrants who have made their homes in North America through the centu...

Reducere. A sweeping novel of history, war, and courage in the face of injustice, Tears of Honor tells the story of the heroic Japanese American soldiers who...

Reducere. In the first picture book written by a DACA Dreamer, Areli Morales tells her own powerful and vibrant immigration story. When Areli was just a baby...

The Soviet Union is collapsing. Secret archives open. A young American historian flies to Moscow. Here he meets a girl. They find unknown documents...

Reducere. Welcome to Western Writers of America's first anthology for young readers. In this collection of true tales of the West, we leave textbook history ...

Reducere. The story of the most famous all-brother, semi-pro baseball team of all time began when Mary and Martin Stanczak were forced to flee their Polish h...

Reducere. "Lasky shows not only the facts of Wheatley's life but also the pain of being an accomplished black woman in a segregated world." BOOKLIST "We ll c...

Reducere. A famous model can't deny her Kansas roots--or her gorgeous childhood crush--in this Americana romance from the legendary New York Times-bestsellin...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Jasmin DarznikWe were a world of two, my mother and I, until I started turning into an American girl. That's when she began...

Reducere. 1761--Phillis Wheatley was a little girl of seven or eight years old when she was captured in Gambia and brought to America as a slave. But she did...

DescriptionAn English & Spanish bilingual, children's book based on a child's journey to the USA. Have you ever been the new kid in a class? Try be...

The popular image of a midcentury adwoman is of a feisty girl beating men at their own game, a female Horatio Alger protagonist battling her way th...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Ellamae SimmonsAuthor: Rosemarie RobothamTracing the unforgettable tale of a little black girl from a small Ohio town who d...

Reducere. Newbery Honor Book!A gorgeously written, hopeful middle grade novel in verse about a young girl who must leave Syria to move to the United States, ...

Reducere. New York Times bestseller and Newbery Honor Book A gorgeously written, hopeful middle grade novel in verse about a young girl who must leave Syria ...

Reducere. A masterful novel set in 1920s Louisiana, The Missing is the story of Sam Simoneaux, a floorwalker at a New Orleans department store. When a little...

Reducere. Named a Best Political Book of the Year by The Atlantic"This Is What America Looks Like is the origin story of a leader who, finding no set path th...

Reducere. DescriptionIt's always hard to start at a new school . . . and even harder if you're in a new country. Back home, nine-year-old Ana s was the best ...

Reducere. AN OPRAH BOOK CLUB SELECTIONEpic.... I was just enraptured by the lineage and the story of this modern African-American family.... A combination of...

Reducere. Description(Illustrated biography, immigrants) Young Ida lives in 1880s Sweden with her family. When she contracts scarlet fever, she almost loses ...

Once in a great while an important artifact is suddenly recognized as being so in sync with the times that it demands a wide and immediate audience...

Reducere. Set against the dramatic backdrop of the Civil War, May the Road Rise Up to Meet You is a story of four unforgettable characters who, together, ill...

Reducere. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERWASHINGTON POST BESTSELLERThe author of the celebrated Victory tells the fascinating story of the intertwined lives of San...

Reducere. WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZEWINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDWINNER OF THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE HEARTLAND PRIZE FOR NON-FICTIONONE OF THE...

Reducere. Forsyth County, Georgia, at the turn of the twentieth century, was home to a large African American community that included ministers and teachers,...

Reducere. A sweeping, multifaceted tale of a young Native American pulled between the cherished traditions of a heritage on the brink of extinction and an en...

A haunting, suspenseful literary debut that combines a classic coming of age story with a portrait of a fractured American family dealing with the ...

Reducere. "I Did Not Miss the Boat" is the coming of age story of an adolescent girl who struggled to help her family's assimilation into a new country while...

Reducere. In her quickly gentrifying rural lake town Jade sees recent events only her encyclopedic knowledge of horror films could have prepared her for in t...

Hope in a Ballet Shoe tells the story of Michaela DePrince. Growing up in war-torn Sierra Leone, she witnessed atrocities that no child ever should...

Reducere. Winner of the American Book Award, Across a Hundred Mountains is a stunning and poignant novel about a young girl who leaves her small town in Mexi...

Reducere. Through her own gripping story of escape from human trafficking, Rebecca Bender teaches us what trafficking in America looks like - and what we can...