Abner Doubleday
A biography of Abner Doubleday, which focuses on his love for baseball when he was young and who became a general in the Civil War later in life.
920
year: 2005
copies: 3
call number/section: 920
lexile:
Alexander Hamilton
A biography of Alexander Hamilton, the first Secretary of the Treasury, that focuses on his childhood on the Caribbean Islands, dreaming of attending college in the American Colonies.
092
year: 2008
copies: 2
call number/section: 092
lexile:
subjects: hamilton, alexander, statesmen, families, schools, conduct of life, united states virgin islands
Eddie Rickenbacker
A biography of an automobile racer and pilot who contributed a great deal towards the growth of military and commercial aviation in the United States.
FIC
year: 2003
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
Eddie Rickenbacker:boy Pilot And Racer
A biography of an automobile racer and pilot who contributed a great deal towards the growth of military and commercial aviation in the United States.
921
year: 2003
copies: 1
call number/section: 921
lexile: 760
Frederick Douglass
Presents a biography of Frederick Douglass which focuses on the earlier years of his life as an escaped slave, student, and abolitionist.
921
year: 2007
copies: 2
call number/section: 921
lexile:
George Rogers Clark
Childhood of the explorer and soldier who won the Northwest Territory for the United States during the Revolutionary War.
920
year: 2004
copies: 2
call number/section: 920
lexile:
subjects: clark, george rogers, pioneer children, frontier and pioneer life, generals, northwest, old
John Audubon, Young Naturalist
As a young boy first in Haiti and then in France, James Audubon delights in the wonders of nature but on arriving in the United States, he decides to become an artist and draw every bird in North America.
921
year: 2006
copies: 2
call number/section: 921
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Juliette Low
Tells the story of Juliette Low's early life, from her childhood in Georgia during the Civil War to her wedding day in 1886, and describes her inspiration for creating the Girl Scouts in America.
921
year: 2002
copies: 5
call number/section: 921
lexile:
Lew Wallace, Boy Writer
Fictionalized biography of the boyhood and youth of a great, great nephew of John Paul Jones who, after his boyhood on the frontier, grew up to be an inventor, novelist, and statesman.
921
year: 2001
copies: 1
call number/section: 921
lexile: 570
Mahalia Jackson
Looks at the life of African-American gospel singer Mahalia Jackson, discussing her early years in New Orleans, her move to Chicago, and her work on behalf of civil rights.
FIC
year: 2003
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: jackson, mahalia, gospel musicians, gospel singers, african american gospel singers, african american, women, african americans
Phillis Wheatley
Looks at the life of Phillis Wheatley, a girl brought from Senengal to Boston as a slave in 1761 who played a role in the events of the American Revolution, and grew up to become a renowned poet.
FIC
year: 2005
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: wheatley, phillis, poets, american, slaves, african american poets, american poets, african americans