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[2018], Primary, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Call No: B Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Details the origins of Noah Webster's first American English dictionary and the struggles of Webster and Ben Franklin to help unify the new country through language in the 1780s.
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[2020], Pre-adolescent, Calkins Creek, an imprint of Boyds Mills & Kane Call No: B Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: One hundred years before Rosa Parks took her stand, Elizabeth "Lizzie" Jennings tried to board a streetcar in New York City on her way to church. Though there were plenty of empty seats, she was denied entry, assaulted, and threatened. Lizzie decided to fight back. She told her story, took her case to court—where future president Chester Arthur represented her—and won! Her victory was the first recorded in the fight for equal rights on public transportation, and Lizzie's case set a precedent.
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[2020]., Juvenile, Calkins Creek Call No: B Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Picture book presenting the true story of African American equal rights activist Elizabeth "Lizzie" Jennings Graham. Born a free woman in New York City, Lizzie was late for church one day when she tried to board a street car and was denied a seat due to her skin color, even though there were plenty open. Lizzie took her case to court and won, paving the way for future women to take a stand, or a seat, for the civil rights movement.
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2016., Juvenile, Candlewick Press Call No: Adventure SC Tyr Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: An anthology of historical fiction and fantasy short stories features a diverse array of daring heroines making their way in often-hostile lands, using every weapon in their arsenals to face down everything from murderers to marriage proposals.
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2016., Juvenile, Candlewick Press Call No: ADVENTURE F TYR Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Series Title: A Tyranny of Petticoats Volume: 1Summary Note: An anthology of historical fiction and fantasy short stories features a diverse array of daring heroines making their way in often-hostile lands, using every weapon in their arsenals to face down everything from murderers to marriage proposals.
