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c2005., Juvenile, Clarion Books Call No: 362.73 0973 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Table of contents Summary Note: Examines the history of orphanages in the United States, looking at what life was like for children living in orphanages, discussing influences on how orphans were treated, and considering why orphanages have all but disappeared.
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[2012]., Adolescent, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Call No: BIOGRAPHY NF REE Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: An exploration of the lives of the Brontë sisters and the time in which they lived.
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2012., Clarion Books Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: The Brontë sisters are among the most beloved writers of all time, best known for their classic nineteenth-century novels Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, and Agnes Grey. This biography explores the turbulent lives of these literary siblings and the oppressive times in which they lived.
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2012., Clarion Books Call No: 920 REEF Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Presents a biography of the three Bronte sisters, Charlotte, Emily, and Anne, and their lives growing up on the moors of Enland inventing stories with their brother, Branwell, which led them each to write their famous books "Jane Eyre," "Wuthering Heights," and "Agnes Grey.".
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1992., Twenty-first Century Books Call No: B Pow Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: African-American soldiersSummary Note: Traces the life and career of the Army general who was appointed National Security Advisor by Ronald Reagan and became the country's first black chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in 1989.
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c2006., Clarion Books Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Table of contents only Publisher description Summary Note: A biography of the twentieth-century American writer whose poetry combined artistic composition with word play and traditional rhyme and meter.
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-- Edward Estlin Cummingsc2006., Clarion Books Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Table of contents only Publisher description Summary Note: Presents an illustrated biography of the life and works of American poet, painter, essayist, and playwright E.E. Cummings which examines his unusual and sometimes misunderstood poetic style.
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[2017]., Adolescent, Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Call No: MEMOIR Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "A biography for young adult readers on Florence Nightingale, the pioneering nurse best known for her work during the Crimean War, where she rectified horrifying conditions and made nightly rounds to check on patients, saving hundreds of lives and sparking worldwide healthcare reform"--Provided by publisher.
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[2017]., Adolescent, Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Call No: B NIGHTINGALE Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "A biography for young adult readers on Florence Nightingale, the pioneering nurse best known for her work during the Crimean War, where she rectified horrifying conditions and made nightly rounds to check on patients, saving hundreds of lives and sparking worldwide healthcare reform"--Provided by publisher.
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-- Frida and Diego[2014], Juvenile, Clarion Books Call No: B 920 Ree Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: Investigates the lives of husband and wife artist team Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, highlighting the unusual age difference between the two and how their art came to define them and their era.
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-- Frida and Diego[2014]., Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A lushly designed biography exploring the tumultuous lives, marriage, and work of the artists Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, illustrated with archival photos and full-color reproductions of their paintings.
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-- Frida and Diego2014., Clarion Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Call No: ART NF ARTISTS KAHLO & RIVERA Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Discusses the lives and art of the artist couple, Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera.
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c2004., Juvenile, Clarion Books Call No: 928 .1 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: An introduction to the life and most significant works of American author John Steinbeck.
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1996., Juvenile, Clarion Books Call No: 921 STEINBECK Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: An introduction to the life and most significant works of American author John Steinbeck.
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[2018]., Juvenile, Clarion Books Call No: B SHELLEY Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: On the 200th anniversary of the publication of Frankenstein, comes a riveting biography of its author, Mary Shelley, whose life reads like a dark gothic novel, filled with scandal, death, drama, and one of the strangest love stories in literary history.
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[2018]., Adolescent, Clarion Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Call No: HI-INT B SHE Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: On the 200th anniversary of the publication of Frankenstein, comes a riveting biography of its author, Mary Shelley, whose life reads like a dark gothic novel, filled with scandal, death, drama, and one of the strangest love stories in literary history.
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[2015]., Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Noah Webster may be best remembered the enormous and ambitious task of writing his famous dictionary, but for him, this accomplishment was a means to an end. His true goal was to streamline the language spoken in our newly formed country so that it could be used as a force to bring people together and be a source of national pride. Though people laughed at his ideas, Webster never doubted himself. In the end, his so-called foolish notions achieved just what he had hoped.
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2015., Adolescent, Clarion Books Call No: B WEBSTER Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Describes the life of Noah Webster, his work as a writer and activist, and his creation of a dictionary that united Americans, influenced the new country's Founding Fathers, and shaped the United States.
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[2015]., Pre-adolescent, Clarion Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Call No: B WEBSTER Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "A biography on Noah Webster, a controversial political activist, the primary shaper of the American language, and author of the Blue-Backed Spellers and the famous dictionary that bears his name. Illustrated with black-and-white archival images"--Provided by publisher.
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2001., Juvenile, Clarion Books Call No: B Freud Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: A biography of Sigmund Freud which includes descriptions of his theories and methods.
