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"A novel about the extraordinary partnership between First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune--an unlikely friendship that changed the world, from the New York Times bestselling authors of the Good Morning America Book Club pick The Personal Librarian. The daughter of formerly enslaved parents, Mary McLeod Bethune refuses to back down as white supremacists attempt to thwart her work. She marches on as an activist...
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
©1992-2016
Language
English
Description
A study of the complex and political figure of Eleanor Roosevelt begins with her harrowing childhood, describes the difficulties of her marriage, and explains how she persuaded Franklin to make the reforms that would make him famous.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
There has hardly been a life in the last century that Eleanor Roosevelt has not affected, in one way or another. From securing safe, low-cost housing for Kentucky's poor, to helping her grandchildren hang a tire swing on the White House's south lawn, to representing America as the first female delegate to the United Nations, Eleanor rarely kept a second of her life for herself -- and she wouldn't have had it any other way.
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A biography of the woman who served as First Lady for the longest time, and who was the first President's wife to speak out about important issues of the day, by writing newspapers articles and books, giving radio interviews and speeches, and teaching classes.
9) Eleanor
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Prizewinning bestselling author David Michaelis presents a breakthrough portrait of Eleanor Roosevelt, America's longest-serving First Lady, an avatar of democracy whose ever-expanding agency as diplomat, activist, and humanitarian made her one of the world's most widely admired and influential women.
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Language
English
Description
"The New York Times bestselling author of The Rose Code returns with an unforgettable World War II tale of a quiet bookworm who becomes history's deadliest female sniper. Based on a true story. In 1937 in the snowbound city of Kiev (now known as Kyiv), wry and bookish history student Mila Pavlichenko organizes her life around her library job and her young son--but Hitler's invasion of Ukraine and Russia sends her on a different path. Given a rifle...
17) Eleanor
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
1996
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents the childhood of Eleanor Roosevelt, who married a president of the United States and became known as a great humanitarian.
20) Circle of fire
Author
Series
History mysteries volume 14
Pub. Date
c2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 1958, Mendy puts herself in danger when she discovers that the Ku Klux Klan is planning to bomb the Highlander Folk School in order to disrupt a visit from Mendy's hero, Eleanor Roosevelt.
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