LITERATURE LIST

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MARTIN’S BIG WORDS BY DOREEN RAPPAPORT

“Martin Luther King, Jr., was an influential and gifted speaker. Doreen Rappaport uses quotes from some of his most beloved speeches to tell the story of his life. Learn the story of Martin Luther King jr, by, reading the BIG WORDS Martin said, and heard.”

GANDHI BY DEMI

CESAR CHAVEZ : A PHOTO-ILLUSTRATED BIOGRAPHY BY LUCILE DAVIS

PEACEFUL PROTEST: THE LIFE OF NELSON MANDELA BY YONA ZELDIS MCDONUGH

“This is a biography of the South African leader Nelson Mandela who became a civil rights activist, political prisoner, and president of South Africa.”

FIRE FROM THE ROCK BY SHARON DRAPER

“Sylvia is shocked and confused when she is asked to be one of the first black students to attend Central High School, which is scheduled to be integrated in the fall of 1957, whether people like it or not. Before Sylvia makes her final decision, smoldering racial tension in the town ignites into flame.” http://sharondraper.com/bookdetail.asp?id=23

THE WATSONS GO TO BIRMINGHAM 1963 BY CHRISTOPHER PAUL CURTIS

“Kenny Watson tells the story of his family, the weird Watsons. Kenny's description of brother Byron's antics leaves little doubt that this 13-year-old is on his way to being an "official delinquent." He is the cause of the family's decision to visit Birmingham to leave him with their Grandmother. In Birmingham they are soon caught in an event which causes Civil Rights Movement to emerge.”

KIRA-KIRA BY CYNTHIA KADOHUTA

“When Katie and her family move from a Japanese community in Iowa to the Deep South of 1950’s Georgia, it's Lynn who explains to her why people stop on the street to stare. And it's Lynn who, with her special way of viewing the world, teaches Katie to look beyond tomorrow.”

ELIJAH OF BUXTON BY CHRISTOPHER PAUL CHRISTOPHER PAUL CURTIS

“Eleven-year-old Elijah lives in Buxton, Canada, a settlement of runaway slaves near the American border. He's the first child in town to be born free, and he ought to be famous just for that. Unfortunately, all that most people see is a "fra-gile" boy who's scared of snakes and talks too much. But everything changes when a former slave steals money from Elijah's friend, who has been saving to buy his family out of captivity in the South. Now it's up to Elijah to track down the thief--and his dangerous journey just might make a hero out of him, if only he can find the courage to get back home.”

SPIDERMAN: ELECTION DAY

“It's the climax to a year's worth of Spider-Man stories as questions are answered, and Spidey's new world is rocked to its core! Who's been terrorizing people as Menace? Who's behind the Spider-Tracer Killings? Who's going to be the mayor of New York City? All the answers are here! Plus: The world's greatest super hero teams up with the 44th president of the United States in "Spider-Man Meets the President." 

ROBERTO CLEMENTE: PRIDE OF THE PITTSBURGH PIRATES BY JONAH WINTER

WE ARE THE SHIP BY KADIR NELSONhttp://www.wearetheship.com/

EYEWITNESS: VOTE BY PHILIP STEELE

AMERICAN WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT: SANDRA DAY O’CONNOR SUPREME COURT JUSTICE BY MATINA S. HORNER

AMENDMENT: WOMEN’S RIGHT TO VOTE BY JUDY MONROE THE NINETEENTH

ELEANOR ROOSEVELT: A PHOTO-ILLUSTRATED BIOGRAPHY BY LUCILE DAVIS