Bread for words : a Frederick Douglass story by Keller, Shana 

BTSB Prebound(Sleeping Bear Press, 2020)

BTSB #: 512011 Available

Dewey: 973.8092/BAges: 5-8   
Lexile: 560

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Subjects: Douglass, Frederick,|d1818-1895 - Childhood and youth Slaves - Maryland - Biography Books and reading - Maryland - History|y19th century Literacy - Maryland - History|y19th century English language - Writing Abolitionists - United States - Biography African American abolitionists - Biography

Summary: Frederick Douglass knew that learning to read and write would be the first step in his quest for freedom. Told from first-person perspective and using some of Douglass's own words, this biography draws from his experiences as a young boy and his attempts to learn how to read and write.

Girl running : Bobbi Gibb and the Boston Marathon by Pimentel, Annette Bay 

BTSB Prebound(Nancy Paulsen, 2018)

BTSB #: 718210 Available

Dewey: 796.42/BAges: 5-8   
AR: 3.7 LG RC: 2.3 3-5 Lexile: 580 AD

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Subjects: Gibb, Roberta Louise,|d1942- Boston Marathon Women runners - Massachusetts - Biography

Summary: The inspiring story of Bobbi Gibb, the first girl to run the Boston Marathon in 1966.

Sisters & champions : the true story of Venus and Serena Williams by Bryant, Howard 

BTSB Prebound(Philomel Books, 2018)

BTSB #: 164404 Available

Dewey: 796.342/CAges: 4-8   
AR: 4.1 LG Lexile: 750 AD

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Subjects: Williams, Venus,|d1980- Williams, Serena,|d1981- Tennis players - Biography African American women tennis players - Biography

Summary: A sports biography about two of the greatest female tennis players of all-time, outsiders who just happen to be sisters.