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164401
Feed your mind : a story of August Wilson by Bryant, Jennifer 

BTSB Prebound(Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2019)


Publication Date: 01/15/2020

BTSB #: 164401 Available

Dewey: 812/BAges: 6-9   
AR: 4.6 MG

Subjects: Wilson, August American authors|y20th century - Biography African American authors|y20th century - Biography


Summary: A picture book biography of August Wilson (1945-2005), the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright best-known for Fences.


6.50 *

214846
For spacious skies : Katharine Lee Bates and the inspiration for "America the beautiful" by Churnin, Nancy 

BTSB Prebound(Whitman, 2020)


Publication Date: 04/15/2020

BTSB #: 214846 Available

Dewey: 811/BAges: 5-8   
Lexile: 790 AD

Subjects: Bates, Katharine Lee,|d1859-1929 American authors|y19th century - Biography American authors|y20th century - Biography Women - Biography


Summary: Katharine Lee Bates first wrote the lines to "America the Beautiful" on a summer evening after a stirring visit to Pikes Peak in 1893. But the story behind the song begins with Katharine herself, who grew up with memories of the country divided by the Civil War and pushed beyond conventional expectations of women to become an acclaimed writer, scholar, suffragist, and reformer. Katharine believed in the power of words to make a difference.


6.50 *

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P08640
Gone to the woods : surviving a lost childhood by Paulsen, Gary 

Audio Book(Findaway World, LLC, 2021)


Publication Date: 01/12/2021

BTSB #: P08640 Available

Dewey: 813/BAges: 8-12   


Subjects: Paulsen, Gary American authors|y20th century - Biography Autobiography Life change events Survival skills


Summary: The author's middle grade memoir that shares a series of life-altering moments from his turbulent childhood which contributed to his famed survival stories.


66.49 *

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534901
Make way : the story of Robert McCloskey, Nancy Schon, and some very famous ducklings by Kunkel, Angela Burke 

BTSB Prebound(Random House Studio, 2023)


Publication Date: 04/11/2023

BTSB #: 534901 Available

Dewey: 813/CAges: 4-8   
Lexile: 820 AD F&P: U

Subjects: McCloskey, Robert,|d1914-2003 Schon, Nancy,|d1928- Illustrators - United States - Biography American authors|y20th century - Biography Sculptors - United States - Biography Children's stories - Authorship Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)


Summary: A biography that follows the lives of Robert McCloskey, creator of Make Way for Ducklings, and sculptor Nancy Schon, whose famous bronze ducks grace Boston Public Garden.


24.48 *

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P00112
Mama learns to drive by Davis, Donald 

Audio Book(Findaway World, LLC, 2007)


Publication Date: 01/25/2002

BTSB #: P00112 Available

Dewey: 813/BAges: 8-11   


Subjects: Davis, Donald,|d1944- - Childhood and youth Davis, Donald,|d1944- - Family Davis, Lucille Walker,|dd. 1998 American authors|y20th century - Biography Teachers - North Carolina - Biography North Carolina - Social life and customs


Summary: The author presents eight short stories about his mother and other family members as they grew up in the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina.


33.24 *

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660464
Nonsense! : the curious story of Edward Gorey by Mortensen, Lori 

BTSB Prebound(Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2020)


Publication Date: 03/02/2020

BTSB #: 660464 Available

Dewey: 741.6092/BAges: 4-7   
AR: 4.2 MG Lexile: 730 AD

Subjects: Gorey, Edward,|d1925-2000 Illustrators - United States - Biography American authors|y20th century - Biography Eccentrics and eccentricities


Summary: A picture book biography of eccentric and beloved writer and artist Edward Gorey.


23.08 *

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759188
Portrait in poems : the storied life of Gertrude Stein & Alice B. Toklas by Robillard, Evie 

BTSB Prebound(Kids Can Press, 2020)


Publication Date: 03/03/2020

BTSB #: 759188 Available

Dewey: 818/CAges: 6-9   
Lexile: 810

Subjects: Stein, Gertrude,|d1874-1946 Toklas, Alice B American authors|y20th century - Biography


Summary: The stories, paintings and early twentieth-century Paris of Gertrude Stein and her partner, Alice B. Toklas, come to life in this picture book biography, told in free verse.


6.50 *

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443470
Story is to share : how Ruth Krauss found another way to tell a tale by Higgins, Carter 

BTSB Prebound(Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2022)


Publication Date: 10/11/2022

BTSB #: 443470 Available

Dewey: 811/BAges: 4-8   


Subjects: Krauss, Ruth American authors|y20th century - Biography American poets|y20th century - Biography Children's stories - Authorship Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)


Summary: A unique picture book biography of legendary author and children's book icon Ruth Krauss.


24.48 *

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937701
Walter Dean Myers [Children's authors]by Wheeler, Jill C. 

BTSB Prebound(Abdo, 2015)


Publication Date: 12/15/2014

BTSB #: 937701 Available

Dewey: 813/BAges: 8-12   
AR: 4.5 MG Lexile: 670

Subjects: Myers, Walter Dean,|d1937-2014 American authors|y20th century - Biography African American authors - Biography


Summary: A biography of Walter Dean Myers, including his childhood in Harlem, his difficulty in school with a speech impediment, the inspiration behind his winning titles, and more.


23.06 *

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061073
Who is Judy Blume? [Who HQ]by Anderson, Kirsten 

Paperback(Penguin Workshop, 2018)


Publication Date: 10/02/2018

BTSB #: 061073 Temp OS

Dewey: 813/BAges: 8-12   
AR: 5.4 MG RC: 5.5 3-5 Lexile: 840 F&P: U

Subjects: Blume, Judy American authors|y20th century - Biography Children's literature - Authorship


Summary: Learn how Judy Blume went from a stay-at-home mother to one of the most beloved American authors of the twentieth century.


5.73 *

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705228
Who is R. L. Stine? [Who HQ]by Payne, M. D. 

Paperback(Penguin Workshop, 2019)


Publication Date: 08/06/2019

BTSB #: 705228 Temp OS

Dewey: 813/BAges: 8-12   
AR: 6.2 MG Lexile: 980 F&P: W

Subjects: Stine, R. L American authors|y20th century - Biography


Summary: The biography of the author of the hugely popular Goosebumps series.


5.73 *

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705237
Who is R. L. Stine? [Who HQ]by Payne, M. D. 

BTSB Prebound(Penguin Workshop, 2019)


Publication Date: 08/06/2019

BTSB #: 705237 Available

Dewey: 813/BAges: 8-12   
AR: 6.2 MG Lexile: 980 F&P: W

Subjects: Stine, R. L American authors|y20th century - Biography


Summary: The biography of the author of the hugely popular Goosebumps series.


15.94 *

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694994
Who was Maurice Sendak? [Who HQ]by Pascal, Janet B. 

Paperback(Penguin Workshop, 2013)


Publication Date: 06/27/2013

BTSB #: 694994 Temp OS

Dewey: 813/BAges: 8-12   
AR: 5.5 MG RC: 5.4 3-5 Lexile: 820 F&P: W

Subjects: Sendak, Maurice American authors|y20th century - Biography Children's stories - Authorship Illustrators - United States - Biography


Summary: Biography of the author who wrote Where the wild things are.


5.73 *

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536429
Who was Maya Angelou? [Who HQ]by Labrecque, Ellen 

BTSB Prebound(Grosset & Dunlap, 2016)


Publication Date: 01/12/2016

BTSB #: 536429 Available

Dewey: 818/BAges: 8-12   
AR: 5.8 MG RC: 6.2 3-5 Lexile: 900

Subjects: Angelou, Maya African American women authors African American women civil rights workers American authors|y20th century - Biography


Summary: Born in Missouri in 1928, Maya Angelou had a difficult childhood. Angelou was able to lift herself out of her situation and flourish.


15.49 *

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536458
Who was Maya Angelou? [Who HQ]by Labrecque, Ellen 

Paperback(Penguin Workshop, 2016)


Publication Date: 01/12/2016

BTSB #: 536458 Temp OS

Dewey: 818/BAges: 8-12   
AR: 5.8 MG RC: 6.2 3-5 Lexile: 900

Subjects: Angelou, Maya African American women authors African American women civil rights workers American authors|y20th century - Biography


Summary: Born in Missouri in 1928, Maya Angelou had a difficult childhood. Angelou was able to lift herself out of her situation and flourish.


4.91 *

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