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Amelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart
In this well-researched work, Fleming reveals the adventurous life of the most famous female aviator, from her childhood to the dramatic search for her plane as it unfolds through photographs, maps, handwritten documents and engaging text.- Nonfiction
- Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2012
- ISBN: 9780375841989
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Bootleg: Murder, Moonshine, and the Lawless Years of Prohibition
For more than a decade starting in 1920, millions of regular Americans ignored the law of the land. Parents became bootleggers, kids smuggled illegal alcohol, and outlaws became celebrities. It wasn't supposed to be that way, of course. When Congress passed the Eighteenth Amendment, prohibiting the sale and manufacture of alcohol in the United States, supporters believed it would create a better, stronger nation.
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Can I See Your I.D.?: True Stories of False Identities
Ten stories of men and women who created false identities for a variety of reasons invite readers delve into the deceptions, including Ellen Craft who escaped slavery by pretending to be a white man. Graphic panels introduce each chapter together with a detailed bibliography for each person. -
Elephant Talk: The Surprising Science of Elephant Communication
After a brief overview of Asian and African elephants, Downer relates current research about the sounds, gestures, and ground vibrations used by elephants to “talk” to one another over near and far distances, all of which help the survival of this smart social animal.- Nonfiction
- Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2012
- ISBN: 9780761357667
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony: A Friendship That Changed the World,
Colman masterfully blends commentary, historical events, quotations, and personalities in her compelling narrative of the lifelong friendship and partnership of these two crusaders who spearheaded the fight, against unbelievable odds, to gain equal rights for women.- Nonfiction
- Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2012
- ISBN: 9781250073730
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Father Abraham: Lincoln and His Sons
Lincoln led the country through some of its most tumultuous years, all the while bearing the terrible grief of a bereaved father. Two of his four sons died before Lincoln was elected president, and a third died in the White House. Photographs and primary source quotes reveal this private story behind one of our most famous presidents.- Nonfiction
- Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2012
- ISBN: 9781590783030
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Flesh and Blood So Cheap: The Triangle Fire and Its Legacy
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire of 1911 resulted in the deaths of 146 workers. Marrin puts the fire within the context of working conditions, immigration, and the labor movement, including present day factory conditions in the United States and worldwide.- Nonfiction
- Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2012
- ISBN: 9780375868894
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Ghosts on the Fog: The Untold Story of Alaska's WWII Invasion
This gripping account of the invasion of the Aleutian islands during WWII includes both the Japanese and the American perspectives, in addition to the culpability of both countries in their treatment of the native people. This journalistic narrative includes extensive sources from formerly classified military history.- Nonfiction
- Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2012
- ISBN: 9780545296540
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Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans
The fictitious voice of a strong, proud African American woman weaves her family's history with that of America; Nelson's dramatic full-page illustrations strengthen her perspective.- Nonfiction
- Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2012
- ISBN: 9780061730740
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How They Croaked: The Awful Ends of the Awfully Famous
Teen readers get a lot of information about the lives of famous people, but here Bragg gleefully presents the gruesome details of their deaths. Whimsical drawings by illustrator O'Malley add to the light tone of this dark subject.
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I.M. Pei: Architect of Time, Place and Purpose
In this stunning presentation of the life and career of one of the top modern architects, photographs are combined with architectural plans and drawings, to focus on the intriguing background stories of seven of Pei's most famous buildings.- Nonfiction
- Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2012
- ISBN: 9780761459736
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Into the Unknown: How Great Explorers Found Their Way by Land, Sea, and Air
Dramatic cross-sections illustrate the how-they-did-it mechanics of fourteen explorations, beginning with Pytheas the Greek's voyage to the Arctic Circle in 340 BC and concluding with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin's moon landing in 1969.- Nonfiction
- Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2012
- ISBN: 9780763649487
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Jane Austen: A Life Revealed
Reef weaves together biographical information and plot summaries from Austen's novels, along with an historical and cultural examination of the society in which she lived, resulting in a richly detailed look at the life of this beloved and intriguing writer.- Nonfiction
- Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2012
- ISBN: 9780547370217
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The Many Faces of George Washington: Remaking a Presidential Icon
Teams of historians, scientists, and artists create three wax statues of George Washington at different stages of his life. A brief biography of our first president provides context for the detailed process.- Nonfiction
- Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2012
- ISBN: 9780761356080
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Music Was It: Young Leonard Bernstein
Biography of the youth and early adulthood of composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein.- Nonfiction
- Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2012
- ISBN: 9781580893442
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Mysterious Bones: The Story of the Kennewick Man
Detailed watercolor illustrations tell the story of the accidental discovery of the oldest and most complete skeleton found in America that challenged scientists' theories on its ancestry and led to an ongoing debate as to who owns the ancient bones and how the remains can be treated.- Nonfiction
- Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2012
- ISBN: 9780823421879
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Raggin' Jazzin' Rockin': A History of American Musical Instrument Makers
This history of the creators of eight musical instruments, including the Martin and Fender guitars, Ludwig drums, and more, is accompanied by diagrams of the instruments, historical sidelights, and noted musicians.- Nonfiction
- Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2012
- ISBN: 9781590785744
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Scribbling Women: True Tales From Astonishing Lives
From various times, places, and backgrounds, these eleven women shared one thing: writing. Each left a window into her public and private life, including the Japanese Imperial Court and lunatic asylums.- Nonfiction
- Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2012
- ISBN: 9780887769528
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Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom and Science
Sugar has left a bloody trail through human history. Cane--not cotton or tobacco--drove the bloody Atlantic slave trade and took the lives of countless Africans who toiled on vast sugar plantations under cruel overseers. And yet the very popularity of sugar gave abolitionists in England the one tool that could finally end the slave trade. This book traces the history of sugar from its origins in New Guinea around 7000 B.C. to its use in the 21st century to produce ethanol.- Nonfiction
- Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2012
- ISBN: 9780618574926
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Terezin: Voices from the Holocaust
Haunting voices and illustrations portray the trials of the Jews housed at Terezin, used as a propaganda tool for the Nazis to disguise the genocide. This compelling collection by Thomson brings together original diaries and artwork from artists and writers imprisoned there.- Nonfiction
- Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2012
- ISBN: 9780763649630
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To Timbuktu: Nine Countries, Two People, One True Story
Casey and Steven, two twenty-something students, travel together through China, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand and Mali on Casey's Fulbright scholarship in an attempt to to learn about each other, themselves, and other cultures. This illustrated memoir is full of travel facts that will pique readers' interest.- Nonfiction
- Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2012
- ISBN: 9781596435278
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Tom Thumb: The Remarkable True Story of a Man in Miniature
Sullivan portrays Tom Thumb as the first international superstar, documenting and recreating the late 1800s through primary sources, evocative book design, period illustrations, and numerous photographs.- Nonfiction
- Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2012
- ISBN: 9780547182032
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Unraveling Freedom: The Battle for Democracy on the Home Front During World War I
While American troops fought against the Germans in World War I, patriots at home took up their own battle against all things German, with both comic and tragic consequences. Photographs and illustrations from the time period add to the appeal of this readable history.- Nonfiction
- Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2012
- ISBN: 9781426307034
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Wheels of Change: How Women Rode the Bicycle to Freedom (With a Few Flat Tires Along the Way)
Explore the role the bicycle played in the women's liberation movement.- Nonfiction
- Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2012
- ISBN: 9781426307614
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Wideness & Wonder: The Life and Art of Georgia O'Keefe
O'Keefe's passion for art, along with her unconventional behavior, elevated her to national attention at a time when there were few female painters, especially after she moved to New Mexico and began her unique paintings of skulls, flowers, and desert landscapes.- Nonfiction
- Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2012
- ISBN: 9780811869836
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Witches: The Absolutely True Tale of Disaster in Salem
Schanzer's dramatic narrative voice, primary source evidence, and atmospheric scratchboard illustrations combine to shine a meticulously researched, reality-show spotlight on the Salem Witch Trials.- Nonfiction
- Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2012
- ISBN: 9781426308697