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21) The first ladies
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Language
English
Description
Initially drawn together because of their shared belief in women’s rights and the power of education, civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt fight together for justice and equality, holding each other’s hands through tragedy and triumph.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Description
Learning that her grandmother was a victim of the corrupt Tennessee Children's Home Society, attorney and aspiring politician Avery Stafford delves into her family's past and begins to wonder if some things are best kept secret.
Author
Language
English
Description
After losing everything in the London Blitz, renowned fashion designer Cressida Westcott heads to the country where she inspires a local village sewing group to mend wedding dresses for both local brides and brides across the county, helping others celebrate love while searching for it themselves.
Author
Publisher
Lake Union Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
London, 1995: When on the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz a news broadcast runs an appeal for information on the identity of a midwife who saved hundreds of lives, Emilia knows it is time to finally tell her story. Occupied Poland, 1942: Emilia is allowed certain freedoms as a midwife. But Emilia has a secret: for years she’s also been visiting the hidden Jewish mothers and working for the resistance…until she is betrayed. Suddenly...
Author
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Language
English
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Description
The only survivor of a Polish resistance plot gone wrong, six-year-old Gretl finds refuge with the family of Jakob, one of the resistance fighters, before being resettled in Apartheid-era South Africa, where she confronts its prejudices and hides the truth of her past.
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