Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Stealing home Stealing home Barry Denenberg The story of the first Black man to play baseball in the major leagues. OL16050313W
Elisabeth Elisabeth Barry Denenberg Author Barry Denenberg brings us into the whirlwind that is the life of Princess Elisabeth of Austria. A free and impetuous spirit, Elisabeth is chosen at the age of fifteen (over her older siste… OL17673452W
Elisabeth Elisabeth Barry Denenberg The diary of Princess Elisabeth, written in 1853-1854, describing her engagement and marriage to her cousin Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria. Includes historical notes concerning her life as Empres… OL1967006W
Pandora of Athens Pandora of Athens Barry Denenberg In 399 B.C. in Athens, thirteen-year-old Pandora dreads her upcoming marriage to a man twice her age, but a chance meeting with the philosopher Socrates encourages her to question traditional female … OL1967012W
The story of Muhammad Ali The story of Muhammad Ali Barry Denenberg Describes the life of the controversial heavyweight fighter, both in and out of the ring. OL1967014W
Dear America Dear America Barry Denenberg Blinded after a terrible accident, Bess must learn to overcome her disability with the help of new friends and skills at the Perkins School for the Blind, in the wake of America's Great Depression. … OL1967018W
When Will This Cruel War Be Over? When Will This Cruel War Be Over? Barry Denenberg A Confederate girl records the hardships of Southern life as the Civil War rages at her doorstep and tears her family and her country apart. OL1967022W
Ali Ali Barry Denenberg Puts the famous boxer in to historical context through the use of newspaper articles, interviews, opinion pieces, and photographs. The life story of Muhammad Ali is interwoven with vital moments in … OL19989210W