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• I Survived the Battle of D-Day, 1944

  the Graphic Novel

  Ball, Georgia,

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  With his French village under Nazi control, Paul Colbert joins a secret resistance after rescuing an American paratrooper and gets his chance to make a difference in the midst of the largest invasion in history, working to do his part in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Jackie Robinson Takes the Field

  Smith, Elliott, 1976-

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  On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson made history when he stepped onto the baseball diamond as a Brooklyn Dodger. For the first time in more than 60 years, a Black player took the field in a professional baseball game. How did Robinson break…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Juneteenth Celebrates Freedom

  Turner, Myra Faye,

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  In 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation declared that all enslaved people in Confederate States were legally free. But word traveled slowly during the Civil War. It wasn't until June 19, 1865--more than two months after the war ended--that…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Anne Frank Writes Words of Hope

  Courageous Kid of World War II

  Vilardi, Debbie, 1969-

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  In 1933, Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party rose to power in Germany. The Nazis terribly persecuted Jews and other groups of people. They murdered millions of Jews across Europe during World War II. A pre-teen girl named Anne Frank and her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Kate and the City of Fire

  a Great London Fire Graphic Novel

  Rubinate, Amy,

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  In September 1666 Kate and her little sister Lizzie accompany their grandfather to London to sell their apple crop only to be caught up in the Great Fire of London--and when their grandfather is forced to be part of a fire brigade it is…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I Survived the American Revolution, 1776

  the Graphic Novel

  Ball, Georgia,

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  Nathaniel Fox never imagined he’d find himself in the middle of a blood-soaked battlefield, fighting for his life. He’s only eleven years old! He’s barely paid attention to the troubles between America and England. Instead, he’s been…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Gemma and the Great Flu

  a 1918 Flu Pandemic Graphic Novel

  Gilbert, Julie, 1976-

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  With two brothers fighting in the Great War, Gemma Dorgan's life is filled with worries. But when the Spanish Flu hits Philadelphia, the Dorgan family faces their own battle at home. Gemma's mother is desperate to keep the family safe from…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Red Scare

  Walsh, Liam Francis,

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  In the aftermath of the Korean War, Peggy's small hometown is rife with anti-Communist hysteria. But Peggy has bigger problems: She's struggling to recover from polio. Taunted by her classmates, Peggy just wants to be left alone, but then…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Stonewall Riots

  Making a Stand for LGBTQ Rights

  Bongiovanni, Archie,

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  Three teenagers - Natalia, Jax, and Rashad - are magically transported from their modern lives to the legendary Stonewall Inn in the summer of 1969. Escorted by Natalia's eccentric abuela (and her pet cockatiel, Rocky), the friends…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Good Fight

  Staunton, Ted, 1956-

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  It's Toronto in the 1930s. The city is small, often xenophobic, and the summer is stiflingly hot. Everyone flocks to the lakeshore. In one area of the beach, a neighbourhood protective association has formed to keep out "undesirables," and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Stealing Home

  Torres, J., 1969-

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  Sandy Saito looks back to his childhood in 1940s Vancouver, when he was eight years old. He’s a happy kid: he goes to school, reads comic books and is obsessed with baseball — especially the Asahi baseball team, the pride of the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Electric Guitar

  a Graphic History

  Hoena, B. A.

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  For decades, the blasts and howls of the electric guitar have been some of the defining sounds of popular music. But more than a century of effort and innovation had to happen before this instrument went electric

• Andy Warner's Oddball Histories

  Pests and Pets

  Warner, Andy

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  Find out more than you ever thought possible about creatures both cute and weird, large and small, while discovering new stories about human history from the perspective of our animal companions

• Yummy

  a History of Desserts

  Elliot, Victoria Grace

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  Food sprite Peri travels the world to explore the history of desserts with facts, legends, and recipes for readers to try at home.

• Video Games

  a Graphic History

  Tulien, Sean

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  Video games evolved from simple consoles to cutting-edge home entertainment to some of the world's most popular apps. Find out more about the technological innovations, major players, and controversies that have made video-game history

• Catherine's War

  Billet, Julia

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  At the Sèvres Children's Home outside Paris, Rachel Cohen has discovered her passion--photography. Although she hasn't heard from her parents in months, she loves the people at her school, adores capturing what she sees in pictures, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Challenger Disaster

  Tragedy in the Skies

  Naujokaitis, Pranas T.

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  The Challenger Disaster, we turn the clock back to January 28, 1986. Seven astronauts boarded the space shuttle Challenger on what would be a routine mission. All eyes and cameras were on crew member Christa McAuliffe, a high school…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Machines That Think!

  Brown, Don

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  Machines That Think! explores machines from ancient history to today that perform a multitude of tasks, from making mind-numbing calculations to working on assembly lines to guiding spaceships to the moon. Included are fascinating looks at…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Astronauts

  Women on the Final Frontier

  Ottaviani, Jim

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  America may have put the first man on the moon, but it was the Soviet space program that made Valentina Tereshkova the first woman in space. Meanwhile, in the United States, NASA's first female astronauts were racing toward milestones of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Heroes of Space Who Changed the World

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  Learn about the Imprisoned Genius (Galilei); the Original Rocket Man (Robert H. Goddard); the First Woman in Space (Valentina Tereshkova); and more pioneers of space.