Susan Catlett

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The Complete Story of Sadako Sasaki: and the Thousand Paper Cranes

Masahiro Sasaki & Sue DiCicco | NONFICTION, May 01, 2020

This loving memoir written by a devoted family member offers a unique perspective of the aftermath of the atomic bombings in Japan in 1945. For those who enjoyed Caren Stelson’s Sachiko: A Nagasaki Bomb Survivor’s Story and Steve Sheinkin’s Bomb: The Race To Build—and Steal—the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon.

Lifting as We Climb: Black Women’s Battle for the Ballot Box

Evette Dionne | NONFICTION, Apr 01, 2020

A must-purchase for all secondary school libraries. Readers who liked Fighting Chance: The Struggle Over Woman Suffrage and Black Suffrage In Reconstruction America by Faye E. Dudden and Sisters in the Struggle: African American Women in the Civil Rights-Black Power Movement edited by Bettye Collier-Thomas will particularly like Dionne’s work.

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Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates: The War that Changed American History

Brian Kilmeade & Don Yaeger | NONFICTION, Feb 01, 2020

A fast-paced young readers adaptation of the New York Times bestselling historical thriller. Recommended for students who like other works by Kilmeade, the history of the U.S. Navy, or factual accounts of piracy.

Stolen Justice: The Struggle for African American Voting Rights

Lawrence Goldstone | NONFICTION, Dec 01, 2019

Goldstone has provided new and compelling insight into the societal impact of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decisions related to voting rights. A must-buy for all high school collections.

We Return Fighting: World War I and the Shaping of Modern Black Identity

| NONFICTION, Nov 08, 2019

Using photographs, images of objects, and medals, the National Museum of African American History and Culture has created a rich compilation of visual sources to present an extremely important segment of American history that needs to be preserved. An essential purchase.

Born To Fly: The First Women’s Air Race Across America

Steve Sheinkin | NONFICTION, Sep 01, 2019

Sheinkin’s thorough research and attention to detail make the era come alive for readers. Fans of Keith O’Brien’s Fly Girls will greatly enjoy this book. Highly recommended for all middle school libraries.