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LPMS New Books 2013
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Rosenberg, Aaron. 42 : the official movie novel. New York : Scholastic, c2013.
A novelization of the film in which Jackie Robinson faces insults and racism when he
becomes the first African American to play baseball in the major league.
92 50
50 Cent. [Costa Mesa, Calif.] : Saddleback Pub., c2013.
A brief biography of rap music superstar 50 Cent.
821.008 100
100 best-loved poems. New York : Dover Publications, 1995.
811.008 101
101 great American poems : an anthology. Mineola, NY : Dover Pub., c1998.
A collection of 101 popular American poems from the nineteenth and twentieth
centuries.
362.2 WIL
Williams, Dinah. Abandoned insane asylums. New York : Bearport Pub., c2008.
Describes the terrible conditions in which patients lived at eleven now-defunct
mental hospitals around the world, and presents details on reported hauntings at
these facilities.
92 ROD
Rappoport, Ken. Alex Rodriguez : champion baseball star. Berkeley Heights, NJ : Enslow
Publishers, c2013.
"Discusses the life of pro baseball player Alex Rodriguez, including his childhood and
early baseball career, his rise to stardom on the Seattle Mariners, his lucrative
contracts, and his All-Star career with the New York Yankees"--Provided by publisher.
92 BEL
Lin, Yoming S. Alexander Graham Bell and the telephone. 1st ed. New York : PowerKids
Press, 2012.
Bell's big idea -- Bell's childhood -- Growing up -- Moving to the United States -Exciting discovery -- The telephone -- More interesting work -- Bell's greatest gift -Timeline -- Inside the science. Describes the life and achievements of Alexander
Graham Bell, who is credited with inventing the telephone in 1876.
92 BEL
Biehn, Mike. Alexander Graham Bell : famous inventor. New York : PowerKids Press,
2013.
A famous inventor -- Experiments with sound -- The first telephone -- Alexander's
life. A brief biography on the life and career of Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of
the telephone.
92 FOR
Yates, Elizabeth, 1905-. Amos Fortune, free man. New York : Puffin Books, 1989.
The life of the eighteenth-century African prince who, after being captured by slave
traders, was brought to Massachusetts where he was a slave until he was able to buy
his freedom at the age of sixty.
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Collins, Tracy Brown, 1972-. Babe Ruth. New York : Checkmark Books, c2009.
George Ruth's rough start -- Ruth gets his shot -- Ruth in the majors -- Ruth's rising
star -- Ruth the controversial celebrity -- The house that Ruth built -- The beginning
of the end -- Retirement and death. Tells the life story of baseball star Babe Ruth,
describing his difficult childhood in Baltimore, his experiences at a Catholic boarding
school, his start in baseball, his rise to fame, and the controversies that surrounded
him.
92 BEE
Josephson, Judith Pinkerton. Bold composer : a story about Ludwig van Beethoven.
Minneapolis, MN : Millbrook Press, c2007.
Music, always music -- A guiding spirit -- On to Vienna -- A great silence -- A new
way -- The art of music -- "Must it be?". A brief biography of the life of German
composer, Ludwig van Beethoven, describing his rise to fame and struggle with his
loss of hearing.
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Sanford, William R. (William Reynolds), 1927-. Buffalo Bill Cody : courageous wild west
showman. Berkeley Heights, NJ : Enslow Publishers, c2013.
Riding for the pony express -- A boy grows up fast on the frontier -- A Civil War
soldier finds a bride -- A buffalo hunter turns celebrity -- Hunting with a grand duke
-- On stage and off -- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show -- Performing for the Queen -- A
showman to the end. Biography of William F. Cody, better known as Buffalo Bill,
telling about his childhood, and the events, such as his buffalo hunting skills, and
his traveling western review, that led to his being hailed as a hero of the Wild West.
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Matoh, Sanami. By the sword. Houston, Tex. : ADV Manga, c2005.
The Moegi -- Kappa -- Suoh -- Tsubaki. Presents a graphic novel wherein Asagi, a
demon-hunter, meets Kaede and her demon father, Kurenai, while searching for the
Moegi Sword, and agrees to help find Kurenai's real body in exchange for the sword.
92 ANT
MacRae, Sloan. Carmelo Anthony. 1st ed. New York : Powerkids Press, 2012.
Describes the life of Denver Nuggets' rookie Carmelo Anthony.
F STO
Stolz, Mary, 1920-2006. Cezanne Pinto : a memoir. New York : Knopf :, c1994.
In his old age Cezanne Pinto recalls his youth as a slave on a Virginia plantation and
his escape to a new life in the North.
92 JOS
Hopping, Lorraine Jean. Chief Joseph : the voice for peace. New York : Sterling, c2010.
Introduction : war or peace? -- A boy with a heavy load -- Speaking with two
tongues -- A people divided -- Young Chief Joseph -- Showing the rifle -- The war of
1877 -- On the trail to Montana -- To kill or be kind? -- Attack at Bear Paw -- Fame
from misfortune -- A broken heart. Examines the life and actions of Chief Joseph,
leader of a band of Nez Perce people in the nineteenth century, discussing his
dedication to peace in a turbulent time, and his efforts to keep his people safe.
92 BRO
Chris Brown. [Costa Mesa, Calif.] : Saddleback Pub., c2013.
A brief biography of singer and actor Chris Brown that profiles his childhood, rise to
success in the entertainment industry, and arrest for domestic violence.
973.7 GOU
Gould, Jane H. The Civil War begins. St. Catharines, Ont. ; : Crabtree, c2012.
Explains the early battles of the American Civil War.
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Hamen, Susan E. Clara Barton : Civil War hero & American Red Cross founder. Edina,
Minn. : ABDO Pub., 2010.
Baptism by fire -- Early life -- Miss Barton, the schoolteacher -- Life in Washington
DC -- War -- Angel of the battlefield -- Civil war heroine -- More work to be done-Barton and the Red Cross -- The Red Cross comes to America -- Timeline -- Essential
facts. An exploration of the life of teacher, nurse, and humanitarian Clara Barton that
discusses her childhood, life in Washington, D.C., Civil War experience, organization
of the American Red Cross, and other related topics.
92 COP
Andronik, Catherine M. Copernicus : founder of modern astronomy. Rev. ed. Berkeley
Heights, NJ : Enslow Publishers, c2009.
Awakening ideas -- A scholarly youth -- A radical theory -- The multitalented canon
-- Labor of a lifetime -- The legacy of Copernicus -- Continued revolutions. Offers a
brief introduction to the life of Copernicus, discussing how he invented the
telescope, his development of the heliocentric theory, and his other contributions to
astronomy and physics.