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Author
Publisher
Creston Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 volume (upagged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
When Kate Warne applied for a job with the Pinkerton Agency, Pinkerton assumed she wanted to cook or clean, but he agreed to try her out as an agent. Assigned to a tough case with high stakes, Warne went undercover and not only found the stolen money, she got almost all of it returned. The Adams Express Case made the reputation of the fledgling Pinkerton Agency, turning it into the biggest, most prestigious detective company in the world. Warne went...
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
258 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"As a female Jewish physicist in Berlin during the early 20th century, Lise Meitner had to fight for an education, a job, and equal treatment in her field, like having her name listed on her own research papers. Meitner made groundbreaking strides in the study of radiation, but when Hitler came to power in Germany, she suddenly had to face not only sexism, but also life-threatening anti-Semitism as well. Nevertheless, she persevered and one day made...
Author
Publisher
Conari Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
173 pages : black and white illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
After returning home from a year abroad, Marissa's husband, Harvey was diagnosed with ALS. The disease progressed quickly and Marissa was soon consumed with caring for Harvey while trying to keep life as normal as possible for their children. This is not a story about the redemptive power of terminal illness.
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