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Detroit (Mich.) History 20th century Fiction Detroit (Mich.) History 20th century Juvenile fiction Donner Party Fiction Graves, Mary Ann 1826-1891 Fiction Graves, Mary Ann 1826-1891 Juvenile fiction Historical fiction Immigrants Michigan Detroit History 20th century Fiction Novels in verse Overland journeys to the Pacific Fiction Young women Michigan Detroit History 20th century FictionFrost, Helen
Summary: In their own voices, four young people, Muriel, Frank, Emma, and Ollie, tell of their experiences during the first World War, as the boys enlist and are sent overseas, Emma finishes school, and Muriel fights for peace and women's suffrage.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2009
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Smith, Colby Cedar
Summary: Call Me Athena: Girl from Detroit is a beautifully written novel in verse loosely based on author Colby Cedar Smith's maternal grandmother. The story follows Mary as she and her family emigrate from Greece to Detroit in the 1930s, creating a historically accurate portrayal of life as an immigrant during the Great Depression, hunger strikes, and violent riots. Mary lives in a tiny apartment with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Andrews McMeel Publishing 2021
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Summary: A young survivor of the tragic Donner Party of 1846 describes how her family and others became victims of freezing temperatures and starvation.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2016