Wiles, Deborah
Summary: "Bobby is the story of Robert F. Kennedy, as told by a grandfather to his grandchild. Born in 1925 into a family of great privilege, Bobby was a prominent American politician and lawyer who learned to use his advantages in life to make a difference."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 KENWiles, Deborah
Summary: Aurora County, Mississippi, is only the latest stop on the Cakes' nomadic lifestyle, opening bakeries wherever they go; but Emma Alabama Lane Cake (only girl of the six Cake children) is sick of it, and determined not to form any friendships here because they will just disappear as soon as the family moves again--but Aurora County has other ideas, and so does a girl named Ruby Lavender who...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2018
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Summary: One night after a storm, environmental activist Rachel Carson takes her nephew Roger out for a walk by the sea. Includes notes about Rachel Carson, the story, and bioluminescence.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Schwartz & Wade Books 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WILWiles, Deborah
Summary: It's 1964 in Greenwood, Mississippi, and Sunny's town is being invaded by people from up north who are coming to help people register to vote. Her personal life isn't much better, as a new stepmother, brother, and sister are crowding into her life, giving her little room to breathe.--From publisher description.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2014
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC WILWiles, Deborah.
Summary: Franny Chapman just wants some peace. But that's hard to get when her best friend is feuding with her, her sister has disappeared, and her uncle is fighting an old war in his head. Her saintly younger brother is no help, and the cute boy across the street only complicates things. Worst of all, everyone is walking around just waiting for a bomb to fall. It's 1962, and it seems the whole country...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2010
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Summary: In 1964, Joe is pleased that a new law will allow his best friend John Henry, who is colored, to share the town pool and other public places with him, but he is dismayed to find that prejudice still exists.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2001
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Summary: When her quirky grandmother goes to Hawaii for the summer, nine-year-old Ruby learns to survive on her own in Mississippi by writing letters, befriending chickens as well as the new girl in town, and finally coping with her grandfather's death.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt 2001
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2 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC WILWiles, Deborah
Summary: Molly and her cousin drive cross-country in an old bus, navigating protests, parades, and concerts to notify her conscientious objector brother that he has been drafted into the Vietnam War.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2019
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Summary: "IMAGINE: You are a student in America. You are protesting a war. Or maybe you are just walking to class. The National Guard is called onto your campus. Imagine you are a young guardsman. The protest grows stronger. So does the confusion, the chaos, the fear. The guardsmen open fire. Imagine this is your school. Imagine this is your town. Imagine this is your country. Imagine American troops...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2020
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA FIC WILWiles, Deborah
Summary: Every day spent in nature is an adventure for a young brother and sister, who express gratitude for each natural marvel.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024