Books with author Holly Cefrey

Taylor Swift is one of the most preeminent singer-songwriters in country music today. Soon after learning the rudiments of guitar playing, Swift wrote her first song. By the time she was in high school, she was a professional songwriter, and she earned her MTV Video Music Award at the age of 19. Although she has sold millions of albums, toured the world, and landed lucrative endorsement deals, Taylor Swift has not let fame change her. Beyond the trappings of superstardom is a young, creative songwriter who became a megastar the old fashioned way—by making incredible music. This book includes important biographical information about the life and career of this talented young woman who has become an inspiration to millions of fans.

Caused by a virus that can lie dormant within the body for as long as ten years, AIDS has proved to be one of the most difficult of modern diseases to cure. Effective medicines are very expensive. With millions of people in developing nations already infected and without the means to pay for treatment, AIDS is likely to become the scourge of the twenty-first century.

Did you know that the inventor of the phonograph, Thomas Alva Edison, was hard of hearing? That's just one of the many interesting facts readers will come across in this title. Readers will get a look inside the master inventor's fabled invention factory, as well as a look at some of his greatest inventions--the light bulb, the Kinetograph, and the Kinetoscope.

In an effort to secure recognition of the U.S. borders from the great European powers, the U.S. minister to Britain, Thomas Pinckney, won two highly desirable concessions from Spain: recognition of the U.S. borders at the Mississippi and the 31st parallel, and the right of Americans to ship goods from New Orleans without paying fees or duties. This important treaty allowed early America to grow and expand. As more settlers arrived in the 1700s, America would need to accommodate them.