Books with author Hope Lourie Killcoyne

At the expense of basic human rights, dignity, and decency, Africans were torn from their native countries and first brought to the United State as slaves. Yet even in the face of the indefensible injustices and hardship they have endured since then, African Americans have been bolstered by the sacrifices, leadership, and determination of courageous individuals. This inspiring volume chronicles the history of African Americansthe triumphs and tragediesfrom origins on the African continent to the end of the Harlem Renaissance.

In Seneca Village, a thriving neighborhood of African Americans and recent immigrants in the middle of New York City in the 1850s, friends Kayla and Sooncy face separation when the city announces that by eminent domain it plans to take their land to build Central Park.In New York City in the 1850s, Kayla and Sooncy try to protect fugitive slaves from slavehunters

A haunting account Anne Frank and her tragically short life as a hidden Jewish fugitive during the Holocaust. Geared toward upper-elementary-level readers, Killcoyne's book begins with Frank's early life before the outbreak of World War II. Anne Frank's attempt to live and document a normal life in the face of great danger and adversity makes this an especially compelling title for young readers.

Even students who arent inclined toward the sciences will find this book a great read. It is as much about the history of humanity and our curiosity regarding the world around us as it is an informative survey of our scientific breakthroughs. Included are early achievementssuch as the discovery of fire and written languageand modern triumphs of ingenuity such as space exploration, genetics, information technology, and the so-called God Particle. A history of the sciences that is also a history of human creativity, knowledge, experimentation, and invention, this book inspires a love and respect for curiosity, learning, and understanding that is more important than ever.

Ice hockeywhich has been evolving for thousands of yearsis not now, nor has it ever been, a sport for the timid. Armed with pounds of padding, wooden sticks, and goal-driven intensity, the players of this sport are indeed a forcea fast and often fierce force. Readers of this book will learn about the history and evolving rules of the game, how it came to be organized into leagues, and who the movers and shakers in the icy and often adrenaline-riddled rink are.

From 1965 to 1973, the United States sent troops to South Vietnam to assist in its war against the Communist regime of North Vietnam. In the end, the North was victorious, and Vietnam was reunited under Communist rule. This resource provides an overview of Vietnams history, a chronicle of the war itself, and profiles of people who played instrumental roles in and leading up to this long and bitter conflictpolitical and military leaders from North Vietnam, South Vietnam, and the United States, as well as some notable figures from the American antiwar movement.

While a number of genresincluding mystery, romance, fantasy, science fiction, horror, literary fiction, and thrillers, among otherscomprise the broader category of fiction, few authors in those genres can claim popular crossover appeal. Culled from a variety of these genres, the authors profiled in this appealing volume have penned books that have done just that. Readers will be introduced to the lives and works of such writers as Judy Blume, Michael Chabon, Suzanne Collins, Dave Eggers, Yann Martel, Toni Morrison, and Kurt Vonnegut, learning how they achieved widespread acclaim and transcended literary conventions.