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Books in Gateway Biography series

  • John G. Roberts, Jr.: Chief Justice

    Lisa Tucker McElroy

    Paperback (Lernerclassroom, Jan. 1, 2007)
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  • John Glenn:Space Pioneer

    Carmen Bredeson

    Library Binding (Millbrook Press, June 16, 2000)
    Provides readers with an insightful look at the great accomplishments of this celebrated American hero, from his first space flight in 1962 to his recent venture in 1998.
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  • Anne Frank: Out of the Shadows

    Anna Leigh

    Library Binding (Lerner Publications TM, Aug. 1, 2019)
    While her family hid during the Holocaust, Anne Frank recorded her personal reflections as well as the harrowing circumstances she faced in her diary. Read about her life before and after the start of World War II.
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  • Michelle Obama: From Chicago's South Side to the White House

    Marlene Targ Brill

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, Sept. 1, 2009)
    Profiles the life and career of Michelle Obama, from her childhood on Chicago's South Side and her years at Harvard Law School to her marriage to Barack Obama and her role in assisting him on the path to the presidency.
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  • Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Political Headliner

    Anna Leigh

    Paperback (Lerner Publications TM, Jan. 1, 2020)
    American politician Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is the youngest woman ever to serve in the US Congress. Learn about her young life, her work as an activist, and her career in the House of Representatives.
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  • Marjory Stoneman Douglas

    Tricia Andryszewski

    Hardcover (Millbrook Press, Oct. 1, 1994)
    A portrait of a significant naturalist for the environmental conservation movement relates her three-quarter-century fight for the preservation of the Florida Everglades and reception of the 1993 Medal of Freedom. By the author of The Dust Bowl.
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  • Barack Obama: President for a New Era

    Marlene Targ Brill

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, May 1, 2009)
    A brief biography of African-American president Barack Obama.
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  • Diana: Princess Of The People

    Tanya Lee Stone

    Library Binding (Millbrook Press, April 1, 1999)
    Follows the life of Diana, Princess of Wales, from her childhood, through her experiences with the royal family and public life, to her death in 1997
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  • J. K. Rowling

    Colleen Sexton

    Paperback (First Avenue Editions, Sept. 1, 2007)
    Developed with the A&E Television Networks, this engrossing series offers an accessible examination of some of the world's most popular and influential people from history, entertainment, and current events.
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  • Marian Wright Edelman

    Joann J. Burch

    Library Binding (Millbrook Press, Oct. 1, 1994)
    Describing the life of an advocate for children's civil rights, a detailed portrait recounts her modest youth in the segregated South, her achievements at Yale Law School, and her involvement in the civil rights movement.
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  • Prince William & Kate: A Royal Romance

    Matt Doeden

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, Oct. 1, 2011)
    Looks at the lives and romantic relationship of popular British royal couple Prince William and Catherine, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, from their respective youths to their widely anticipated wedding ceremony.
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  • Martha Stewart

    Ann Kerns

    Library Binding (Twenty First Century Books, Oct. 24, 2006)
    Developed with the A&E Television Networks, this engrossing series offers an accessible examination of some of the world's most popular and influential people from history, entertainment, and current events.