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The Journal of Ben Uchida
by Denenberg, Barry
The story of a 12 year old prisoner in one of America's Japanese internment camps during World War II
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Topics
Asian Pacific American History,
20th-Century History - Age Groups Late Elementary: 4-6, Middle School
- Book Type Fiction
- Award Scott O'Dell Historical Fiction Award
- Publisher Scholastic, 1999, New York, NY
The Little Chapel That Stood
by Curtiss, A. B.
St. Paul's Chapel, across the street from the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center, survived the 9-11 blast and served as a service depot for rescuers.
- Topic 20th-Century History
- Age Groups Late Elementary: 4-6, Middle School
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher OldCastle Publishing, 2003, Escondido, CA
The Look-It-Up Book of First Ladies
by Kramer, S. A.
This book features brief, lively biographies of the women who have helped to shape the face of our nation--from Martha Dandridge Custis Washington to Hillary Rodham Clinton to the first First Lady of the new millennium.
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Topics
Women's History,
18th-Century History,
19th-Century History,
20th-Century History - Age Groups Late Elementary: 4-6, Middle School
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Random House, 2001, New York, NY
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
by Gerstein, Mordicai
A lyrical story of Philippe Petit's 1974 tightrope walk between the World Trade Center towers
- Topic 20th-Century History
- Age Groups Early Elementary: K-3, Late Elementary: 4-6
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award Caldecott Medal
- Publisher Roaring Book Press, 2003, New Milford, CT
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
by Gerstein, Mordicai
A lyrical evocation of Phillippe Petit's 1974 tightrope walk between the World Trade Center towers.
- Topic 20th-Century History
- Age Groups Preschool, Early Elementary: K-3, Late Elementary: 4-6, Middle School
- Book Type Fiction
- Award Caldecott Medal
- Publisher Roaring Brook Press, 2003, Brookfield, CT
Award Key
- Caldecott Medal
- Most distinguished American picture book for children (annually).
- Newberry Medal
- Most distinguished contribution to American literature for children (annually).
- Coretta Scott King Award
- Distinguished books by authors and illustrators of African descent which promote an understanding and appreciation of the American dream (annually).
- Golden Kite Award
- Outstanding examples of text, illustration, fiction and nonfiction (four awards annually).
- Scott O'Dell Historical Fiction Award
- Outstanding work of historical fiction published by a U.S. publisher set in the New World.
