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All Shook Up: The Life And Death Of Elvis Presley
by Denenberg, Barry
Synopsis: Born on January 8, 1935, in Tupelo, Mississippi, Elvis Aaron Presley was destined to rewrite the history of music almost from the moment he picked up a guitar.
Copyright Date: 2001
Early Sunday Morning: The Pearl Harbor Diary Of Amber Billows (Dear America)
by Denenberg, Barry
Synopsis: Diary of Amber Billows from the World War II era. Part of the Dear America series.
Copyright Date: 2001
Elisabeth: The Princess Bride (The Royal Diaries)
by Denenberg, Barry
Synopsis: The whirlwind that is the life of Princess Elisabeth of Austria is explored. A free and impetuous spirit, Elisabeth was chosen at the tender age of 15 (over her older sister) to be the wife of Franz Joseph, Emperor of Austria.
Copyright Date: 2003
John Fitzgerald Kennedy: America's 35th President
by Denenberg, Barry
Synopsis: Straightforward account of the life and short presidency of John F. Kennedy.
Copyright Date: 1988
The Journal Of Ben Uchida: Citizen 13559 Mirror Lake Internment Camp (My Name Is America)
by Denenberg, Barry
Synopsis: For almost 11 months in the internment camp, 12-year-old Ben Uchida keeps a journal and he writes, "It never seemed to matter before, but now my face was the face of the enemy".
Copyright Date: 1999
The Journal Of William Thomas Emerson: A Revolutionary War Patriot (My Name Is America)
by Denenberg, Barry
Synopsis: Set in Massachusetts, this is the story of a boy surrounded by the politics and violence of war, who becomes a spy for the rebel colonists.
Copyright Date: 1998
The Life And Times: Atticus Of Rome, 30 B. C.
by Denenberg, Barry
Synopsis: This first title in a brand-new line of historical fiction brings to life the intrigue of Roman politics and the bloody violence of the gladiator games in this story about ancient Rome and a young boy who is a slave to an aristocrat.
Copyright Date: 2004
Mirror, Mirror On The Wall: The Diary Of Bess Brennan (Dear America)
by Denenberg, Barry
Synopsis: After Bess is blinded in a sledding accident, she must face a frightening, much-altered world at the Perkins School for the Blind in 1932.
Copyright Date: 2002
Nelson Mandela: No Easy Walk To Freedom
by Denenberg, Barry
Synopsis: This powerful biography provides an in-depth look at the man who grew up in a rural village in South Africa under racist apartheid rule-- a regime he ultimately helped overthrow.
Copyright Date: 1991
A Revolutionary War Patriot: The Journal Of William Thomas Emerson (My Name Is America)
by Denenberg, Barry
Synopsis: William, a twelve-year-old orphan, writes of his experiences in pre-Revolutionary War Boston where he joins the cause of the patriots who are opposed to British rule.
Copyright Date: 1998
Shadow Life: Portrait Of Anne Frank And Her Family
by Denenberg, Barry
Synopsis: Denenberg presents the complete story of Anne Frank and her family's life, from Frankfurt, Germany, where Anne and Margot were born before the war, up through to their murders at the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.
Copyright Date: 2004
So Far From Home: The Diary Of Mary Driscoll, An Irish Mill Girl (Dear America)
by Denenberg, Barry
Synopsis: Critically acclaimed author Barry Denenberg turns a sharp eye on life for a young Irish immigrant at the Lowell Mill.
Copyright Date: 1997
Stealing Home: The Story Of Jackie Robinson
by Denenberg, Barry
Synopsis: Jackie Robinson was a great athlete, but his destiny went far beyond the baseball diamond. As the first black man to play in the all-white baseball leagues, he was a symbol of courage, hope, and unity for all black and white Americans.
Copyright Date: 1990
The Story Of Muhammad Ali: Heavyweight Champion Of The World
by Denenberg, Barry
Synopsis: Describes the life of the controversial heavyweight fighter, both in and out of the ring.
Copyright Date: 1990
The True Story Of J.Edgar Hoover And The FBI
by Denenberg, Barry
Synopsis: A biography of the former chief of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, focusing on the FBI's impact on the major law enforcement issues of the 1920s through the early 1970s.
Copyright Date: 1993
Voices From Vietnam
by Denenberg, Barry
Synopsis: The Vietnam War was like no other war, and the era in which it was fought was like no other time. This is the story of the people who lived it, told in their own voices.
Copyright Date: 1995
When Will This Cruel War Be Over: The Civil War Diary Of Emma Simpson (Dear America)
by Denenberg, Barry
Synopsis: A Confederate girl growing up in the South during the Civil War reveals the hardships of southern life as the war tears her family and the nation apart.
Copyright Date: 1996