revolutionaries

As a child, little Olive moved to London from Jamaica. When she was older, she dtood up against the wrongful arrest of a Nigerian diplomat, and from then on vowed to fight injustice of all kinds. Olive became dedicated to improving the lives of those in her community and beyond. This inspiring story of the activist's life features a facts and photos section at the back.

Set in the near-future United States, Muslim Americans are being taken to internment camps which followed book burnings, curfews, and mandatory viewing of the new president's national security addresses. Seventeen-year-old Layla Amin watches with contempt at the complicity of the community and her own parents who accept their current plight. She makes friends both within and outside the camp intent on starting a revolution that will end the violence and Islamophobia.

As her Selection approaches its finish, America must decide where her heart truly lies--and Prince Maxon must pick one winner to wear the crown.

The selection began with 35 girls. Now, with the group narrowed down to the Elite, the competition to win Prince Maxon's love is fiercer than ever. The closer America gets to the crown, the more she struggles to figure out where her heart truly lies. Each moment she spends with Maxon is like a fairy tale, filled with breathless, glittering romance. But whenever she sees her first love, Aspen, standing guard, she's swept up in longing for the life they'd planned to share. America is desperate for more time. But while she's torn between her two futures, the rest of the Elite know exactly what they want--and America's chance to choose is about to slip away.

Traces the life of American Revolutionary patriot Thomas Paine and examines his political development from his writings.

"When the Revolutionary War ended in victory, there remained the stupendous problem of how to establish a workable democratic government in the vast, newly independent country. Three key Founding Fathers played significant roles: John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and Alexander Hamilton. Their lives and policies could not have been more different; their relationships with each other were complex and often rife with animosity. And yet these three men led the charge-two of them creating and signing the Declaration of Independence, and the third establishing a national treasury and the earliest delineation of a Republican party"--Provided by publisher.

A biography of Irish Nationalist Michael Collins, discussing his early life, and focusing on his achievements as a freedom fighter and the actions that earned him the reputation as the founder of modern Ireland.

"Vesper Vale is the daughter of revolutionaries. Failed revolutionaries. When her mother was caught by the queen's soldiers, they gave her a choice: death by the hangman's axe, or death by the Storm that surrounds the city and curses anyone it touches. She chose the Storm. And when the queen's soldiers--led by a paranoid prince--catch up to Vesper's father after twelve years on the run, Vesper will do whatever it takes to save him from sharing that fate"--Provided by publisher.

"The patriots of the American Revolution are often depicted as fervent, heroic supporters of an independent nation. But did you know that many left the war because they needed to harvest their crops? The historical content . . . [and] interesting tidbits--like the tar and feathering of British supporters--remind readers that revolutionaries were just people too!"--Provided by publisher.

Presents, in graphic novel format, the story of Molly M'Cauley, known as Molly Pitcher, and her efforts on the battlefield during the American Revolutionary War.