When twenty-five-year-old Jenny Shimada arrives in New York's Hudson Valley, she is surprised to run into a shadowy figure from her previous life who ropes her into caring for three young fugitives smuggled out of California.
Minerva Mirabal and her sisters, known as the Butterflies, become heroes and martyrs for their country as they work to overthrow tyrannical dictator General Rafael Trujillo in the Dominican Republic in the 1950s.
Presents the legend of Revolutionary War heroine Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley, better known as Molly Pitcher, in graphic novel format, describing her bravery in the Battle of Monmouth.
Relates the Revolutionary War adventures of Mary Hays, called Molly Pitcher for bringing fresh water to colonial troops during the Battle of Monmouth, interspersed with verses of original song lyrics to be sung to the tune of "She'll Be Coming Around the Mountain.".
Tells the story of Molly Pitcher, a woman who accompanied her husband when he set off to join the Continental Army at Valley Forge in 1777, and who was given the rank of sergeant by General George Washington for her extraordinary acts of courage during the Battle of Monmouth.
Chronicles the life of Alice Faye Williams, who later became Afeni Shakur, a radicalized, prominent Black Panther, civil rights leader, and mother to rap megastar Tupac Shakur.
Presents a short biography of Mary Ludwig, also known as Molly Pitcher, and describes her bravery during the Revolutionary War when she took over her husband's cannon after he was wounded.
