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Provides an overview of the life and career of American author Laura Ingalls Wilder.

Teens talk about how accessible marijuana is, the negative impact of marijuana use on learning, personal growth, and health, and the risk for some people of developing a dependency on marijuana.

Provides an overview of the life and career of American author Laura Ingalls Wilder.

An introduction to the two African-American sisters who became sensational successes in the professional tennis world.

Explores the life and career of phenomenal golfer, Tiger Woods.

A short biography of astronaut Ellen Ochoa with a list of related new words.

An easy-to-read biography of General Colin Powell who, in 2001, became the first African-American to be appointed Secretary of State.

An easy-to-read biography of Sandra Day O'Connor who, in 1981, became the first woman appointed a Supreme Court justice.

A biography of the nineteenth-century author whose anti-slavery novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin" helped intensify the disagreement between North and South.