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Yukie's island

my family's World War II story
2023
"A picture book autobiography by Yukie Kimura about her childhood in Japan during World War II, co-written by her son and bestselling nonfiction author Steve Sheinkin.".

When the world was whole

three centuries of memories
1990
Tells the story of the Fenyvesi family, a Jewish family in East Central Europe, from the days of the Hasidim to modern times.

Citizen Jane

the turbulent life of Jane Fonda
1990
A biography of the actress covering her career achievements and controversial life.

Chinese Cinderella

the true story of an unwanted daughter
The autobiography of a young girl growing up with her stern step-mother and her spoiled siblings in China.
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Bad boy

a memoir
Children's author Walter Dean Myers describes his childhood in Harlem in the 1940s and 1950s, discussing his loving stepmother, his problems in school, his reasons for leaving home, and his beginnings as a writer.
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The Hurricane

Boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, wrongfully convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison, is championed by a Brooklyn teen who believes in his innocence and who is joined by three Canadian activists in securing Carter's release after twenty years in jail.

A close encounter

the alien abduction of Betty Andreasson
Looks at the case of the UFO abduction of Betty Andreasson focusing on her precise drawings of her experience and also an alleged verification of all events associated with Betty's encounter.
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Turning back

a photographic journal of re-exploration
2005

Superstars of NASCAR

2017
This book presents some of NASCAR’s greatest drivers and their achievements, including Jimmie Johnson, Brad Keselowski, and Kevin Harvick.

Lazarus and the Hurricane

the freeing of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter
2000
A true story in which an African-American teen tries to help Rubin "Hurricane" Carter receive a fair trial for the murder of three men in 1966.

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