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"In this book, [the author] discusses the needs of children and teens living in generational poverty; suggests authors, illustrators, and books that depict the struggles and joys of this population; and shares compelling biographies and memoirs of inspirational authors, illustrators, and individuals who were raised in generational poverty"--Provided by publisher.

1600 biographical entries cover the whole spectrum of jazz from its origins in ragtime to the present.

A collection of essays that provide information about authors who have made significant contributions to American literature, each containing a brief biography, a survey of principal writings, an assessment of the subject's work as a whole, and a bibliography; arranged chronologically from R.W. Emerson to Carson McCullers.

Contains articles that provide biographical, bibliographical, and analytical information on approximately eighty of the world's major dramatists, arranged alphabetically from Abe to Camus.

Presents a historical introduction to music in America, features a chronological register of musicians and others who had an influence on music, and contains alphabetical entries that provide information leading individuals, organizations, institutions, and interests related to American music.

A collection of essays that provide information about authors who have made significant contributions to English literature, each containing a brief biography, a survey of principal writings, an assessment of the subject's work as a whole, and a bibliography; arranged chronologically from Sean O'Casey to the poets of World War II.

A collection of essays that provide information about authors who have made significant contributions to English literature, each containing a brief biography, a survey of principal writings, an assessment of the subject's work as a whole, and a bibliography; arranged chronologically from Daniel Defoe to the Gothic novel.