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A computer called Katherine

2019

by Suzanne Slade and Veronica Miller Jamison

"Katherine knew it was wrong that African Americans didn’t have the same rights as others–as wrong as 5+5=12. She knew it was wrong that people thought women could only be teachers or nurses–as wrong as 10-5=3. And she proved everyone wrong by zooming ahead of her classmates, starting college at fifteen, and eventually joining NASA, where her calculations helped pioneer America’s first manned flight into space, its first manned orbit of Earth, and the world’s first trip to the moon!" -- publisher

Astronaut Annie

2018

by Suzanne Slade and Nicole Tadgell

When Annie has a career day at her school, each member of her family wonders if she will choose their career path-- her grandfather, the news photographer, her father, the mountain climber, or her mother, the basketball player-- until she reveals a dream that is all her own

With books and bricks

2014

by Suzanne Slade and Nicole Tadgell

"Booker T. Washington had an incredible passion for learning. Born a slave, he taught himself to read. When the Civil War ended, Booker finally fulfilled his dream of attending school. After graduation, he was invited to teach in Tuskegee, Alabama. Finding many eager students, but no school, Booker set out to build his own school-- brick by brick"--|cProvided by publisher

Climbing Lincoln’s steps

2010

by Suzanne Slade and Colin Bootman

"Climbing Lincoln's Steps" describes important moments of African-American history occurring at the Lincoln Memorial, including Dr. Martin Luther King's famous speech and a visit from the first African-American president and his family

Sojourner Truth

2008

by Suzanne Slade and Natascha Alex Banks

A biography of Sojourner Truth, who fought for the abolition of slavery and women's rights in nineteenth-century America.