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Kennedy's last days : the assassination that defined a generation
by Bill O'Reilly
A dramatic historical narrative of the events surrounding the death of the 35th president is set against the backdrop of an escalating Cold War and describes the many political challenges Kennedy was facing before his assassination, in an account that also describes Lee Harvey Oswald's story and the events surrounding his death.
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Secrets of the Cirque Medrano : a novel
by Elaine Scott
Forced to live with her aunt and uncle in Paris after her mother dies, Brigitte helps out at the Café Dominque where she befriends a family of acrobats and is drawn into an international intrigue that targets bohemian artists and writers such as Picasso and Apollinaire.
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First daughter : extreme American makeover
by Mitali Perkins
As the adopted daughter of a presidential candidate, Sameera finds the pressures by his staff to look and act more American an insult to her true identity--causing her to be torn between helping her family and remaining true to the person she truly is, a young woman of color.
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Wide awake
by David Levithan
In the not-too-distant future, when a gay Jewish man is elected president of the United States, sixteen-year-old Duncan examines his feelings for his boyfriend, his political and religious beliefs, and tries to determine his rightful place in the world. Reprint.
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Hope was here
by Joan Bauer
When sixteen-year-old Hope and the aunt who has raised her move from Brooklyn to Mulhoney, Wisconsin, to work as waitress and cook in the Welcome Stairways diner, they become involved with the diner owner's political campaign to oust the town's corrupt mayor. Newbery Honor Book. Reprint.
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The kid who ran for President
by Dan Gutman
Denouncing the grownups that have messed up the world and launching his campaign to become president of the United States, 12-year-old Judson Moon enjoys unexpected success and wonders if he actually could win the election. Reissue.
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A woman for president : the story of Victoria Woodhull
by Kathleen Krull
Born into poverty, Victoria Woodhull became a millionaire by offering Cornelius Vanderbilt financial advice from the spirit world, became the first female candidate for the U.S. presidency, and became the first woman to have a seat on the stock exchange. Reprint.
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Little brother
by Cory Doctorow
After being interrogated by the Department of Homeland Security after a major terrorist attack on San Francisco, Marcus is released into what is now a police state and uses his expertise in computer hacking to set things right
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The home front : Americans protest the war
by Stuart A. Kallen
Explains why the United States entered Vietnam and how Americans reacted to and began protesting the United States's involvement in Vietnam from 1962 to the end of the war in 1973
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Lives of the presidents : fame, shame, and what the neighbors thought
by Kathleen Krull
An updated biography of the American presidents focuses on the lives of presidents as parents, husbands, pet owners and neighbors while also including humorous anecdotes about hairstyles, attitudes, diets, fears and sleep patterns. By the creators of Lives of the Musicians.
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The real revolution : the global story of American independence
by Marc Aronson
An extensively researched and groundbreaking account centers on events in the mid-eighteenth century that enabled Americans to give up their loyalty to England and form their own nation, shedding new light on familiar aspects of American history.
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America dreaming : how youth changed America in the sixties
by Laban Carrick Hill
Describes how the young Americans of the 1960s found creative ways to express their views on political and social fronts that changed the course of history with regard to civil rights, women's rights, and other political issues
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Presidential races : campaigning for the White House
by Arlene Morris-Lipsman
A revised edition that describes how election campaigns for the office of president of the United States have changed from the time of George Washington to the Obama vs. McCain campaign of 2008. Includes coverage of Barack Obama's upcoming bid for re-election in 2012.
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Women's suffrage
by Brenda Stalcup
Essays explore the roots of the women's suffrage movement, including the first Women's Rights Convention, protests, antisuffragist arguments, anti-slavery stance, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Susan B. Anthony
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