Young Adult Biography

Long before she was one of the Little Rock Nine, Melba Pattillo Beals was a warrior. Frustrated by the laws that kept African Americans separate but very much unequal to whites, she had questions: Why couldn't she drink from a whites-only fountain? Why couldn't she feel safe beyond home - or even within the walls of church? Adults all told her: Hold your tongue. Be patient. Know your place. But Beals had the heart of a fighter - and the knowledge that her true place was a free one.

The untold story of five women who fought to compete against men in the high-stakes national air races of the 1920s and 1930s - and won.

Spending the night in juvie wasn't the worst thing to happen to seven-year-old Teresa that summer. When her much-anticipated cross-country vacation turns to abduction, Teresa is forced to care for her mother, sister, and twin brothers. Homeless, abused, and afraid in the slums of San Francisco's Tenderloin District, Teresa finds joy in her adventures while fantasizing of a better life. Keeping this dream alive throughout her childhood is what drives her to end the cycle of abuse and poverty.

Ned Kelly was a thief, a bank robber and a murderer. Yet, when Ned was sentenced to death, thousands of people rallied to save his life. He stood up to the authorities and fought for what he believed in. He defended the rights of people who had no power.

John Bunyan's life was an exciting one. That's what he had wanted as a young man. He had left the security of his father's workshop to join the Parliamentary troops fighting against King Charles. There was no way he was going to settle for a boring life, but over time, the thirst for excitement was replaced with a longing for something more. A friend takes him aside in the heat of battle and asks him if he has a faith. And for the first time, John Bunyan hears about the only way to get to heaven, which is through the Lord Jesus Christ and his sacrifice on the cross.

From Samantha Seiple, the award-winning author of Ghosts in the Fog, comes the first book for young adults to tell the story of Allan Pinkerton, America's first private eye. Lincoln's Spymaster tells the dangerous and action-packed adventures of Allan Pinkerton, America's first private eye and Lincoln's most trusted spymaster.

From the acclaimed Modern Library Chronicles comes an exploration of a promising theory that when put to practice wreaked havoc on the world. An expert on communism, Richard Pipes follows the history of the Soviet Union from the 1917 revolution to the Cold War, and finally, to its deterioration and collapse.

Norma D. Davis has struggled with finally telling the truth about how betrayal almost caused her to give up on sisterhood and brotherhood all together when a female soldier helped a male soldier rape her because her sexual moral compass remained the same despite the pressure. Davis only spoke with mental health officials about the traumatic experience and betrayal in 2008 for the first time. Davis came forward and decided that young adults, veterans, males, and females who are heading out into the world need to always be aware of the evil that lurks around them.

Belén es una chica normal con una vida normal. Vive en Madrid y disfruta de su trabajo, su pareja y sus amigas. Es verano, vienen las vacaciones y todo son planes y deseos por cumplir, hasta que un dolor en la espalda la lleva al médico. Parece una contractura, pero descubre que en realidad tiene un tumor en la médula. En un momento le cambia la vida y, con el mundo del revés, se dispone a enfrentar esta nueva situación de la mejor manera posible. La palabra "cáncer" le resuena en la cabeza desde hace más de un año y, aunque es un momento difícil, lo vive con alegría y confianza...

From the moment she picked up a tennis racquet, Coco Gauff was destined for greatness. Her parents believed so strongly in her future, they turned their lives upside down to make sure she had every opportunity to play the game she loved. One of the world’s most prominent coaches thought so highly of Coco’s talent, he brought her to train in France before she was even old enough for high school. And when she reached the fourth round at Wimbledon as a fifteen-year-old, she beat her idol Venus Williams in the first round, becoming an international sensation in the blink of an eye.

Das beeindruckende Leben von Robert M'Cheyne hat viele junge Christen zum Nachahmen motiviert. Doch wer war er, und warum ist er in seinem kurzen Leben von 29 Jahren zum Glaubensvorbild geworden? Während seines Theologie-Studiums wurde er durch Gottes Gnade errettet und von dem großen Wunsch erfüllt, den Menschen die rettende Botschaft von Jesus Christus zu predigen. Aber man muss nicht weit weg gehen, um ein Missionar zu sein und etwas zu bewirken. Das war eine der ersten Lektionen, die Robert in seinem Leben als Christ lernte.

Der beeindruckende Lebenslauf einer außergewöhnlichen irischen Indienmissionarin. Sie war in Japan, China, Ceylon und kam schließlich nach Indien. Es klingt nach einem Abenteuer, und tatsächlich ist es auch eine sehr spannende Geschichte, oft mit vielen Ängsten verbunden, dennoch mit einem festen Vertrauen auf Gott. Amy Carmichael ging als Missionarin nach Indien, angetrieben von tiefer Liebe und Glauben in Jesus Christus. Anfangs schien alles gut und fröhlich zuzugehen, doch bald erkannte Amy dort eine Welt von Kindesentführung, Folter und Zauberei.

Kennst du ihn, den Reformator, Familienvater und Liederdichter, den Bibelübersetzer und redegewandten Prediger? Wer war er? Warum wurde er verfolgt? Was hatte er entdeckt? Warum nennt man ihn Reformator, und was geschah vor 500 Jahren? Die bekannte Autorin schildert in diesem Buch das eindrückliche Leben von Martin Luther, seine Suche nach Gott, seine Gefangennahme und Entführung zur Wartburg, die Übersetzung der Bibel und vor allem die Entdeckung der Wahrheit im Evangelium – einer Wahrheit, die sich wie ein Lauffeuer in der ganzen Welt verbreitete.

Charles Spurgeon war ein einfacher Bauernjunge und wurde später einer der bekanntesten Prediger der Welt. Er mischte sich unter Adlige und Bettler, um seinen Auftrag von Gott, nämlich Menschen das Evangelium zu predigen, auszuführen. Voller Eifer, mit Liebe und Klarheit predigte er, um die Herzen von Arm und Reich, von Groß und Klein gleichermaßen mit dem Evangelium zu erreichen. Man sagt, dass sogar die Königin kam, um dem "Fürsten der Prediger" zuzuhören. Aber Charles größte Aufmerksamkeit galt dem König aller Könige, Jesus Christus. – Für Ihn lebte er. Ihm diente er.

Todo el mundo sabe quién es Taylor Swift: su reputación la precede. Artista, compositora, actriz, directora, ganadora de miles de premios. En conclusión, una de las figuras más importantes de la industria musical hoy en día.

This public domain book about the Duchess of York, Queen Elizabeth II's mother, was originally published in 1925. This new version includes an engaging forward filled with helpful guided reading for middle and upper school students meant to bring this lovely biography of the then Duchess, soon to be Queen to life.

Storie curiose, fuori del comune (extra vaganti, appunto), divertenti, ma tutte rigorosamente vere, quelle raccontate in questo libretto. La prima storia è ambientata nel XIV secolo e vede protagonista una potentissima consorteria di banchieri fiorentini, i Bardi. La seconda ricostruisce un singolare brutto scherzo giocato dagli Europei ai Turchi nel secolo XVII. Nell'ultima sono commentati due famosi trattati francesi del XVII e XVIII secolo dedicati al commercio e alle manifatture del tempo, in cui abbondano giudizi, acuti e gustosi, su genti e popoli.

The Big Ranch in The Ozarks: A Journey of the Greatest Generation will take you on a journey with the Erwin family through the Roaring Twenties, Great Depression, World War II, leading to the 1960s era when the family fulfilled their dream to own a cattle ranch in the heart of the Missouri Ozarks. If that wasn’t enough, the book also chronicles Robin’s father’s death-defying yearlong adventure as an aerial agricultural pilot ferrying a Grumman G164 Ag Cat biplane on the North Atlantic air ferry route flying from New York City to Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.

Despois de ser absolto do cargo de asasinato, do que fora inxustamente acusado con 14 anos, e de demostrar a súa inocencia, Éric sae do Correccional de Menores tras catro anos de internamento feito xa un mozo.

De una diva se dice todo, se especula desde su origen hasta sus amores; se le puede amar u odiar, pero nunca ser indiferente a su presencia. ¿Tú crees que una diva nace o se hace? Yo pienso que es un poco de todo: un toque de carisma, otro de vanidad, uno más de buena suerte y muchotrabajo para alcanzar ese sitio que tantas anhelan, pero que pocas están dispuestas a conseguir. Esta es la historia de cómo yo, Pedro Figueira, puse mis sueños y aspiraciones muy alto y me convertí en La Divaza.