Debbie Levy

Just as her ancestors were forced to leave Spain during the Inquisition, Flory flees Europe for a new life in the United States, bringing with her a precious harmoniku and a passion for Ladino music.

"In 1956, one year before federal troops escorted the Little Rock 9 into Central High School, fourteen year old Jo Ann Allen was one of twelve African-American students who broke the color barrier and integrated Clinton High School in Tennessee. At first things went smoothly for the Clinton 12, but then outside agitators interfered, pitting the townspeople against one another. Uneasiness turned into anger, and even the Clinton Twelve themselves wondered...

This biographical graphic novel explores the life of celebrated Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Justice Ginsburg is a modern feminist icon -- a leader in the fight for equal treatment of girls and women in society and the workplace. She blazed trails to the peaks of the male-centric worlds of education and law, where women had rarely risen before. She has often said that true and lasting change in society and law is accomplished slowly,...

Provides an account of the important role of songs in rallying Union and Confederate troops during the American Civil War.

This book describes the difficulties in searching for shipwrecks and discusses the shipwreck of the "Central America" in 1857 and the sinking of part of Port Royal, Jamaica, in 1692 because of an earthquake.

A biography of John Quincy Adams, the only former president to serve in the United States House of Representatives, whose antislavery position led him to argue the Amistad case before the Supreme Court.

A biography of early twentieth-century African-American writer, Richard Wright, that profiles his childhood living in the Jim Crow south, his determination to become a writer, and disappointment with his own country's racist laws.

Explores the origins, crucial battles, key characters, and public sentiment of this divisive conflict.