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She Persisted: Wangari Maathai
- By: Eucabeth Odhiambo, Chelsea Clinton
- Narrated by: Zenzi Williams, Chelsea Clinton
- Length: 48 mins
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When Wangari Maathai learned about how many trees had been cut down in Kenya, where she was from, she was horrified. So she founded the Green Belt Movement and got friends, family, and even strangers to help her plant trees and respect the environment....
By: Eucabeth Odhiambo, and others
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She Persisted: Wilma Mankiller
- She Persisted
- By: Traci Sorell, Chelsea Clinton - introduction
- Narrated by: Tanis Parenteau, Chelsea Clinton
- Length: 39 mins
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The descendant of Cherokee ancestors who had been forced to walk the Trail of Tears, Wilma Mankiller experienced her own forced removal from the land she grew up on as a child....
By: Traci Sorell, and others
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She Persisted: Pura Belpré
- She Persisted
- By: Meg Medina, Marilisa Jiménez García, Chelsea Clinton - introduction
- Narrated by: Almarie Guerra, Chelsea Clinton
- Length: 46 mins
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Pura Belpré grew up in Puerto Rico surrounded by stories. When she moved to New York and was offered the chance to work at the New York Public Library, she was thrilled to be able to help share her stories with children—especially multicultural and multilingual children like her....
By: Meg Medina, and others
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She Persisted: Helen Keller
- By: Courtney Sheinmel, Chelsea Clinton - introduction, Alexandra Boiger - cover illustrator
- Narrated by: Catherine Ho, Chelsea Clinton
- Length: 36 mins
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Helen Keller lost her sight and hearing after a childhood illness, but she didn't let that stop her from learning to read, speak, and make a difference. She was the first person who was both deaf and blind to go to and graduate from college, and she continued to write books and articles....
By: Courtney Sheinmel, and others
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She Persisted: Opal Lee
- She Persisted
- By: Shelia P. Moses, Chelsea Clinton - introduction
- Narrated by: Karen Chilton, Chelsea Clinton
- Length: 41 mins
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Opal Lee grew up as a Black girl in Texas at a time when Black and white people were kept separate and Black people had fewer opportunities than white people did. She knew that this wasn’t right, and she grew up to be a teacher and a community leader....
By: Shelia P. Moses, and others
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She Persisted: Malala Yousafzai
- She Persisted
- By: Aisha Saeed, Chelsea Clinton
- Narrated by: Deepti Gupta, Chelsea Clinton
- Length: 31 mins
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Growing up as a girl in Pakistan, Malala Yousafzai had to fight every step of the way to get an education. After she was attacked for doing so, Malala took her fight to the world stage, pushing for the right to an education for every girl, everywhere....
By: Aisha Saeed, and others
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She Persisted: Wangari Maathai
- By: Eucabeth Odhiambo, Chelsea Clinton
- Narrated by: Zenzi Williams, Chelsea Clinton
- Length: 48 mins
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When Wangari Maathai learned about how many trees had been cut down in Kenya, where she was from, she was horrified. So she founded the Green Belt Movement and got friends, family, and even strangers to help her plant trees and respect the environment....
By: Eucabeth Odhiambo, and others
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She Persisted: Wilma Mankiller
- She Persisted
- By: Traci Sorell, Chelsea Clinton - introduction
- Narrated by: Tanis Parenteau, Chelsea Clinton
- Length: 39 mins
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The descendant of Cherokee ancestors who had been forced to walk the Trail of Tears, Wilma Mankiller experienced her own forced removal from the land she grew up on as a child....
By: Traci Sorell, and others
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She Persisted: Pura Belpré
- She Persisted
- By: Meg Medina, Marilisa Jiménez García, Chelsea Clinton - introduction
- Narrated by: Almarie Guerra, Chelsea Clinton
- Length: 46 mins
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Pura Belpré grew up in Puerto Rico surrounded by stories. When she moved to New York and was offered the chance to work at the New York Public Library, she was thrilled to be able to help share her stories with children—especially multicultural and multilingual children like her....
By: Meg Medina, and others
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She Persisted: Helen Keller
- By: Courtney Sheinmel, Chelsea Clinton - introduction, Alexandra Boiger - cover illustrator
- Narrated by: Catherine Ho, Chelsea Clinton
- Length: 36 mins
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Helen Keller lost her sight and hearing after a childhood illness, but she didn't let that stop her from learning to read, speak, and make a difference. She was the first person who was both deaf and blind to go to and graduate from college, and she continued to write books and articles....
By: Courtney Sheinmel, and others
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She Persisted: Opal Lee
- She Persisted
- By: Shelia P. Moses, Chelsea Clinton - introduction
- Narrated by: Karen Chilton, Chelsea Clinton
- Length: 41 mins
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Opal Lee grew up as a Black girl in Texas at a time when Black and white people were kept separate and Black people had fewer opportunities than white people did. She knew that this wasn’t right, and she grew up to be a teacher and a community leader....
By: Shelia P. Moses, and others
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She Persisted: Malala Yousafzai
- She Persisted
- By: Aisha Saeed, Chelsea Clinton
- Narrated by: Deepti Gupta, Chelsea Clinton
- Length: 31 mins
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Growing up as a girl in Pakistan, Malala Yousafzai had to fight every step of the way to get an education. After she was attacked for doing so, Malala took her fight to the world stage, pushing for the right to an education for every girl, everywhere....
By: Aisha Saeed, and others
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She Persisted: Florence Nightingale
- She Persisted
- By: Shelli R. Johannes, Chelsea Clinton - introduction
- Narrated by: Taylor Meskimen, Chelsea Clinton
- Length: 43 mins
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When Florence Nightingale decided as a teenager that she wanted to become a nurse, her parents tried to talk her out of it, claiming that it wasn't a suitable profession for a woman. But she persisted in her career and went on to save countless lives of patients, especially of soldiers....
By: Shelli R. Johannes, and others
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She Persisted: Ella Fitzgerald
- By: Andrea Davis Pinkney, Chelsea Clinton
- Narrated by: Channie Waites, Chelsea Clinton
- Length: 35 mins
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Having lost her mother at a young age, Ella Fitzgerald struggled as a child, especially during the Great Depression. But after winning over the audience with her singing at an Amateur Night at the Apollo, Ella's career began....
By: Andrea Davis Pinkney, and others
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She Persisted: Dorothy Height
- She Persisted
- By: Kelly Starling Lyons, Chelsea Clinton - introduction
- Narrated by: Marie-Françoise Theodore, Chelsea Clinton
- Length: 41 mins
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Growing up as a Black girl in the 1920s and 1930s, Dorothy Height was denied access to a local swimming pool as well as admission to Barnard College because of her race....
By: Kelly Starling Lyons, and others
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She Persisted: Coretta Scott King
- By: Kelly Starling Lyons, Chelsea Clinton
- Narrated by: Karen Murray, Chelsea Clinton
- Length: 41 mins
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Coretta Scott King is known for being the wife of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., but she was a civil rights activist and leader in her own right! She was a singer and an author, too, and her work made a difference for Black Americans and for all women for decades to come....
By: Kelly Starling Lyons, and others
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Becoming Kareem
- Growing Up on and off the Court
- By: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Raymond Obstfeld
- Narrated by: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- Length: 5 hrs and 48 mins
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At one time Lew Alcindor was just another kid from New York City with all the usual problems: He struggled with fitting in, with pleasing a strict father, and with overcoming shyness....
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Great Book
- By Mairi Bajwoluk on 17-11-23
By: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and others
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Stories for Boys Who Dare to Be Different
- By: Ben Brooks
- Narrated by: Joshua Higgott, Thomas Judd
- Length: 2 hrs and 58 mins
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There is an ongoing crisis with regards to young men and mental health, with unhelpful gender stereotypes contributing to this malaise. Stories for Boys Who Dare to Be Different offers a welcome alternative narrative....
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Not original, can't think outside box
- By Anonymous User on 17-07-19
By: Ben Brooks
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Harriet Tubman: Freedombound
- By: Janet Benge, Geoff Benge
- Narrated by: Rebecca Gallagher
- Length: 4 hrs and 42 mins
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At age six the sharp bite of a whip taught Harriet Tubman what it meant to be a slave. The other slaves scoffed when Harriet resolved to escape north someday. Little did they know that this girl would one day lead hundreds of slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad....
By: Janet Benge, and others
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Who Was John Lewis?
- Who Was?
- By: Crystal Hubbard, Who HQ
- Narrated by: Leon Nixon
- Length: 55 mins
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Learn about the incredible legacy of civil rights legend and Georgia congressman John Lewis in this inspiring addition to the #1 New York Times Best-Selling series....
By: Crystal Hubbard, and others
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I Will Always Write Back
- How One Letter Changed Two Lives
- By: Martin Ganda, Caitlin Alifirenka, Liz Welch
- Narrated by: Chukwudi Iwuji, Emily Bauer
- Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins
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The New York Times best-selling true story of an all-American girl and a boy from Zimbabwe and the letter that changed both of their lives forever. It started as an assignment. Everyone in Caitlin's class wrote to an unknown student somewhere in a distant place....
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I will allways write back
- By Kindle Customer Patricia TAYLOR on 10-09-17
By: Martin Ganda, and others
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Elizabeth Fry: Angel of Newgate
- Heroes of History
- By: Janet Benge, Geoff Benge
- Narrated by: Rebecca Gallagher
- Length: 5 hrs and 10 mins
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Exposed to the horrendous living conditions of women prisoners and their children, Elizabeth Fry pledged to improve the lives of society's most desperate people—something no one else dared to do....
By: Janet Benge, and others
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Writings to Young Women from Laura Ingalls Wilder: Volume Two
- On Life as a Pioneer Woman
- By: Laura Ingalls Wilder, Stephen W. Hines
- Narrated by: Charity Spencer
- Length: 2 hrs and 11 mins
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In Writings to Young Women from Laura Ingalls Wilder: On Life as a Pioneer Woman, Laura tells her listeners what it was like to be a pioneer in the early 1900s. Her stories and insights show us how difficult even the simplest chores or tasks were for the early pioneers....
By: Laura Ingalls Wilder, and others
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The Extraordinary Life of Rosa Parks
- By: Dr Sheila Kanani, Nan Lawson
- Narrated by: Weruche Opia
- Length: 51 mins
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Rosa Parks, the woman known for refusing to give up her seat on the bus, triggered a great shift in the fight for civil rights....
By: Dr Sheila Kanani, and others
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Who Was Gandhi?
- By: Dana Meachen Rau, Who HQ
- Narrated by: Vikas Adam
- Length: 1 hr and 1 min
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Gandhi spent the later part of his life working to make India independent. Calling for non-violent civil disobedience, he led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights around the world. Gandhi is recognized internationally as a symbol of hope, peace, and freedom....
By: Dana Meachen Rau, and others
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Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.?
- By: Bonnie Bader
- Narrated by: Peter Jay Fernandez
- Length: 1 hr and 13 mins
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was only 25 when he helped organize the Montgomery bus boycott and was soon organizing black people across the country in support of the right to vote, desegregation, and other basic civil rights....
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Great information
- By diana lowe on 27-05-21
By: Bonnie Bader
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I Am Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- Ordinary People Change the World
- By: Brad Meltzer
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren, Steven Jay Cohen, Kathleen Gati, and others
- Length: 21 mins
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Before Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was the judge, she was a young Jewish girl growing up in Brooklyn, inspired by books, past female trailblazers, and her mother to make the world a better, more just place to be....
By: Brad Meltzer
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William Wilberforce: Take Up the Fight
- By: Janet Benge, Geoff Benge
- Narrated by: Tim Gregory
- Length: 5 hrs and 13 mins
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For 200 years, British slave ships plied in the Middle Passage, taking African men, women, and children to their doom. Ending slavery in the British Empire seemed impossible, but once William Wilberforce resolved to represent the abolitionists in Parliament, he would fight to the bitter end....
By: Janet Benge, and others
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I Am Not a Label
- 34 Disabled Artists, Thinkers, Athletes and Activists from Past and Present
- By: Cerrie Burnell, Lauren Mark Baldo - illustrator
- Narrated by: Cerrie Burnell
- Length: 1 hr and 27 mins
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In this biography anthology, meet 34 artists, thinkers, athletes and activists with disabilities, from past and present, and find out how these iconic figures have overcome obstacles, owned their differences and paved the way for others by making their bodies and minds work for them....
By: Cerrie Burnell, and others
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Audrey Hepburn
- Children’s Biography Book, WW2 Stories for Kids, Old Hollywood Actress, Meaningful Gift for Boys & Girls (Inspired Inner Genius)
- By: Inspired Inner Genius, Carrie Hollister
- Narrated by: Pamela Almand, The Captain's Voice
- Length: 12 mins
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Gift your kid the inspirational tale of Audrey Hepburn! Inspire love, magnanimity, and unlimited possibilities....
By: Inspired Inner Genius, and others
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The Bite of the Mango
- By: Mariatu Kamara, Susan McClelland
- Narrated by: Jessica Almasy
- Length: 6 hrs and 31 mins
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The astounding story of one girl's journey from war victim to UNICEF Special Representative....
By: Mariatu Kamara, and others
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I Am Rosa Parks
- Ordinary People Change the World Series
- By: Brad Meltzer
- Narrated by: Robin Miles, Various
- Length: 15 mins
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Each book in the series focuses on a particular character trait that made that role model heroic. For example, Rosa Parks dared to stand up for herself and other African Americans by staying seated, and helped end public bus segregation and launch the country’s Civil Rights Movement....
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I am Rosa Parks
- By Amazon Customer on 17-03-20
By: Brad Meltzer
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Cuentos para niños y niñas que quieren salvar el mundo [Stories for Boys and Girls Who Want to Save the World]
- By: Carola Benedetto, Luciana Ciliento
- Narrated by: Elena Silva, Tamara Norniella, Rodri Martín, and others
- Length: 4 hrs and 29 mins
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Nunca se es demasiado jóven para salvar el mundo. Este es el mensaje que transmiten los 16 cuentos de este libro. 16 vidas extraordinarias de personas que luchan cada día por salvar el medio ambiente. 16 historias para los pequeños heroes que salvarán nuestro planeta....
By: Carola Benedetto, and others
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Stamped (For Kids)
- Racism, Antiracism, and You
- By: Sonja Cherry-Paul - adaptation, Rachelle Baker - Illustrator, Ibram X. Kendi, and others
- Narrated by: Pe'Tehn Raighn-Kem Jackson
- Length: 2 hrs and 22 mins
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This chapter-book edition of the number-one New York Times best seller by luminaries Ibram X. Kendi and Jason Reynolds is an essential introduction to the history of racism and antiracism in America....
By: Sonja Cherry-Paul - adaptation, and others
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So Other People Would Be Also Free
- The Real Story of Rosa Parks for Kids
- By: Tonya Leslie PhD
- Narrated by: Joniece Abbott-Pratt
- Length: 1 hr and 32 mins
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Here’s the whole, true story of Rosa Parks’ life - and the spark of change she helped light for the civil rights movement....
By: Tonya Leslie PhD
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The Plot to Kill Hitler
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Spy, Unlikely Hero
- By: Patricia McCormick
- Narrated by: Adam Verner
- Length: 2 hrs and 40 mins
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It was April 5, 1943, and the Gestapo would arrive any minute. Dietrich Bonhoeffer had been expecting this day for a long time....
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Susan B. Anthony
- By: Laura K. Murray
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Length: 10 mins
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How much do you know about Susan B. Anthony? Find out the facts you need to know about this activist in the women's right to vote movement. You'll learn about the early life, challenges, and major accomplishments of this important American.
By: Laura K. Murray
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Beyond the Game: Maya Moore
- Beyond the Game: Athletes Change the World
- By: Andrew Maraniss
- Narrated by: Ozzie Jacobs
- Length: 46 mins
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Before she became one of the most famous basketball players on the planet, before she began speaking out for prison reform, Maya Moore was just a kid. In this chapter book biography by acclaimed author Andrew Maraniss, listeners learn more about the life and work of Maya Moore—from growing up with a single mother in Jefferson City, Missouri, to her journey to becoming a star player at UCONN and the WNBA, to her social justice fighting for prison reform and speaking up for Black Lives Matter.
By: Andrew Maraniss
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Beyond the Game: LeBron James
- Beyond the Game: Athletes Change the World
- By: Andrew Maraniss
- Narrated by: Victor Colome
- Length: 35 mins
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Before he became one of the most famous basketball players on the planet, before he began speaking out for justice, LeBron James was just a kid. In this chapter book biography by acclaimed author Andrew Maraniss, listeners learn more about the life and work of LeBron James—from growing up with a single mother in Akron, Ohio, to his journey to the NBA and ten NBA championships, to his social justice work creating I PROMISE and speaking up for Black Lives Matter.
By: Andrew Maraniss
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I Am Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- Ordinary People Change the World
- By: Brad Meltzer
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren, Steven Jay Cohen, Kathleen Gati, and others
- Length: 21 mins
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Before Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was the judge, she was a young Jewish girl growing up in Brooklyn, inspired by books, past female trailblazers, and her mother to make the world a better, more just place to be. So even when people turned her away—for being a girl and for being Jewish—she never stopped fighting for equal treatment for everyone by pushing back against unjust laws and the beliefs around them.
By: Brad Meltzer
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Charles Mulli: We Are Family
- Christian Heroes: Then & Now
- By: Janet Benge, Geoff Benge
- Narrated by: Tim Gregory
- Length: 4 hrs and 57 mins
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When Charles Mulli was a child, his family repeatedly abandoned him, and he lived in fear of his abusive, alcoholic father. With an extraordinary will, the young Kenyan struggled to feed and educate himself and, encountering hope in the gospel, found a reason to live and to forgive. Later, as a multimillionaire and father of eight, the entrepreneur sold his businesses to devote himself to caring for street children throughout Kenya. Since 1989, Charles and his wife, Esther, have taken into their protection thousands of the most vulnerable through Mully Children's Family.
By: Janet Benge, and others
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Young, Gifted and Black
- Meet 52 Black Heroes from Past and Present
- By: Jamia Wilson, Andrea Pippins - illustrator
- Narrated by: Olivia Forrest, Ako Mitchell
- Length: 1 hr and 32 mins
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Meet 52 icons of color from the past and present in this celebration of inspirational achievement—a collection of stories about changemakers to encourage, inspire and empower the next generation of changemakers. Jamia Wilson has carefully curated this range of black icons. Written in the spirit of Nina Simone’s song “To Be Young, Gifted, and Black,” this vibrant book is a perfect introduction to both historic and present-day icons and heroes.
By: Jamia Wilson, and others
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Susan B. Anthony
- By: Laura K. Murray
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Length: 10 mins
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How much do you know about Susan B. Anthony? Find out the facts you need to know about this activist in the women's right to vote movement. You'll learn about the early life, challenges, and major accomplishments of this important American.
By: Laura K. Murray
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Beyond the Game: Maya Moore
- Beyond the Game: Athletes Change the World
- By: Andrew Maraniss
- Narrated by: Ozzie Jacobs
- Length: 46 mins
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Before she became one of the most famous basketball players on the planet, before she began speaking out for prison reform, Maya Moore was just a kid. In this chapter book biography by acclaimed author Andrew Maraniss, listeners learn more about the life and work of Maya Moore—from growing up with a single mother in Jefferson City, Missouri, to her journey to becoming a star player at UCONN and the WNBA, to her social justice fighting for prison reform and speaking up for Black Lives Matter.
By: Andrew Maraniss
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Beyond the Game: LeBron James
- Beyond the Game: Athletes Change the World
- By: Andrew Maraniss
- Narrated by: Victor Colome
- Length: 35 mins
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Before he became one of the most famous basketball players on the planet, before he began speaking out for justice, LeBron James was just a kid. In this chapter book biography by acclaimed author Andrew Maraniss, listeners learn more about the life and work of LeBron James—from growing up with a single mother in Akron, Ohio, to his journey to the NBA and ten NBA championships, to his social justice work creating I PROMISE and speaking up for Black Lives Matter.
By: Andrew Maraniss
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I Am Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- Ordinary People Change the World
- By: Brad Meltzer
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren, Steven Jay Cohen, Kathleen Gati, and others
- Length: 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Before Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was the judge, she was a young Jewish girl growing up in Brooklyn, inspired by books, past female trailblazers, and her mother to make the world a better, more just place to be. So even when people turned her away—for being a girl and for being Jewish—she never stopped fighting for equal treatment for everyone by pushing back against unjust laws and the beliefs around them.
By: Brad Meltzer
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Charles Mulli: We Are Family
- Christian Heroes: Then & Now
- By: Janet Benge, Geoff Benge
- Narrated by: Tim Gregory
- Length: 4 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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When Charles Mulli was a child, his family repeatedly abandoned him, and he lived in fear of his abusive, alcoholic father. With an extraordinary will, the young Kenyan struggled to feed and educate himself and, encountering hope in the gospel, found a reason to live and to forgive. Later, as a multimillionaire and father of eight, the entrepreneur sold his businesses to devote himself to caring for street children throughout Kenya. Since 1989, Charles and his wife, Esther, have taken into their protection thousands of the most vulnerable through Mully Children's Family.
By: Janet Benge, and others
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Young, Gifted and Black
- Meet 52 Black Heroes from Past and Present
- By: Jamia Wilson, Andrea Pippins - illustrator
- Narrated by: Olivia Forrest, Ako Mitchell
- Length: 1 hr and 32 mins
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Meet 52 icons of color from the past and present in this celebration of inspirational achievement—a collection of stories about changemakers to encourage, inspire and empower the next generation of changemakers. Jamia Wilson has carefully curated this range of black icons. Written in the spirit of Nina Simone’s song “To Be Young, Gifted, and Black,” this vibrant book is a perfect introduction to both historic and present-day icons and heroes.
By: Jamia Wilson, and others