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Elizabeth lives in Roeland Park, Kansas with her husband and son where she loves to draw in her sketchbook, garden, and sew.","products":[{"product_id":"revolutionary-mary-the-true-story-of-one-woman-the-declaration-of-independence-and-americas-fight-for-freedom-hardcover","title":"Revolutionary Mary: The True Story of One Woman, the Declaration of Independence, and America's Fight for Freedom - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA bold picture book biography about Mary Katharine Goddard, the only woman whose name is printed on the Declaration of Independence, by award-winning authors Karen Blumenthal and Jen McCartney, and illustrated by Elizabeth Baddeley.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWho was Mary Katharine Goddard? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBorn in 1738, she was homeschooled by her mother in reading and math. 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Whether you consider ongoing problems with substance abuse or increasingly polarized political discourse, the book is startlingly relevant to modern times in many ways, marking Blumenthal as one of the more intellectually adventurous authors writing for young adults today.\" --\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51382914646239,"sku":"9781250034274","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/TDsafXQr-W9781250034274.webp?v=1789293681"},{"product_id":"hillary-rodham-clinton-a-woman-living-history-paperback","title":"Hillary Rodham Clinton: A Woman Living History - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"For young people who are just beginning to be interested in politics, or any of us who want a better understanding of Hillary Clinton, this book is an excellent place to start.\" --Bob Schieffer, CBS News\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Thorough and evenhanded.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis paperback edition is revised and updated with three new chapters about the Democratic primary race against Senator Bernie Sanders, the presidential campaign against Donald J. Trump, and the 2016 election.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs a young girl, Hillary Diane Rodham's parents told her she could be whatever she wanted--as long as she was willing to work for it. Hillary took those words and ran. In a life on the front row of modern American history, she has always stood out--whether she was a teen campaigning for the 1964 Republican presidential candidate, winning recognition in \u003ci\u003eLife \u003c\/i\u003emagazine for her pointed words as the first student commencement speaker at Wellesley College, or working on the Richard Nixon impeachment case as a newly minted lawyer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor all her accomplishments, scrutiny and scandal have followed this complex woman since she stepped into the public eye--from her role as First Lady of Arkansas to First Lady of the United States to becoming the first female U.S. senator from New York to U.S. secretary of state. Despite intense criticism, Hillary has remained committed to public service and dedicated to health-care reform, children's issues, and women's rights. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eHillary Rodham Clinton: A Woman Living History\u003c\/i\u003e, critically acclaimed author Karen Blumenthal gives us an intimate and unflinching look at the public and personal life of Hillary Rodham Clinton. Illustrated throughout with black-and-white photographs and political cartoons, this is a must-have biography about a woman who has fascinated--and divided--the public, who continues to push boundaries, and who wasn't afraid to reach for one more goal, becoming the first woman nominated as the presidential candidate for a major U.S. political party. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eHillary Rodham Clinton: A Woman Living History\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"After decades in the public eye, Hillary Rodham Clinton is still an enigma, as Blumenthal (\u003ci\u003eTommy: The Gun That Changed America\u003c\/i\u003e) emphasizes in this \u003cb\u003ecompelling portrait of the former U.S. Senator and Secretary of State's journey from budding activist to presidential aspirant\u003c\/b\u003e.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eThorough and evenhanded\u003c\/b\u003e. . . . Blumenthal, a longtime Wall Street Journal reporter, is part of a current wave of narrative nonfiction authors who write for teenagers with such directness and clarity that adult readers, too, may gain a deeper understanding. . . . Providing nuanced but clear explanations for the ways Hillary's personality and personal history have shaped her political career is where Blumenthal's method really pays off.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A \u003cb\u003erichly detailed study that is as perceptive as it is engaging\u003c\/b\u003e.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An \u003cb\u003ein-depth portrait\u003c\/b\u003e that gives teens a real feel for the woman behind the politics.\" --\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51382921101535,"sku":"9781250115119","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/ZN-0-ugGHm9781250115119.webp?v=1789293696"},{"product_id":"tommy-the-gun-that-changed-america-paperback","title":"Tommy: The Gun That Changed America - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe fascinating and topical nonfiction story of how one gun changed American courtrooms, streets, and homes, told for a YA audience by award-winning author Karen Blumenthal\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJohn Taliaferro Thompson had a mission: to develop a lightweight, fast-firing weapon that would help Americans win on the battlefield. His Thompson submachine gun could deliver a hundred bullets in a matter of seconds--but didn't find a market in the U.S. military. Instead, the Tommy gun became the weapon of choice for a generation of bootleggers and bank-robbing outlaws, and became a deadly American icon. Following a bloody decade--and eighty years before the mass shootings of our own time--Congress moved to take this weapon off the streets, igniting a national debate about gun control. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCritically-acclaimed author Karen Blumenthal, author of \u003ci\u003eBootleg: Murder, Moonshine, and the Lawless Years of Prohibition, Hillary Rodham Clinton: A Woman Living History, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSix Days in October: The Stock Market Crash of 1929\u003c\/i\u003e, reveals the fascinating illustrated story of this famous and deadly weapon--of the lives it changed, the debate it sparked, and the unprecedented response it inspired in \u003ci\u003eTommy: The Gun That Changed America\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Tommy: The Gun that Changed America: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The Thompson rapid-firing submachine gun is the crux of Blumenthal's accessible social history, which encompasses military weaponry, gangster warfare, and gun-control legislation. . . . Engrossing and grisly.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Blumenthal's fascinating biography of the weapon is most dramatic in its chapters on the famous gangsters. . . . Lively prose, well-selected photographs, and thorough source notes round out this fine work. A gripping look at guns, gangsters, and finding the 'right balance between individual freedoms and community safety.'\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51382921593055,"sku":"9781250115409","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/SMae9cN-0w9781250115409.webp?v=1789293698"},{"product_id":"steve-jobs-the-man-who-thought-different-a-biography-paperback","title":"Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different: A Biography - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA riveting biography of the groundbreaking innovator who was a giant in the worlds of computing, music, filmmaking, design, smart phones, and more. 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