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New Releases by Gloria D. Miklowitz

Gloria D. Miklowitz is the author of Dr. Seuss (2004), The Enemy Has a Face (2003), Shirley Temple Black (2002), Amelia Earhart (2002), César Chávez (2002).

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Dr. Seuss

release date: Oct 01, 2004
Dr. Seuss
The 18 high-interest leveled readers in this series feature the lives of prominient figures who have overcome adversity to achieve success. This series is a great way to improve the reading skills of reluctant readers and those reading below grade level. Each title contains a table of contents and glossary of unfamiliar or challenging words. Motivate and inspire students with great nonfiction books.

The Enemy Has a Face

release date: Jan 01, 2003
The Enemy Has a Face
Netta and her family have relocated temporarily from Israel to Los Angeles, and when her seventeen-year-old brother mysteriously disappears, she becomes convinced that he has been abducted by Palestinian terrorists.

Shirley Temple Black

release date: Jan 01, 2002
Shirley Temple Black
A biography of the popular child actress who grew up to have many interesting careers as an adult, including that of businesswoman, author, and diplomat.

Amelia Earhart

release date: Jan 01, 2002
Amelia Earhart
Provides an easy-to-read introduction to the life of Amelia Earhart.

César Chávez

release date: Jan 01, 2002
César Chávez
The twelve high-interest readers in this series feature the lives of prominient figures who have overcome adversity to achieve greatness and success. These books are also great for reluctant readers and those reading below grade level -- each title contains a table of contents and glossary of unfamiliar or difficult words.

Secrets in the House of Delgado

release date: Jan 01, 2001
Secrets in the House of Delgado
In Spain in 1492, fourteen-year-old Maria, a Catholic orphan, becomes a servant to a wealthy family of Conversos, converted Jews, at a time when the Jews are being expelled from the country and when the Inquisition is diligently searching for religious heretics.

Masada

release date: Aug 13, 1999
Masada
In this work of historical fiction, a 17-year-old Jewish medical apprentice helps victims of war while struggling with a forbidden love In the year 72 C.E., after a four-year war between Rome and Judea, only one fortress remains to be taken: Masada, high above the Dead Sea in what is now Israel. Two years later, the commander of the famous Roman Tenth Legion, Flavius Silva, marches toward Masada to capture or kill the 960 Jewish zealots who hold it. In this eloquent and powerful novel, we meet 17-year-old Simon ben Eleazar, son of the Jewish leader of Masada. Apprenticed to Masada's only physician, Simon learns to help victims of the enemy's onslaught. He also struggles with his love for Deborah, the intended of his best friend, and with a painful decision he must ultimately make. A Junior Library Guild selection. Association of Jewish Libraries , Notable Books for Older Readers Bank Street College, Best Children's Books of the Year Booklist , Top Ten Religious Books for Youth California Readers, California Collections - High School New York Public Library, Books for the Teen Age List Sugarman Family Award for Jewish Children's Literature

Camouflage

release date: Jan 01, 1998
Camouflage
While visiting his father for the summer, fourteen-year-old Kyle finds himself gradually becoming enmeshed in a militia's plot to wage war on the federal government.

Past Forgiving

release date: Jan 01, 1995
Past Forgiving
Fifteen-year-old Alexandra finds that her boyfriend Cliff demands all her time, isolates her by his jealousy, and finally becomes physically abusive.

Desperate Pursuit

release date: Jan 01, 1992
Desperate Pursuit
When fifteen-year-old Nicole's boyfriend becomes too oppressive, Nicole tries to ease out of the relationship, only to find that Michael simply won't let go.

Standing Tall, Looking Good

release date: Jan 01, 1991
Standing Tall, Looking Good
David, Paula, and Carver, enlisting in the Army for their own private reasons, share the gruelling experience of trying to survive basic training.

The Emerson High Vigilantes

release date: Nov 01, 1989
The Emerson High Vigilantes
When Paul agrees to help a classmate campaign for president of the student body on a law and order platform, he is drawn into increasingly violent vigilante activities, supposedly defending the school, which worry him and cause him to question the integrity of the presidential candidate.

Secrets Not Meant to Be Kept

release date: Mar 01, 1989
Secrets Not Meant to Be Kept
Her three-year-old sister's changing behavior unleashes many long-suppressed disturbing memories from Adrienne's own days at a highly-respected local preschool.

Suddenly Super Rich

release date: Jan 01, 1989
Suddenly Super Rich
When her mother wins several million dollars in the lottery, sixteen-year-old Danielle and her family soon find that instant wealth can cause as many problems as it seems to solve.

Good-bye Tomorrow

release date: Jan 01, 1987
Good-bye Tomorrow
A high school junior who has received two blood transfusions finds out he has the AIDS virus, though not the disease, and finds all his relationships changing--with his friends, his girlfriend, and even his family.

Goodbye Tomorrow

release date: Jan 01, 1987
Goodbye Tomorrow
Popular high school senior Alex has ARC, an AIDS-related complex as a result of blood transfusions received after a car accident. When his secret leaks out, the swimming team shuns him, he's suspended from school and the papers exploit the controversy.

Love Story, Take Three

Love Story, Take Three
Increasingly stifled by her overprotective mother and the demands of her fledgling acting career, sixteen-year-old Valerie comes to realize that she must make her own decisions about the direction of her life.

The Day the Senior Class Got Married

The Day the Senior Class Got Married
Seventeen-year-old Lori is convinced that marrying Rick right after graduation is what she most wants in the world and that participating in the simulated marriage unit of their Consumer Economics class will only help them start their marriage on the right foot.

After the Bomb

After the Bomb
After an accidental nuclear explosion off the coast of California, Philip searches for his family through a heavily militarized and devastated Los Angeles.

Carrie Loves Superman

Carrie Loves Superman
Carrie's joy at being assigned to work with Matt Baldwin on the school paper is spoiled by her parents' decision to separate.

Before Love

Before Love
Gina Brown returns to Plainville High School after a year's absence and attempts to become part of a new group of friends by dating Brian Moorehead.

The Young Tycoons

The Young Tycoons
Relates the business successes of ten young people, most of whom are self-employed and several of whom are millionaires.

Natalie Dunn

Natalie Dunn
A biography of a three-time world champion roller skater who began skating at the age of two and competing at six.

Save that Raccoon!

Save that Raccoon!
After escaping from a devastating forest fire, Raccoon finds a new home.

Steve Cauthen

Steve Cauthen
Text and photographs describe the career of Steve Cauthen, youngest jockey ever to win the Triple Crown.

Nadia Comăneci

Nadia Comăneci
A brief biography emphasizing the training and gymnastic achievements of the fourteen-year-old Romanian who earned a perfect score seven times in the 1976 Olympic Games.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr
A biography of the Nobel Prize-winning civil rights leader who sought nonviolent means to end racial discrimination.
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