No Summit out of Sight: The True Story of the Youngest Person to Climb the Seven Summits

By Jordan Romera and Linda LeBlanc (contributor)

Published by: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

At the age of nine, Jordan Romera dreamed of becoming a mountain climber. After many years of training and hard work his dream came true. At the age of thirteen, he became the youngest person to climb to the summit of Mount Everest.  Two years later, he reached the summits of the tallest mountains on the seven continents.

The Boys Who Challenged Hitler:  Knud Pedersen and the Churchill Club

By Phillip Hoose

Published by: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Denmark did not resist the German occupation at the onset of World War II.  Deeply ashamed of his country, Knud Pedersen along with his brother and a small group of schoolmates formed the Churchill Club and committed numerous acts of sabotage.  Their arrest by the Nazi’s lead to the beginning of the Danish resistance.

Ballots Belva:  The True Story of a Woman’s Race for the Presidency 

By Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen and Illustrated by  Courtney A. Martin

Published by: Abrams, Harry., Inc.

Belva Lockwood was one of the first female lawyers in the United States. She ran for president in 1884 and was the first women to have her name appear on an official ballot.  An unusual fete, since only men were allowed to vote at the time.

The Keeper: The Unguarded Story of Tim Howard

By Tim Howard

Published by:  HarperCollins

United States national soccer team goalkeeper, Tim Howard, tells his story for the first time.  Tim was a hyperactive kid with Tourette Syndrome but he beat the odds and become one of the world’s premier goalkeepers.

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