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1) I could do that: Esther Morris gets women the vote

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In 1869, a woman whose "can-do" attitude had shaped her life was instrumental in making Wyoming the first state to allow women to vote, then became the first woman to hold public office in the United States.

2) Dead end in Norvelt

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Gantos, Jack

Series

Norvelt volume 1

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Newbery Medal Collection
Newbery Medal Winners

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In the historic town of Norvelt, Pennsylvania, twelve-year-old Jack Gantos spends the summer of 1962 grounded for various offenses until he is assigned to help an elderly neighbor with a most unusual chore involving the newly dead, molten wax, twisted promises, Girl Scout cookies, underage driving, lessons from history, typewriting, and countless bloody noses.

3) Tuck everlasting

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Babbitt, Natalie

Series

Multiple titles for book club discussion groups
Thorndike large print young adult
Unabridged books on CD

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From the Publisher: Is eternal life a blessing or a curse? That is what young Winnie Foster must decide when she discovers a spring on her family's property whose waters grant immortality. Members of the Tuck family, having drunk from the spring, tell Winnie of their experiences watching life go by and never growing older. But then Winnie must decide whether or not to keep the Tucks' secret-and whether or not to join them on their never-ending journey....

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Straus Farrar

1) I could do that: Esther Morris gets women the vote

2) Dead end in Norvelt

3) Tuck everlasting