Hegedus, Bethany

A picture book biography of Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States and a Nobel Prize Winner.

A biography of African American writer, performer, and activist Maya Angelou, who rose from a childhood of trauma and emotional pain to become one of the most inspiring voices of our lifetime. Includes afterword, author's note, and sources.

Staying with her grandparents over the summer while her parents are on tour for their latest book, eleven-year-old Maebelle struggles to find her true talent and tries to compete with her newly adopted African American cousin.

In 1959 Georgia, Polly, a twelve-year-old white girl, and Timbre Ann, a fourteen-year-old African-American, find their friendship tested when arsonists begin setting fires to businesses owned by African-Americans and the townspeople are separated by Jim Crow laws.