Martha Finley

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12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”

9 Obscure Literary Terms

Chapter 4 pg 42 - Chapter header of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. Published in 1884 by The American Publishing Company

Periods of American Literature

The Catcher in the Rye By J.D. Salinger. Hardcover Book first sold: July 16, 1951. Current cover design dated 1991? Previous solid maroon book cover with gold font designed by J.D. Salinger in response to racey pulp paper back book cover. bad books

5 Good Books That Inspired Bad Deeds

9 American Countercultural Books

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Ruminant. Deer. Red deer. Cervus elaphus. Buck. Stag. Antlers.

9 of the World’s Deadliest Mammals

cloning. First cloned cat. First cloned companion animal. CC (copy cat) female domestic shorthair cat (b. Dec. 22, 2001) photo Jan. 18, 2002. Cloned at Texas A&M Univ. College of Vet. Med. & Biomedical Sciences. Reproductive cloning genetics DNA cc cat

CC, The First Cloned Cat

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. addresses marchers during his "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. August 28th 1963

Was Martin Luther King, Jr., a Republican or a Democrat?

Indian hijras participate in a religious procession in Gandhinagar, India, some 30 kilometers from Ahmedabad, on March 22, 2017. Hijra is a term used in South Asia which refers to transgender individuals who are born male. (gender identity, gender expression)

6 Cultures That Recognize More than Two Genders

9 Animals That Look Like Leaves

What State Is Washington, D.C. In?

Where Did the Idea for the Magic 8 Ball Come From?

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Born	April 26, 1828 • Chillicothe • Ohio
Died	January 29, 1909 (aged 80) • Elkton • Maryland • (Anniversary in 5 days)
Notable Works	“Elsie Dinsmore”

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Ruth Sawyer

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Laura E. Richards

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Joseph Krumgold

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Will James

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Rachel Field

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Norton Juster

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Elizabeth Enright

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Esther Forbes

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Marchette Chute

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Meindert De Jong

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Elizabeth Coatsworth

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Quentin Reynolds

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Susan Bogert Warner

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Carol Ryrie Brink

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Lynd Ward

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Hendrik Willem Van Loon

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Mildred Augustine Wirt Benson

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Harold Keith

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Frances Lockridge

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Zora Neale Hurston (1891-1960) portrait by Carl Van Vecht April 3, 1938. Writer, folklorist and anthropologist celebrated African American culture of the rural South.

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