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Author
Series
Time twisters volume 2
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
When Abigail Adams, tired of doing chores in the White House, travels back in time to join Anne Bonney and her crew of Caribbean pirates, nine-year-old step siblings Abby and Doc try to set history straight.
62) Eleanor
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Prizewinning bestselling author David Michaelis presents a breakthrough portrait of Eleanor Roosevelt, America's longest-serving First Lady, an avatar of democracy whose ever-expanding agency as diplomat, activist, and humanitarian made her one of the world's most widely admired and influential women.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Our American Friend is a propulsive Cold War era spy thriller crossed with a fictional biography of a First Lady. Spanning from the 1970s to the present day, traveling from Moscow and Paris to Washington and New York, Anna Pitoniak's novel is a gripping page-turner about power and complicity and how sometimes, the fate of the world is in the hands of the people you'd never expect"--
Author
Publisher
Post Hill Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Melania Trump’s journey from a communist upbringing to becoming First Lady gives her a perspective on true freedom that most people from Western Europe and the United States take for granted. This book details in photographs and commentary the spectacular journey of a woman who brings elegance back to the White House. Fashion-forward and sophisticated, but also incredibly approachable and humble; her personal staff is less than half the size of...
65) Living history
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
A first-hand account of the life of Hillary Rodham Clinton focusing on her childhood, education, marriage, family, and political career including her life as "First Lady."
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Formats
Description
America’s First Families are unknowable in many ways. No one has insight into their true character like the people who serve their meals and make their beds every day. Full of stories and details by turns dramatic, humorous, and heartwarming, The Residence reveals daily life in the White House as it is really lived through the voices of the maids, butlers, cooks, florists, doormen, engineers, and others who tend to the needs of the President and...
Author
Publisher
Blood Moon Productions, Ltd
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Despite her unprecedented fame, most Americans know very few details about Jackie's emotional and romantic life in the aftermath of her marriages to and American president and subsequently to one of the world's richest men. The publication of this book will change all that, thanks to the years its authors have spent digging up indiscreet tales about the emotional entanglement of a woman whose romantic and sex life continued at full throttle through...
69) Hillary
Author
Publisher
Polis Books
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
When Robert Constable, President of the United States, dies in bed with a woman in a New York hotel room, the public is told that he died suddenly and peacefully of natural causes--and alone. The truth, however, is anything but that. The President’s wife, Hillary Constable asks young senator Bobby Hart, who serves on the Senate Intelligence Committee, to find out who had her husband murdered and why. As Hart begins to learn more about the President’s...
71) Jacqueline Kennedy: the White House Years : selections from the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum
Publisher
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Description
Photographs of the former first lady and the suits, dresses, and gowns she wore during her White House years accompany essays describing each outfit's history.
73) Guarding Tess
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
A comedy about a cantankerous former First Lady and her reluctant bodyguard.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Everyone knew Abigail was different. Instead of keeping quiet, she blurted out questions. Instead of settling down with a wealthy minister, she married a poor country lawyer named John Adams. Instead of running from the Revolutionary War, she managed a farm and fed hungry soldiers. Instead of leaving the governing to men, she insisted they "Remember the Ladies." Instead of fearing Europe's kings and queens, she boldly crossed the sea to represent...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Draws on candid interviews with Jackie Kennedy Onassis' sister, Lee, to share insights into the close relationship the two shared, discussing their artistic interests and the rivalries that complicated their bond.
Author
Publisher
Reycraft Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Many people know the story of Dolley Madison, one of the first First Ladies to live in the White House, and how she saved the famous painting of George Washington as the British attacked and burned Washington, D. C. But few know what happened next. With the U.S. soldiers in retreat and Dolley fleeing, what drove the British soldiers out of the city they were intent on destroying? Was it really a tornado? Or was it something else?
Author
Publisher
Crown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"A collection of striking and intimate photographs of Michelle Obama, coupled with personal reflections and behind-the-scenes stories from official White House photographer and New York Times bestselling author of Chasing Light, Amanda Lucidon, presented in a deluxe format for young readers."--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Crown Forum
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
A collection of behind-the-scenes stories and iconic images of the influential First Lady, compiled by a close confidante and former press secretary, shares insights into her personal life, from her daily routines to her enduring influence in the Reagan White House.
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 24
Language
English
Description
This volume for young people is an honest and fascinating account of Michelle Obama's life led by example. She shares her views on how all young people can help themselves as well as help others, no matter their status in life. She asks readers to realize that no one is perfect, and that the process of becoming is what matters, as finding yourself is ever evolving. In telling her story with boldness, she asks young readers: Who are you, and what do...
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The A Girl Named series tells the stories of how ordinary American girls grew up to be extraordinary American women. It took a lot of determination, courage, and confidence to become the first woman to be nominated for president by a major political party. A Girl Named Hillary tells of the defining moments that made up her childhood and adolescence.
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