Gateway biographies (Lerner Publications Company)

Author

McElroy, Lisa Tucker Brill, Marlene Targ Krohn, Katherine E Doeden, Matt Watson, Stephanie Braun, Eric Sherman, Jill

1) Nancy Pelosi: first woman Speaker of the House

Author

McElroy, Lisa Tucker

2) Barack Obama: working to make a difference

Author

Brill, Marlene Targ

Series

Gateway biographies (Lerner Publications Company)
Gateway biography

Pub. Date

c2006

Language

English

3) Ted Kennedy: a remarkable life in the Senate

Author

McElroy, Lisa Tucker

4) Michael Jackson: ultimate music legend

Author

Krohn, Katherine E.

5) Sonia Sotomayor: first Hispanic U.S. Supreme Court justice

Author

McElroy, Lisa Tucker

Series

Gateway biographies (Lerner Publications Company)

Pub. Date

c2010

Language

English

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An introduction into the life and career of Sonia Sotomayor.

6) Prince William & Kate: a royal romance

Author

Doeden, Matt

7) Jennifer Lawrence: star of The hunger games

Author

Krohn, Katherine E.

8) Nelson Mandela: world leader for human rights

Author

Doeden, Matt

Series

Gateway biographies (Lerner Publications Company)

Pub. Date

[2014]

Language

English

Description

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After spending more than 30 years in jail for protesting South African apartheid laws, Nelson Mandela became the first African president of South Africa. This is his story.

9) Pope Francis: first pope from the Americas

Author

Watson, Stephanie

Series

Gateway biographies (Lerner Publications Company)

Pub. Date

2014.

Language

English

Description

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"On March 19, 2013, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina became Pope Francis, the 266th Pope of the Catholic Church. His election to the papacy was notable in many ways. He became the first pope from the Americas, the first pope from the Southern Hemisphere, the first non-European pope in more than 1,200 years, the first Jesuit pope, and the first pope to choose the name Francis. Pope Francis was not the person that most people expected to...