LITERARY CIRCLES

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The Opposite of Fate

http://www.biography.com/people/amy-tan-9542574

Written by Amy Tan Born Feb 19th 1952 Known most for her novel The Joy Luck Club

Earned Los Angeles Book Club Award along with many other

Translated in 25 languages

The Opposite of Fate

http://www.us.penguingroup.com/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780142004890,00.html

Summary Tells the real-life story of Amy Tan from

childhood to adulthood Tragic childhood moments to the success of

being a writer “Whether recalling arguments with her mother

in suburban California or introducing us to the ghosts that inhabit her computer, The Opposite of Fate offers vivid portraits of choices, attitudes, charms, and luck in action—a refreshing antidote to the world-weariness and uncertainties we all face today,” (penguingroup).

Jim Thorpe: Original All American

http://www.josephbruchac.com/bruchac_biography.html

Written by Joseph Bruchac Lives in his grandparents house in the Adirondack

mountain foothills town of Greenfield Center, New York

Has written over 120 books for adults and children Some achievements include:

Rockefeller Humanities fellowship, National Endowment for the Arts Writing Fellowship for

Poetry Hope S. Dean Award for Notable Achievement in

Children's Literature 1998 Writer of the Year Award and the 1998 Storyteller

of the Year Award from the Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers and Storytellers.

Jim Thorpe: Original All American

http://www.cmgww.com/sports/thorpe/

Highlights Jim Thorpe’s youth Jim Thorpe was an all-start athlete in

professional Football, Baseball, and won Olympic medals in track and field

About his troubled life growing up and how Pop Warner came to his aid and set him straight

Maria Montessori: Her Life and Work

http://www.ritakramer.com/

Author: Rita Kramer Grew up in Midwest

Attended University of Chicago and Columbia University

She is a journalist, non-fiction author, and most recently, a fiction novelist

Maria Montessori: Her Life and Work

https://www.amshq.org/Montessori-Education/History-of-Montessori-Education/Biography-of-Maria-Montessori.aspx

Maria Montessori Physician and educator who created a

teaching method that mimicked how students learn

Created the Montessori School 22,000 world wide today Montessori schools imitate how each individual

student learns

Helen Keller: Story of My Life Author: Helen Keller

Born 1880 Taught by Anne Sullivan Co-founder of the ACLU (American Civil-

Liberties Union) Lost sight and hearing at 18 months old

due to a fever Received Medals, Degrees, and the like

from all over the world

http://www.biography.com/people/helen-keller-9361967?page=4

Helen Keller: Story of My Life Story of Helen growing up and learning

to read and write though deaf, blind, and mute

Details frustrations, anger, and difficulties in trying to do so

http://www.biography.com/people/helen-keller-9361967?page=4

Madame Curie: A Biography

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Author: Eve Curie Daughter of Marie Curie

Born 1907 Concert Pianist and Journalist during WWII

Madame Curie: A Biography

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Curie

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Also known as Marie or Madame Curie

Born 1867 Pioneered research using radioactivity Discovered Radium First woman to win the Nobel Prize Only woman to ever win two Nobel Prizes

Better By Mistake: The Unexpected Benefits of Being Wrong Author: Alina Tugend

Journalist, Poet, Author Since 2005, she has written for the New

York Times Better By Mistake is her first full-length

book

Better By Mistake: The Unexpected Benefits of Being Wrong

All God’s Children Need Traveling Shoes

http://mayaangelou.com/bio/

Author: Maya Angelou Poet, Author, Actor, Singer, Civil Rights

Activist, Producer, and so on Born in1928 in Stamps Akransas First studied dance and acting, then turned

to writing after holding numerous jobs

All God’s Children Need Traveling Shoes

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_God's_Children_Need_Traveling_Shoes

Book number 5 in a series of 7 An anthology of her autobiography First book in the series: I Know Why The

Caged Bird Sings Begins with the car accident involving her

son Ends with her coming to terms with her

“double-conciousness”

Cherokee Nation and the Trail of Tears Author: Theda Perdue and Michael Green

She: History Professor He: American Studies Professor Recognized experts on American Indians Each has written books solo and together

on various topics all concerning American Indians

http://museum.unc.edu/exhibits/american/michael-green-and-theda-perdue/

Cherokee Nation and the Trail of Tears Story of how Western Expansion

(Manifest Destiny) affected the Cherokee people including: How the American Government betrayed

the Native Americans The Trail of Tears Life in the West And how the Native Americans fought and

survived through all the hardship and bloodshed

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