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People Who Made a Difference” Or “People Who Tried”

Joey: The Story of Joe Biden by Jill Biden and Kathleen Krull

Dr. Fauci: How a Boy from Brooklyn Because America's Doctor by Kate Messner

King Of Ragtime: The Story of Scott Joplin by Stephen Costanza

November 29, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I do not care what you think about Joe Biden, Dr. Anthony Fauci, or Scott Joplin (he fits my theme, if not a smidgen loosely, which is “People Who Made a Difference” Or “People Who Tried”), but these books are really cool. Okay, not “cool” as in The Fonz was cool or a snowman is cool, but in the way that a good book can be cool. Each of the below titles (though all are available, I read via online reader copies) talks about how […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: Alexandra Bye, Amy June Bates, doctor, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Jill Biden, Jill Biden and Kathleen Krull, Joe Biden, Kate Messner, Kathleen Krull, medicine, politics, president, Scott Joplin, Stephen Costanza

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:841 · Genres: Children's Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: Alexandra Bye, Amy June Bates, doctor, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Jill Biden, Jill Biden and Kathleen Krull, Joe Biden, Kate Messner, Kathleen Krull, medicine, politics, president, Scott Joplin, Stephen Costanza ·
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