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Swing by Kwame Alexander and Mary Rand Hess

Advice Quit thinking negatively. Don't build more walls to block what's possible. Crash through, Noah. Crash the heck through. p23 Everything's not political. Actually, everything is. You either uphold the status quo, or you see what's wrong and try to change it. p40 I want to be a full human. I love new ideas. And new people. I want her to know I respect and honor her culture. Real diversity begins at the dinner table. Our humanity, Noah, will rise with out breaking of daily bread. You  must-- p403 Funny HE KNOWS EVERYTHING. He's the one who hipped me to the podcast. Hipped? Who are you, Shaft now? p28 (Did they know Shaft was having another movie come out when they wrote this?) 10:04 pm I WAS DRIVING A SCHOOL BUS AT YOUR AGE. YOU'RE OLD ENOUGH TO START TAKING CARE OF YOURSELF. P136 Noah, the struggle is real out here in these mean streets. Walt, you live in a gated community. p203 Interesting Facts What do you think I ...

The Constitution: The Story Behind American's Governing Document by Kerry A. Graves

Interesting Facts: Benjamin Franklin and the sedan chair p11

What Was the Great Chicago Fire? by Janet B. Pascal

The city of Detroit actually established a "horse college" with report cards for each horse. p11 Lazy or scared people might not help. p13 (Nice to know this isn't new.) Firefighters in Ancient Rome-  read it! p18 The method [of raising buildings] worked so well that one hotel was raised several feet while the guests were still in it. No one felt a thing. p25 He described her [Mrs. O'Leary] as an old, lazy, dirty woman who didn't care when a cow kicked a lamp over. At that time there was a lot of prejudice against Irish immigrants. p 38-39 "The Windy City" p58 Lost Treasures - p75 People were given [from the government] enough material to build small shacks to live in. Women were given free sewing machines, so that they would have a way to earn a living. p87