8A/Sales ~ Independent Reading #1 VIOLA DESMOND, HARRIET TUBMAN, HAYLEYS' JOURNEY, MICHELLE OBAMA, RUTH GRAVES WAKEFIELD, ROBERTA BONDAR, MISTY COPELAND.

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    VIOLA DESMOND by Sarah Howden.

    VIOLA DESMOND by Sarah Howden.
    She's fighting for her rights.
    She stood up straight.
    She gathered her friends and told them black people are equal and they deserve better.
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    HARRIET TUBMAN by Nadia L. Hohn.

    HARRIET TUBMAN by Nadia L. Hohn.
    She led many enslaved people to freedom on a journey known as the Underground Railroad. She saved many people who should have been sold because of the color of their skin. She did not waver and fought for their rights.
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    LUCY MAUD MONTGOMERRY by Sarah Howden.

    LUCY MAUD MONTGOMERRY by Sarah Howden.
    Despite all the hardships she faced, she continue to follow her dreams.
    Her dreams were fulfilled and she became a famous author.
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    HAYLEY'S JOURNEY by Sarah Howden.

    HAYLEY'S JOURNEY by Sarah Howden.
    She wanted to be a hero so she practiced a lot to become a hero and after a year of practicing and working hard she became a hero by winning in Olympics. She stated that women can do everything that men do.
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    RUTH GRAVES WAKEFIELD by Sarah Howden.

    RUTH GRAVES WAKEFIELD by Sarah Howden.
    She makes the cookie very popular in the world.
    Her cookies became famous that she traded her cookie recipe for a lifetime supply of nestle chocolate.
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    MICHELLE OBAMA by Sarah Howden.

    MICHELLE OBAMA by Sarah Howden.
    During a special girls scouts trip, Darlene gets to camp out of the front lawn of white house.
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    ROBERTA BONDAR by Sarah Howden.

    ROBERTA BONDAR by Sarah Howden.
    She become a doctor and trained to be an astronaut and she got lucky to be chosen to go to outer space Soon she was travelling to schools to talk about her trip.
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    MISTY COPELAND by Sarah Howden.

    MISTY COPELAND by Sarah Howden.
    She became the first African American to become a principal dancer in American Ballet Theatre. Many people idolizes her because she was very good at dancing.