Fresh Reads, Honest reviews, Educator-approved
Marissa Moss brings to life the inspiring story of physicist Lise Meitner, the woman who discovered nuclear fission but refused to help create the atomic bomb. This engaging biography highlights Meitner’s courage, intellect, and moral conviction as she defied sexism and anti-Semitism to change the world.
The Woman All Spies Fear shines a light on the unsung genius of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, whose codebreaking brilliance helped shape history. Greenfield captures both the excitement of espionage and the quiet strength of a woman who refused to be defined by her era’s limits. A fascinating, empowering read for anyone who values intellect, perseverance, and the stories of women who changed the world.
Heather Morris’s Three Sisters tells a powerful, true story of survival, sisterhood, and courage during the Holocaust. Through the love between three sisters, readers witness the strength it takes to endure the darkest of times and find hope beyond the pain.
A true story of two Jewish teenagers racing against time during the Holocaust—one in hiding in Hungary, and the other in Auschwitz, plotting escape. It is 1944. A teenager named Rudolph (Rudi) Vrba has made up his mind. After barely surviving nearly two years in the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland, he knows he must escape. Even if death is more likely.
Basketball, politics, and propaganda collide in 1936 Berlin. Games of Deception tells the gripping true story of the first U.S. Olympic basketball team—and the dark truths hidden behind the Olympic spotlight.