Books for young readers
In Defiance of Hitler: The Secret Mission of Varian Fry
This book reveals a little known story of an American Holocaust rescuer who helped refugees out of France in 1940-41.
Something Out of Nothing:
Marie Curie and Radium
This biography of Marie Curie reveals the woman as well as the scientist. It also describes what the world at large did with her discoery, radium.
The Head Bone's Connected to the Neck Bone:
The Weird, Wacky and Wonderful X-ray
With an engaging text and numerous historical photographs, this book tells about the X-ray from its discovery to its uses today in art, archeology, science, industry and more.
Inspirational
Forgiving God: A Woman's Struggle to Understand When God Answers No
This beautifully told story of triumph over tragedy reveals a Mother's spiritual and emotional journey back to God after losing her son to accidental injuries.