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The long-haired girl

a Chinese legend

by Rappaport, Doreen & Yang, Ming-Yi

Ah-mei challenges the God of Thunder so her parched village will have water for planting crops.

The Long-Haired Girl

A Chinese Legend

by Rappaport, Doreen & Yang, Ming-Yi

Ah-mei challenges the God of Thunder so her parched village will have water for planting crops.

The Alger Hiss Trial

by Rappaport, Doreen

A reconstruction of the Alger Hiss trial, using testimony from edited transcripts of the trial, during which the reader can assume the role of juror.

Tinker vs. Des Moines

Student Rights on Trial

by Rappaport, Doreen

Using edited transcripts of testimony, recreates the trial of John Tinker and two other students who were suspended from school for protesting the Vietnam War,...

The Lizzie Borden Trial

by Rappaport, Doreen

A reconstruction of the Lizzie Borden trial, using testimony from edited transcripts of the trial, and during which the reader can assume the roles of judge an...

The Journey of Meng

by Rappaport, Doreen & Yang, Ming-Yi

A Chinese tale in which a woman goes in search of her husband who has been forced to be a slave for a cruel king.

Living Dangerously

American Women Who Risked Their Lives for Adventure

by Rappaport, Doreen

Six stories of American women who defied social convention to undertake dangerous adventures.

Escape from Slavery

Five Journeys to Freedom

by Rappaport, Doreen & Lilly, Charles

Five accounts of black slaves who managed to escape to freedom during the period preceding the Civil War.

American women

their lives in their words

by Rappaport, Doreen

Excerpts from women's diaries, letters, speeches, and autobiographical writings provide a first-person look at the history of American women.

The Boston coffee party

by Rappaport, Doreen & McCully, Emily Arnold

During the Revolutionary War, two young sisters help a group of Boston women get coffee from a greedy merchant.