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It's coming soon!And this year I am going to be there! I'd love to meet my Philadelphia friends. I'll be there with my newest titles; Friends for Freedom: the Story of Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass and With Books and Bricks: How Booker T. Washington Built a...

Nichole...Nicole...Nickie...Nicky...Nikki?The spelling of my name–- both my given name and nickname – has been shaped over my lifetime, much to my amusement.Apparently I've taken liberties with the spelling of my own name since the beginning. "Nichole" was written on...

KirkusTwo important historical figures from separate worlds come together for the common purpose of freedom.From the first line of this work of creative nonfiction, the author makes clear the contrasts between Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony: The cabin in...

School Library JournalSlade, Suzanne. With Books and Bricks: How Booker T. Washington Built a School. illus. by Nicole Tadgell. 32p. bibliog. notes. Albert Whitman. 2014. Tr $16.99. ISBN 9780807508978. K-Gr 2–Booker T. Washington is a well-known historical...

With Books and Bricks: How Booker T. Washington Built a School by Suzanne Slade. Albert Whitman & Co. 2014. 978-0807508978Booker T. Washington had an incredible passion for learning. Born a slave, he taught himself to read. When the Civil War ended, Booker finally...

Fall FriendsWith Books and Bricks: How Booker T. Washington Built a School by Suzanne Slade.Mystery FeatherFriends for Freedom: The Story of Susan B. Anthony & Frederick Douglass by Suzanne Slade.Friends for Freedom: The Story of Susan B. Anthony & Frederick...

When women were allowed to attend college (not just female seminaries and finishing schools) I of course thought showing my alma mater would be most appropriate. :)I worked from a photo of Mary Lyon from the Wheaton archives for this illustration.