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  2. Death in children's literature - Wikipedia

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    The death of animals with or without human personalities is a popular way to introduce the topic to younger children. The death of an animal or inanimate object such as a plant made up 2% of the deaths in literature for children ages three to eight written in the 1970s and 1980s. [3]

  3. List of autobiographies - Wikipedia

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    First Kill: A Fighter Pilot's Autobiography: 1981 William R. Dunn: Fighter Pilot: The First American Ace of World War II: 1982 Robert Mason: Chickenhawk [g] 1983 Charles R. Bond Jr. A Flying Tiger's Diary: 1984 Duke Cunningham: Fox Two: The Story of America's First Ace in Vietnam: 1984 Gerhard Neumann: Herman the German: Enemy Alien U.S. Army ...

  4. List of autobiographies by presidents of the United States

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    The Autobiography of Martin Van Buren: Martin Van Buren: U.S. Government Printing Office: 1920: Posthumously compiled and edited from Van Buren's manuscript materials by John C. Fitzpatrick. Volume II: Mr. Buchanan's Administration on the Eve of Rebellion: James Buchanan: D. Appleton and Company: 1866: Link: Theodore Roosevelt: An Autobiography ...

  5. Mud, Sweat, and Tears - Wikipedia

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    Grylls' autobiography details his life before his career as the host of Man vs. Wild, focusing on his childhood, growing up on the Isle of Wight, and other times in Grylls' early life. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Mud, Sweat, and Tears was named one of the best autobiographies for children and teenagers to read by The Guardian . [ 8 ]

  6. Robert Cormier - Wikipedia

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    He first realized his aspiration to become a writer in 7th grade, when he was encouraged by a nun to write a poem. He attended Leominster High School , graduating as the president of his class. As a freshman at Fitchburg State College, Cormier had his first short story published when a college professor, Florence Conlon, without his knowledge ...

  7. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin - Wikipedia

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    Part One of the Autobiography is addressed to Franklin's son William, at that time (1771) Royal Governor of New Jersey.While in England at the estate of the Bishop of St Asaph in Twyford, the 65-year-old Franklin begins by describing his parents and grandparents, recounting his childhood, expressing his fondness for reading, and narrating his apprenticeship to his brother James Franklin, a ...

  8. Yoshiko Uchida - Wikipedia

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    Uchida's father was questioned by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the whole family was interned for three years, first at Tanforan Racetrack in California, and then at Topaz War Relocation Center in Utah. In the camps, Yoshiko taught school and had the chance to view the injustices that the Americans were perpetrating and the varying ...

  9. Category:Child deaths - Wikipedia

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    This category is for articles about people who died as children or teenagers. NOTE: Only add articles directly to this category if they can't be more appropriately listed under one of the subcategories listed within Category:Children by cause of death .