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Extraordinary women raise extraordinary women.

As a child, Laura Ingalls Wilder traveled across the prairie in a covered wagon. Her daughter, Rose, thought those stories might make a good book, and the two created the beloved Little House series.

Sara Breedlove, the daughter of former slaves, wanted everything to be different for her own daughter, A''Lelia. Together they built a million-dollar beauty empire for women of color.

Marie Curie became the first person in history to win two Nobel prizes in science. Inspired by her mother, Irène too became a scientist and Nobel prize winner.

Borrowed Names is the story of these extraordinary mothers and daughters.

Borrowed Names is a 2011 Bank Street - Best Children''s Book of the Year.

Borrowed Names

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    A Paperback by Jeannine Atkins

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      Publisher: Square Fish
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 23/01/2018
      ISBN13: 9781250183408, 978-1250183408
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Extraordinary women raise extraordinary women.

      As a child, Laura Ingalls Wilder traveled across the prairie in a covered wagon. Her daughter, Rose, thought those stories might make a good book, and the two created the beloved Little House series.

      Sara Breedlove, the daughter of former slaves, wanted everything to be different for her own daughter, A''Lelia. Together they built a million-dollar beauty empire for women of color.

      Marie Curie became the first person in history to win two Nobel prizes in science. Inspired by her mother, Irène too became a scientist and Nobel prize winner.

      Borrowed Names is the story of these extraordinary mothers and daughters.

      Borrowed Names is a 2011 Bank Street - Best Children''s Book of the Year.

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