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Doreen Rappaport

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Doreen Rappaport has written many books of fiction and nonfiction for young readers, specializing in thoroughly researched multicultural history, historical fiction, retellings of folktales and myths, and stories of those she calls the "not-yet-celebrated." Among her recent books is MARTIN'S BIG WORDS: THE LIFE OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., illustrated by Bryan Collier, which received a Caldecott Honor Award and a Coretta Scott King Honor Award for illustration. Doreen Rappaport divides her time between New York City and a rural village in upstate New York.

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Average rating: 4.28 · 2,515 ratings · 583 reviews · 49 distinct works

	Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by Doreen Rappaport, Bryan Collier (Illustrator) 4.40 avg rating — 1,680 ratings — 6 editions	My rating:
	Abe's Honest Words: The Life of Abraham Lincoln by Doreen Rappaport, Kadir Nelson (Illustrator) 4.17 avg rating — 247 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Eleanor, Quiet No More by Doreen Rappaport, Gary Kelley (Illustrations) 4.37 avg rating — 131 ratings — published 2009	My rating:
	Lady Liberty: A Biography by Doreen Rappaport, Matt Tavares (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.02 avg rating — 105 ratings — published 2008 — 3 editions	My rating:
	John's Secret Dreams: The Life of John Lennon by Doreen Rappaport, Bryan Collier 4.20 avg rating — 81 ratings — published 2004	My rating:
	Jack's Path of Courage: The Life of John F. Kennedy by Doreen Rappaport, Matt Tavares (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator), , (Illustrations) 3.90 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2010	My rating:
	Freedom River by Doreen Rappaport, Bryan Collier 3.73 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 2000 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Dirt on Their Skirts: The Story of the Young Women who Won the World Championship by Doreen Rappaport, Lyndall Callan, E.B. Lewis (Illustrator) 3.68 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2000	My rating:
	The Lizzie Borden Trial: Be The Judge. Be The Jury 3.40 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 1992 — 4 editions	My rating:
	The School is Not White! by Doreen Rappaport, Curtis James 4.06 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2005	My rating:

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