The Woman Who Would Be King

The Woman Who Would Be KingBy: Kara Cooney An engrossing biography of the longest reigning female pharaoh in Ancient Egypt and the story of her audacious rise to power. Hatshepsutthe daughter of a general who usurped Egypt's thronewas expected to bear the sons who would legitimize the reign of her fathers family. Her failure to produce a male heir, however, paved the way for her improbable rule as a cross dressing king. At just over twenty, Hatshepsut out maneuvered the mother

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Newman explores a side of poverty often ignored by media and politicians--the working poor

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A boy’s search for the end of a licorice rope takes him all around the world and winds up with two new friends