The Matchbox Diary
written by Paul Fleischman, illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline
A kindergartener goes to visit her great-grandfather. When he was a boy in Italy, not able to read and write, he found out what a diary was and wanted one for himself. At the steamship station he finds several matchboxes and starts putting a token in each one as a reminder of his journey to America and to adulthood.
Wilma Unlimited - How Wilma Rudolph Became the World's Fastest Woman
written by Kathleen Krull, illustrated by David Diaz
Wilma was born small and was not expected to live past her first birthday. But being the 20th child of her parents, her mother knew all the home remedies. She suffered many childhood illnesses, including polio which paralyzed on of her legs. Through faith and determination she competed in the 1960 Olympics.
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