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Illinois History:
A Magazine for Young People
February, 2006
Vol. 59, Issue 2

Authors in Illinois History

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Black Hawk: Impacting Native American History (page 4)
Taylor W. Brownell
Washington Gifted School, Peoria
Teachers: Janelle Dies and Mindy Juriga

Carl Sandburg (page 8)
David Cheatwood
Oregon High School, Oregon
Teacher: Sara Werckle

Ray Bradbury (page 11)
Katie Fearer
Oregon High School, Oregon
Teacher: Sara Werckle

Lorraine Hansberry: A Writer in the Sun (page 16)
Maria Gao
University Laboratory High School, Urbana
Teacher: Rosemary Laughlin

Ernest Hemingway (page 19)
Danny Ge
University Laboratory High School, Urbana
Teacher: Rosemary Laughlin

Elijah Parish Lovejoy: Journalist for Justice (page 23)
Emily Hughes
Carbondale Community High School, Carbondale
Teacher: Rivanna Abel

Carl Sandburg: The One Who Could Do It All (page 27)
Paige Johnson
All Saints Academy, Breese
Teacher: Stephanie Garcia

Gwendolyn Brooks: Impacting Illinois One Reader at a Time (page 30)
Andrea D. Keyes
Washington Gifted School, Peoria
Teachers: Janelle Dies and Mindy Juriga

Jane Addams: Author and Activist (page 34)
Abeer Khurram
Carbondale Community High School, Carbondale
Teacher: Rivanna Abel

Richard Peck (page 38)
Stephanie LeMaster
Rushville-Industry High School, Rushville
Teacher: Vicki Harrison

Owen Lovejoy: “A True Hero of the Antislavery Movement” (page 42)
Allyson Litteken
All Saints Academy, Breese
Teacher: Stephanie Garcia

Michael Crichton’s Mark on the Science Fiction World (page 45)
Kelly Mover
University Laboratory High School, Urbana
Teacher: Rosemary Laughlin

Irene Hunt (page 49)
Allison Sargent
Rushville-Industry High School, Rushville
Teacher: Vicki Harrison

The Life and Works of Ernest Hemingway (page 52)
Mary Scott
Oregon High School, Oregon
Teacher: Sara Werckle

Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 (page 55)
Gabe Smith
University Laboratory High School, Urbana
Teacher: Rosemary Laughlin

Ronald G. Bluemer (page 59)
Sarah Stariha
Saint Bede Academy, Peru
Teacher: Michael Balestri

The Roots of Carl Sandburg’s Rootabaga Stories (page 62)
Ben Suslick
University Laboratory High School, Urbana
Teacher: Rosemary Laughlin

Edgar Lee Masters (page 66)
Cory Turinette
St. Bede Academy, Peru
Teacher: Michael Balestri

The Legacy of Oz (page 69)
Allison Weigel
Belleville West High School, Belleville
Teacher: Melissa Schmitt

Fowler Connell: Writer, Broadcaster and Hall of Famer (page 76)
Rob Witzel
Danville High School, Danville
Teacher: Harith Tamimie