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A straightforward biography of famous British mathematician and computer scientist Alan Turing.
2. The Marvels
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In 1766, a boy, Billy Marvel, is shipwrecked, rescued, and goes on to found a brilliant family of actors that flourishes in London until 1900--and nearly a century later, Joseph Jervis, runs away from home, seeking refuge with his uncle in London, and is captivated by the Marvel house, with its portraits and ghostly presences.
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A young disabled girl and her brother are evacuated from London to the English countryside during World War II, where they find life to be much sweeter away from their abusive mother.
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"A picture book biography that tells the story of Dr. James Barry, born female, who lived as a man from age 18 to his death"--