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Nietfeld, Emi

Summary: "A brilliant, funny, generation-defining memoir about the double bind of crafting perfect adversity narratives for highly selective institutions, while fumbling through the far murkier reality of actual life in foster care and inpatient mental health treatment. As a child, Emi Nietfeld was caught between a hoarder mother who got her put on antipsychotic medication, but was also the only person...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2022

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 NIETFELD, EMI NIE

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Social Cult Nietfeld

Aki, Evi

Summary: In Flavors of Africa, Evi Aki shares the traditional Nigerian dishes she grew up enjoying, as well as typical eats from all across the continent. She introduces customary recipes from each of Africa's different regions, including meals from Ethiopia, Ghana, South Africa, Kenya, Morocco, Egypt, Angola and more, all of which she collected with the help of relatives and family friends. Whether...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Page Street Publishng Co. 2018

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Demi.

Summary: When Ping admits that he is the only child in China unable to grow a flower from the seeds distributed by the Emperor, he is rewarded for his honesty.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: H. Holt 1990

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 DEM

Demi.

Summary: Presents an illustrated biography of Joan of Arc, from her early vision of Archangel Michael to her military victories, and eventual execution at the stake for heresy.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Marshall Cavendish Children 2011

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 JOA

Demi.

Summary: Recounts pivotal events in the history and life of Saint Nicholas, including how he came to be associated with Christmas and Santa Claus.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Margaret K. McElderry Books 2003

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: JE Holiday Demi

Demi.

Summary: Describes the life and journeys of the Italian trader who became famous for his travels in Asia.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Marshall Cavendish 2008

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 915.04 DEM

Demi

Summary: Illustrated biography of Mahatma Gandhi, who vowed to instigate social and political change through nonviolent means and succeeded in changing India's prejudicial caste system and winning India's independence from Great Britain

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Publisher / Publication Date: Margaret McElderry Books 2001

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 GAN

Demi.

Summary: With the aid of his magical horse, Ptitsa, a young archer fulfills the increasingly difficult requests of Tsar Ivan and wins the hand of Princess Vassilissa.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Holt 1994

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2454 DEM

Demi.

Summary: After being forced to change to a fancy new coat to attend a party, Nasrettin Hoca tries to feed his dinner to the coat, reasoning that it was the coat that was the invited guest.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Margaret K. McElderry Books 2004

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 DEM

Demi.

Summary: A biography of Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, known as Mother Teresa, who spent most of her life serving "the poorest of the poor" in Calcutta, India.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Margaret K. McElderry Books 2005

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 TER

Demi.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt 1998

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 DAL

Demi.

Summary: A collection of Japanese nature poems organized according to the seasons, illustrated with paintings corresponding to the themes of the poems.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Co. 1992

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Demi.

Summary: Shares the story of the son of a rich merchant, who abandoned all his worldly goods in order to follow the teachings of Jesus Christ.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Wisdom Tales 2012

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 270.092 DEM

Demi.

Summary: Learn about the most popular figure in Hindu sacred scripture.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Wisdom Tales 2013

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 294.52 DEM

Demi.

Summary: Examines the customs, traditions, food, and lore associated with the celebration of Chinese New Year.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 1997

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1 available in Juvenile Holidays - Springtime Holidays, Call number: J 394.2614 DEM

Demi.

Summary: Mainly the story of Marie Curie, also about Pierre Curie, and the discovery of radium.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2018

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 CUR

Demi.

Summary: Introduces Muhammad and the basic tenets of the Islamic faith.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Margaret K. McElderry Books 2003

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 297.63 DEM

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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB MUHAMMAD DEM

Demi.

Summary: A reward of one grain of rice doubles day by day into millions of grains of rice when a selfish raja is outwitted by a clever village girl.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 1997

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E DEM

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 398.2 DEM

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1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: JE Teach Numbers Demi

Neufeld, Gordon.

3 holds on 2 copies

Summary: Argues that the growing phenomenon of peer orientation is undermining family cohesion and explains how parents and teachers can reverse the trend to serve as a source of guidance, love, and security for children.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2005

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Lanners, Edi.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Tab Books 1981

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 507.8 LAN

Simms, Ami

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Publisher / Publication Date: Mallery Press 1990

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.46 SIM

Maor, Eli.

Summary: Eli Maor examines the role of infinity in mathematics and geometry and its cultural impact on the arts and sciences. He evokes the profound intellectual impact the infinite has exercised on the human mind, from the "horror infiniti" of the Greeks to the works of M.C. Escher; from the ornamental designs of the Moslems, to the sage Giordano Bruno, whose belief in an infinite universe led to his...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 1991

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 511.3 MAO

Sagan, Eli.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 1988

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 150.1952 SAG

Cleland, Esi

Summary: Learn simple Akan for getting around Ghana and making friends.Modern Akan is a concise, portable and easy-to-grasp reference to the Akan language.This kasahorow language guide includes- a basic grammar for Akan readers and writers- useful phrases for warming up a new relationshipWritten in Modern Akan. Modern Akan is a simplified spelling system used to write all the varieties of spoken Akan....

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Publisher / Publication Date: [manufacturer not identified] 2009

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