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Autonomy Juvenile fiction Clinton, Hillary Rodham Cooking, American Copeland, Misty Families Juvenile fiction Identity (Psychology) Juvenile fiction Illustrated children's books Imaginary places Juvenile fiction Man-woman relationships Juvenile fiction Social classes Juvenile fictionLehrer, Riva
Summary: "What do we sacrifice in the pursuit of normalcy? And what becomes possible when we embrace monstrosity? In 1958, Riva is one of the first children born with spina bifida to survive. Her parents and doctors are determined to "fix" her, sending the messageover and over again that she is broken. That she will never have a job, a romantic relationship, or an independent life. Enduring countless...
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Publisher / Publication Date: One World 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LEHRER, RIVA LEHCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B LEHERER LEHCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Word Mem LehrerWisniewski, David.
Summary: A saintly rabbi miraculously brings to life a clay giant who helps him watch over the Jews of sixteenth-century Prague.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books 1996
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.21 WISCopies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.21 WISHunt, Kenya
Summary: "From the Deputy Editor of Elle UK, a provocative and humorous collection of essays on what it means to be black, a woman, a mother and a global citizen in today's ever-changing world"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amistad 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.48 HUNSummary: "This collection of yummy recipes contains cool ideas for every day of the week - whether you need grab-and-go meals for busy mornings, want to surprise someone you love with a beautiful breakfast tray, or can't wait to host your friends for a superstar brunch party on the weekend."--Page 2 of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Weldon Owen 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 641.52 AMEFlanagan, Caitlin.
Summary: Describes the modern transition from girl to woman and discusses the changes that have taken place in the process over the past thirty years while finding that the landmarks through the journey have remained the same.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Co. 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.235 FLAPatrick, Denise Lewis
Summary: The A Girl Named series tells the stories of how ordinary American girls grew up to be extraordinary American women. Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger in 1955, but how did she come to be so brave?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 PATHarris, Charlaine.
Summary: Calexa Rose Dunhill has made a home among the graves and tombs of the cemetery. But her neighbors are not as quiet as she believed... --Page 4 of cover
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Publisher / Publication Date: InkLit 2015
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 HARSummary: Shares recipes with young, beginner cooks, including chicken noodle soup, teriyaki chicken and vegetables, and cheesy garlic bread.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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Summary: The stories of girls of color are often overlooked and ignored rather than valued and heard. Instead of relegating these young women to the margins, minister and youth advocate Khristi Lauren Adams brings their stories front and center where they belong. Thought-provoking and inspirational, Parable of the Brown Girl is a powerful example of how God uses the narratives we most often ignore to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fortress Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 248.8 ADAManley, Claudia B.
Summary: Explains the sport of track and field, how to train, how to compete and how to make it a career.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rosen Pub. Group's Rosen Central 2001
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 796.42 MANLEPetrucha, Stefan.
Summary: Nancy Drew and her friends team up with some investment bankers in order to recover a million dollars in cash, not realizing that the bankers were actually in on the original heist.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Papercutz 2009
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J Graphic ND 16Forrest, Bella
Summary: Penultimate adventure of Liana in The girl who dared to think series.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA SF Forrest 2018Lyons, Kelly Starling
Summary: "The A Girl Named series tells the stories of how ordinary American girls grew up to be extraordinary American women. Misty Copeland became the first African American Female Principal Dancer for the American Ballet Theatre, but how did she get there?"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2018
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE LYOPaley, Rebecca
Summary: The A Girl Named series tells the stories of how ordinary American girls grew up to be extraordinary American women. It took a lot of determination, courage, and confidence to become the first woman to be nominated for president by a major political party. A Girl Named Hillary tells of the defining moments that made up her childhood and adolescence.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2018
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JBR PURPLE PALForrest, Bella
Summary: The ELECTRIFYING GRAND FINALE of The Girl Who Dared series! Reunite with Liana one last time... Are you ready to return to the Tower?
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA SF Forrest 2018Forrest, Bella
Summary: Return to the Tower in the gripping fourth book of The Girl Who Dared series, where Liana will face her greatest challenge yet.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA Fiction Forrest 2017Forrest, Bella
Summary: Return to the Tower in the EPIC fifth book of The Girl Who Dared series, where the Champion has been chosen... and Liana's courage will be put to the test like never before.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA SF Forrest 2018Simmons, Rachel
Summary: Exposes the myth of the "Good Girl," freeing girls from its impossible standards and encouraging them to embrace their real selves.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.433 SIMAnton, Carrie
Summary: Presents advice for girls on the best ways to care for skin and nails, with information on skin types, facials, acne treatments, first aid, and natural spa recipes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: American Girl Publishing 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 646.7 ANTForrest, Bella
Summary: In this second installation, Liana Castell makes a shocking discovery, after stumbling upon an ancient, dusty office sealed away from the rest of the Tower. Her first instinct is to flee - until she realizes all is not what it seems. The room has been hidden for a reason. It holds secrets about the Tower's past, and answers that could be key to her people's future. But with this knowledge comes...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA SF Forrest 2017Forrest, Bella
Summary: Twenty-year-old Liana Castell must be careful what she thinks. Her life is defined by the number on her wristband -- a rating out of ten awarded based on her usefulness and loyalty to the Tower, and monitored by a device in her skull. A device that reports forbidden thoughts. Liana is currently a four, the lowest possible acceptable score. When her worst nightmare comes to pass and she drops...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nightlight Press 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA SF ForrestKramer, Nika.
Summary: Presents a pictorial look at women break dancers known as the B*Girlz.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerHouse Books 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 793.3 KRADíaz, Jaquira
Summary: "Jaquira Díaz writes an unflinching account of growing up as a queer biracial girl searching for home as her family splits apart and her mother struggles with mental illness and addiction. From her own struggles with depression and drug abuse to her experiences of violence to Puerto Rico's history of colonialism, every page vibrates with music and lyricism"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DIAZ, JAQUIRA DIASturm, James
Summary: A portrait of the people and their dreams that make up this country are presented in a trilogy--"The Revival," "Hundreds of Feet Below Daylight," and "The Golem's Mighty Swing"--that focuses on less sensational times in American history.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Drawn & Quarterly 2007