Napoli, Donna Jo

Summary: The story of Wangari Maathai, who in 1977 founded the Green Belt Movement, an African grassroots organization, and in 2004 was the first African woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2010

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Napoli, Donna Jo

Summary: "When a young Japanese girl moves into her new house, she is happy to see a girl her age playing in the snow just outside her window. The only problem is the Japanese girl doesn't speak English and the American girl doesn't speak Japanese. But each girl's love of the snow teaches them that they don't need to speak the same language to have fun!"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Studio 2021

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Napoli, Donna Jo

Summary: Fourteen-year-old Calogero Scalise and his Sicilian uncles and cousin live in small-town Louisiana in 1898, when Jim Crow laws rule and anti-immigration sentiment is strong, so despite his attempts to be polite and to follow American customs, disaster dogs his family at every turn.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Wendy Lamb Books 2009

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC NAP

Napoli, Donna Jo

Summary: "Fish Girl, a young mermaid living in a boardwalk aquarium, has never interacted with anyone beyond the walls of her tank until a chance encounter with an ordinary girl, Livia. Their growing friendship inspires Fish Girl's longing for freedom, independence, and a life beyond the aquarium tank"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books 2017

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1 available in JT Fantasy, Call number: JT Fantasy Napoli 2017