Baier, Bret
Summary: January 1961: President Eisenhower has three days to secure the nation's future before his young successor, John F. Kennedy, takes power — a final mission by the legendary leader who planned D-Day and guided America through the darkening Cold War.
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 2017
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B EISENHOWERKelley, Brent P.
Summary: Presents information on the evolution and domestication of horses and surveys the world's various breeds.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea House Publishers 2002
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 636.1 KELCoates, Ta-Nehisi
Summary: "We were eight years in power" was the lament of Reconstruction-era black politicians as the American experiment in multiracial democracy ended with the return of white supremacist rule in the South. Now Ta-Nehisi Coates explores the tragic echoes of that history in our own time: the unprecedented election of a black president followed by a vicious backlash that fueled the election of the man...
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Publisher / Publication Date: One World 2017
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B COATES COABrett, Jan
Summary: In this adaptation of the traditional folktale, three little dassies (also called rock hyraxes) build their houses in the Namib Desert of Southern Africa, hoping for protection from the eagle that lives atop a nearby mountain.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2010
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE BREBrett, Jan
Summary: Cinders, the most picked upon hen in the flock, becomes the most loved by Prince Cockerel when she arrives at his ball looking so beautiful that even her bossy sisters do not recognize her.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE BREBrett, Jan
Summary: Retells the story of Goldilocks, set in an Inuit village and featuring a family of polar bears.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G. P. Putnam's Sons 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC BreBrett, Jan
Summary: Several animals sleep snugly in Nicki's lost mitten until the bear sneezes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Putnam 1989
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE BREBrett, Jan
Summary: After trading houses, the country mice and the town mice discover there's no place like home.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Putnam's 1994
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC BRECoates, Ta-Nehisi
Summary: "For Ta-Nehisi Coates, history has always been personal. At every stage of his life, he's sought in his explorations of history answers to the mysteries that surrounded him--most urgently, why he, and other black people he knew, seemed to live in fear ... In [this book], Coates takes readers along on his journey through America's history of race and its contemporary resonances through a series...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Spiegel & Grau 2015
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 305.8009 COAAshabranner, Brent K.
Summary: Discusses the building of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, the controversies that have surrounded it, and some human interest stories connected with it.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dodd, Mead 1988
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 959.704 ASHLevi, Lia
Summary: "1938, Italy. Six-year-old Lia loves to build sandcastles at the beach and her biggest problem is her shyness and quiet, birdlike voice -- until prime minister Mussolini joins forces with Hitler in World War II, and everything changes. Now there are laws saying Jewish children can't go to school, Jews can't work, or go on vacation. It's difficult for Lia to understand why this is happening to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB LEVI LEVHsu, Hua
Summary: "From the New Yorker staff writer Hua Hsu, a gripping memoir on friendship, grief, the search for self, and the solace that can be found through art. In the eyes of 18-year-old Hua Hsu, the problem with Ken-with his passion for Dave Matthews, Abercrombie & Fitch, and his fraternity-is that he is exactly like everyone else. Ken, whose Japanese American family has been in the United States for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2022
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B HSU HSUBrett, Jan
Summary: Several animals sleep snugly in Nicki's lost mitten until the bear sneezes. On board pages.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Putnam 1996
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE BRE BOARDBrett, Brian.
Summary: Brian Brett's farm on Salt Spring Island is affectionately known as Trauma Farm. There, he raises chickens, pigs, cows, sheep, and goats, tends an extensive orchard and vegetable garden, concocts fabulous meals from the bounties of the farm, and has various misadventures. This funny and thought-provoking memoir traces one day on Trauma Farm. In it, Brett explores the natural history of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Douglas & McIntyre 2009
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Trapani, Iza.
Summary: An adaptation of the folk song about a frog in search of a bride.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Whispering Coyote 2002
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC TRAThundercloud, Ria
Summary: "In her debut picture book, professional Indigenous dancer Ria Thundercloud tells the true story of her path to dance and how it helped her take pride in her Native American heritage"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2022
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB THUNDERCLOUD THUTrapani, Iza.
Summary: Expanded verses of a familiar song tell how a teapot dreams of visiting China, Mexico, the opera, a jungle, and other places while waiting to be used to serve tea. Includes music and lyrics on the last page.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens 1999
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JPB TRA BASKETGarten, Ina.
Summary: "For the first time, trusted and beloved cookbook author Ina Garten, the Barefoot Contessa, answers the number one question she receives from cooks: Can I make it ahead? If you've ever found yourself stuck in front of the stove at your own party, scrambling to get everything to the table at just the right moment, Ina is here to let you in on her secrets! Thanks to twenty years of running a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarkson Potter/Publishers 2014
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Summary: Mini Farming describes a holistic approach to small-area farming that will show you how to produce 85 percent of an average family's food on just a quarter acre -- and earn $10,000 in cash annually while spending less than half the time that an ordinary job would require. Even if you have never been a farmer or a gardener, this book covers everything you need to know to get started: buying and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Skyhorse Pub. 2010
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 635.048 MARWolfman, Ira.
Summary: A guide to finding out one's own family history and how to formally record it.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Workman Pub. 1991
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 929 WOLJance, J.A.
Summary: "Before he retired, J. P. Beaumont had looked forward to having his days all to himself. But too much free time doesn't suit a man used to brushing close to danger. When his longtime nemesis, retired Seattle crime reporter Maxwell Cole, dies in whats officially deemed to be an accidental fire, Beau is astonished to be dragged into the investigation at the request of none other than the deceased...
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins 2017
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC JANKrull, Kathleen.
Summary: Describes the Boston Tea Party, including the events leading up to the party, its immediate effects on American-British relations, and why it is still an important event today.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap 2013
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J900 WHA BASKETJohnson, Ida Amanda.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Black Letter Press 1971
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1 available in Adult, Call number: MI 977.4 JOHHoover, Brett C.
Summary: Discover what drives our never-ending human quest for comfort. From Comfort : The human story of comfort is stretches of tranquility interrupted by periods of struggle. Rest and run, play and work, weekend and workday, celebration and crisis-our lives are built on such cycles. We learn that life is both beloved ease and uncomfortable challenge, often in succession, sometimes shifting without...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Group USA, Inc. 2011