Summary: Explores the nature of Islam and unfolds many of its inner-dimensions. It dispels many myths and discusses contributions to science and math.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Institute of Arabic and Islamic Studies 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 297 LEGAliu, Akim
Summary: "Akim Aliu -- also known as "Dreamer" -- is a Ukrainian-Nigerian-Canadian professional hockey player whose career took him all around the world and who experienced systemic racism at every turn. Dreamer tells Akim's incredible story, from being the only Black child in his Ukrainian community, to his family struggling to make ends meet while living in Toronto, to confronting the racist violence...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 ALIAfshar, Tessa
Summary: "Jemmah has always thought of herself as perfectly ordinary . . . until she faces extraordinary circumstances. When her mother, the Persian king's famous senior scribe, is kidnapped, Jemmah and her sister must sneak undetected into enemy territory to rescue her. But infiltrating their adversary's lands proves easier than escaping them. Fleeing through dangerous mountain passes, their survival...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2023
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP Fiction AfsharAvi
Summary: When his father is arrested as a debtor in 1849 London, fourteen-year-old John Huffman must take on unexpected responsibilities, from asking a distant relative for help to determining why people are spying on him and his family. John Huffam is sure the tall man's beard is false. He's sure of little else in November 1849, the year he is fourteen, the year his father is sentenced to London's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2007
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FIC AviAvi
Summary: As Crispin tries to fulfill Bear's dream of moving to Iceland, he must leave Troth behind at a convent that needs a healer but, after falling in with thieves posing as musicians, he makes a new friend, Owen, and together they continue the arduous journey.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray 2010
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC AVICopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in JT Fiction, Call number: JT Fiction Avi 2010Avi
Summary: Adventurous golden mouse Ragweed is on a freight train leaving the city of Amperville. On his journey he meets Lotar, a young, annoying, and lost raccoon who₂s desperate to reunite with his mother. Though Ragweed doesn't really want to help the raccoon, by doing so he winds up in Dimwood Forest. Ragweed is now ready to strike off on his own, but it's not long before he hears a cry for help....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harpercollins Childrens Books 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC AVICopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in JT Fiction, Call number: JT Fiction Avi 2020Bartkowski, Alli.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Lark Books 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 745.54 BartkowskiKamozawa, Aki.
Summary: The writers of Popular Science's "Kitchen Alchemy" online column share informative essays that explain both food-preparation methods and underlying science, building on today's popular "geek-chic" trends with one hundred recipes.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Clarkson Potter 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5 KAMVolz, Alia
Summary: "During the 70s in San Francisco, Alia's mother ran the underground Sticky Fingers Brownies, delivering upwards of 10,000 illegal marijuana edibles per month throughout the circus-like atmosphere of a city in the throes of major change. She exchanged psychic readings with Alia's future father, and thereafter had a partner in business and life. Each was devoted to the occult, and they regularly...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 VOLZ, ALIA VOLAloi, Giovanni
Summary: This survey of birds, chronicling their scientific and popular appeal throughout the ages and around the world, showcases the remarkable diversity of species in the avian kingdom, from tiny hummingbirds to ostriches taller than humans, and icebound penguins to tropical macaws. With its content curated alongside an international panel of ornithologists, art historians, wildlife photographers,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Phaidon Press Limited 2021
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: OVS 704.9 ALOMakino, Aoi.
Summary: "Heartbroken Nina Kamiyama is a former idol. She's decided to keep her past identity a secret for her personal safety, but the dangerous situation intensifies when another discovers who she really is. Who can she trust?"--Page [4] of cover.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media LLC 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 NOTShahidi, Afshin
Summary: Afshin Shahidi met Prince in 1993 and soon became his cinematographer and later one of the only people allowed to photograph him. He collaborated with Prince longer than any other photographer. Afshin was the only photographer allowed to shoot the legendary 3121 private parties in Los Angeles that became the most sought after invitations in Hollywood; some of those photos are included in this...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 770 SHASharot, Tali
Summary: "We all have a duty to affect others--from the classroom to the boardroom to social media. But how skilled are we at this role, and can we become better? It turns out that many of our instincts--from relying on facts and figures to shape opinions, to insisting others are wrong or attempting to exert control--are ineffective, because they are incompatible with how peoples minds operate. Sharot...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158.2 SHAAlm, Sara
Summary: "The Flat Pattern Method teaches you to customize your clothes with new pattern shapes, style lines, and details with step-by-step instructions!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Creative Publishing International 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 643 ALMAls, Hilton.
Summary: Analyzes literature, history, culture, entertainment, race, and gender through the lens of people the author terms "white girls," including Louise Brooks, Flannery O'Connor, Truman Capote, Richard Pryor, Malcolm X, and Michael Jackson.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: McSweeneys Books 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814.6 ALSAshkar, Michael
Summary: In the sixth century of the common era, the Prophet Muhammad appeared in the Arabian Peninsula, proclaiming the message that there was only one god, called Allah, and that all people should obey Allah's requirements for their lives. Today, Islam is the second-largest religion in the world, with more than 1.6 billion Muslims adhering to this faith. However, although all Muslims do revere Islam s...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mason Crest 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 297 ASHFronis, Aly
Summary: These little turkeys have a lot of work to do to prepare for Thanksgiving! One goes to the market, one sweeps the floor, one draws pictures, one knits a sweater, and sets the table. Now they're all ready to wish you a Happy Thanksgiving!
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little Bee Books Inc. 2016
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1 available in Board Books, Call number: JE BOARD FROMali, Taylor.
Summary: Makes an impassioned defense of teaching and explains how dedicated teachers are and why they should be given better salaries.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 371.1 MALMartensson, Alf.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 1979
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 684.1 MARSimms, 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 SIMAki, 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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1 available in Adult, Call number: 641.596 AKICali, Joseph
Summary: "Learn how to create a tranquil outdoor space at home with this practical and inspiring guide! With instructive drawings and step-by-step techniques, Inside Your Japanese Garden walks you through designing and creating your very own Japanese garden. From small projects like benches and gates, to larger undertakings like bridges and mud walls, this book provides a wide variety of ways to enhance...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tuttle Publishing 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 712.6 CALCooper, Arshay
Summary: "Now a documentary narrated by Common, produced by Grant Hill, Dwyane Wade, and 9th Wonder, from filmmaker Mary Mazzio The moving true story of a group of young men growing up on Chicago's West side who form the first all-black high school rowing team inthe nation, and in doing so not only transform a sport, but their lives. Growing up on Chicago's Westside in the 90's, Arshay Cooper knows the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2020
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 797.12 COOFelt, Hali.
Summary: "Until Marie Tharp's ground-breaking work in the 1950s, the floor of the ocean was a mystery--then, as now, we knew less about the ocean than we did about outer space. In a time when women in the scientific community were routinely dismissed, Marie's work changed our understanding of the earth's geologic evolution. While her partner, Bruce Heezen, went on expeditions to collect soundings...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Co. 2012