Coles, Robert.
Summary: For months six-year-old Ruby Bridges must confront the hostility of white parents when she becomes the first African American girl to integrate Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans in 1960.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 1995
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Bio BridgesSummary: Documentary about Jewish American academic Norman Finkelstein, a devoted son of holocaust survivors, ardent critic of U.S. and Israeli Mid-East policy, and author of five provocative books, including The Holocaust Industry. Finkelstein has been steadfastly at the center of many intractable controversies, including the recent denial of his tenure at DePaul University. He's called a lunatic and a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Typecast Releasing 2009
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Coles, Robert.
Summary: Capturing the courage of a little girl facing racism and hatred alone, the true story of Ruby Bridges reveals how she helped shape American history as the first African American child sent to first grade in a white school.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 1995
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BRICopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB BRIDGES COLGates, Galen.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books/Knopf 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635.977 GATSummary: Bestselling British author Vanessa Collingridge searches for the man behind the legend Captain James Cook as she traces his story in a series that is part biography, part travelogue and completely enthralling.
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Publisher / Publication Date: BFS Entertainment & Multimedia 2013
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV CAPBridge, Nicole
Summary: A crash course in designing and constructing buildingsToo often, textbooks turn the noteworthy details of architecture into tedious discourse that would put even Frank Gehry to sleep. "Architecture 101" cuts out the boring explanations, and instead provides a hands-on lesson that keeps you engaged as you explore the world's greatest structures.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Adams Media 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 720 BRIAiles, Roger
Summary: Examines the rise and fall of the late media mogul, Roger Ailes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Magnolia Home Entertainment 2019
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC DIVNILES, BLAIR
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1946
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 980.082 NILHeos, Bridget.
Summary: What does a doctor do? These kids have a few idea. But to learn more, they talk to Dr. Zambil. He tells them how he helps sick or hurt kids feel better. He sees healthy kids to help keep them healthy. He even helps train new doctors.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Millbrook Press 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 618.92 HEOSummary: Every year, Western mountain climbers make news ascending Mount Everest. The compelling stories of the Sherpas, the Nepalese guides who risk their lives to provide for their families, have remained a mystery, until now. This chronicles a fateful 2014 expedition and the tragic avalanche that spurred the Sherpas to make a stand for human rights and respect.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC SHEBiles, Simone
Summary: "Simone takes you through the events, challenges, and trials that carried her from an early childhood in foster care to a coveted spot on the 2016 Olympic team" --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zondervan 2016
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 921 BILJiles, Paulette
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hungry Mind 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 970.3 JIL1 available in Reference, Call number: NEL 970.3 JIL
Summary: 50 million people in the U.S. - one in four children - don't know where their next meal is coming from, despite our having the means to provide nutritious, affordable food for all Americans. Directors Kristi Jacobson and Lori Silverbush examine this issue through the lens of three people who are struggling with food insecurity: Barbie, a single Philadelphia mother who grew up in poverty and is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Magnolia Pictures 2013
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF PLAArtise, Bridgett.
Summary: Period-dated, era-related pieces are great, but how many people can really pull them off? In this book, this up-and-coming designer teaches you how to take vintage clothing from the back of the closet to the forefront of fashion.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Potter Craft 2008
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abbeville Press Publishers 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 770 MORFiles, Meg
Summary: "It's easy to write about your feelings in a journal. It's more difficult, however, to convert personal experiences into stories worthy of publication--fiction, non-fiction, or poetry. Filled with engaging exercises, Writing what you know will guide you in identifying story-worthy material and transforming your raw material into finished pieces, through conquering fears associated with personal...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Words FilesSummary: For 18 months, award-winning director Scott Hicks followed the legendary composer Philip Glass across three continents, creating a remarkable portrait of one of the greatest artists of all time. Allowed unprecedented access to Glass's working process and long time collaborators, Hicks provides a unique glimpse into the composer's life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Koch Lorber Films 2009
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC GLAGies, Frances.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper & Row 1984
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.1 GIEWiles, Deborah
Summary: "Bobby is the story of Robert F. Kennedy, as told by a grandfather to his grandchild. Born in 1925 into a family of great privilege, Bobby was a prominent American politician and lawyer who learned to use his advantages in life to make a difference."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 KENSummary: Alvin Ailey was a trailblazing pioneer who found salvation through dance. AILEY traces the full contours of this brilliant and enigmatic man whose search for the truth in movement resulted in enduring choreography that centers on the Black American experience with grace, strength, and unparalleled beauty. Told through Ailey's own words and featuring evocative archival footage and interviews...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC AILHeos, Bridget
Summary: "Fly is fed up with everyone studying butterflies. After all, flies go through metamorphosis too--and they are so much cooler! They flap their wings 200 times a second, compared to a butterfly's measly five to twelve times. Their babies--maggots--are muchcuter than caterpillars (obviously). And when they eat solid food, they even throw up on it to turn it into a liquid. Who wouldn't want to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2015
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J Fiction Heos 2015Heos, Bridget
Summary: "In friendly, simple text, the most "common" virus, rhinovirus (the common cold), explains how viruses work and spread. With funny, engaging, and informative illustrations, this is the perfect way to explain viruses to young children who have questions in the wake of a pandemic. The nonthreatening common cold walks readers through the basics of viruses, and then features past viruses we have...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Books for Young Readers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 579.2 HEOHeos, Bridget
Summary: "Just Like Us! Ants gives young readers an up-close and personal look at how ants do things that are remarkably similar to the way humans do"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2017