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Authors, American Homes and haunts New York (State) New York Boko Haram. Children of Nazis Germany Biography Concentration camp guards Germany Biography Hamill, Pete 1935- Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) History Mother and child New York (N.Y.) History Passover World War, 1939-1945 Personal narratives, GermanHabila, Helon
Summary: On April 14, 2014, 276 girls from the Chibok Secondary School in northern Nigeria were kidnapped by Boko Haram, the world's deadliest terrorist group. Most were never heard from again. Acclaimed Nigerian novelist Helon Habila, who grew up in northern Nigeria, returned to Chibok and gained intimate access to the families of the kidnapped to offer a devastating account of this tragedy that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia Global Reports 2016
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Summary: The dazzling smile, the signature haircut, the staple spin. Dorothy Hamill grew up on the ice, working toward the dream she was to accomplish by age nineteen: Olympic gold in figure skating. But life was not the picture of perfection it appeared to be. Dorothy faced a painful inner struggle--though she did not know about the depression that ran in her family until much later in life. Weeks and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2007
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1988
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK PYLKhashoggi, Nabila
Summary: Spartan and friends travel to the Kingdom of Bhutan in Book 4, The Poachers of Tiger Mountain. The travelers arrive at a village hosting a lively archery tournament as part of a Bhutanese festival. They make new friends who invite them to join the feast and watch the performance. Soon the group discovers that poachers have killed off many of the tigers that used to thrive in Bhutan, and now...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Full Cycle Publications 0000
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 KHAHelou, Anissa
Summary: "In Feast...Anissa Helou--an authority on the cooking of North Africa, the Mediterranean, and the Middle East--shares her extraordinary range of beloved, time-tested recipes and stories from cuisines throughout the Muslim world. Helou has lived and traveled widely in this region, from Egypt to Syria, Indonesia to Pakistan, gathering some of its countries' finest and most flavorful recipes for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5956 HELHelou, Anissa
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.59 HELHeron, Farah
Summary: "When seventeen-year-old aspiring designer Tahira Janmohammad's coveted fashion internship falls through, her parents have a Plan B. Tahira will work in her aunt's boutique in the small town of Bakewell, the flower capital of Ontario. It's only for the summer, and she'll get the experience she needs for her college application. Plus her best friend is coming along. It won't be that bad. But...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Skyscape 2021
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Summary: Can you spot Cinderella and her glass slipper? How about Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf or Hansel and Gretel and the Hungry Witch? Do you see where Pinocchio and Geppetto are hiding? Can you find the Little Mermaid and the Sea King under the sea? Featuring characters, creatures, and objects from twelve of your favorite fairy tales, this magical “search and find” puts a fun and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin Books 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E WHEMitchell, Tracey Helton
Summary: After surviving nearly a decade of heroin abuse and hard living on the streets of San Francisco's Tenderloin District, Tracey Helton Mitchell decided to get clean for good.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seal Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MITCHELL, TRACEY HELTON MITBirenbaum, Halina
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Publisher / Publication Date: M.E. Sharpe 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5318 BIRENBAUM, HALINA BIRElon, Beth.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Bookroom 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5945 ELOGreen, Elon
Summary: ""In this astonishing and powerful work of nonfiction, Green meticulously reports on a series of baffling and brutal crimes targeting gay men. It is an investigation filled with twists and turns, but this is much more than a compelling true crime story. Green has shed light on those whose lives for too long have been forgotten, and rescued an important part of American history." -David Grann,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Celadon Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.152 GRECelan, Paul.
Summary: Though this is among Celan's more accessible works, most of the poems in Hamburger's volume will reward, and stun, the attentive reader.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Persea Books 1989
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 438.4 CELChaudry, Rabia
Summary: "A memoir about food, body image, and growing up in a loving but sometimes oppressively concerned Pakistani immigrant family"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CHAUDRY, RABIA CHAFeldon, Leah
Summary: Explains how to dress the best for any body shape and size, including what items of clothing and accessories are do's and don'ts, how to create optical illusions, and other tips.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Villard 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 646.3 FELHelm, Levon
Contents: Ophelia -- Back to Memphis -- Fannie Mae -- Baby scratch my back -- Evangeline -- No depression in heaven -- Wide river to cross -- Deep Elem blues -- Anna Lee -- Rag mama rag -- Time out for the blues -- A train robbery -- The shape I'm in -- Chest fever -- The weight.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vanguard 2011
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC LEVHelman, Andrea.
Summary: Teaches children about flora and fauna, featuring color photographs and facts about 23 animals from the refuge, from bearded seals to beluga whales.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sasquatch Books 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 591.9798 HELHenson, Robert
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rough Guides 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 551.6 HENHuelin, Jodi.
Summary: Sid the Science Kid learns about the importance of eating nutritious foods from all the food groups.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Collins 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 613.2 HUECopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE Preschool Huelin 2010Lepon, Shoshana
Summary: Colorful illustrations and rhyming text bring the complete Passover story to life, from the time when the Jewish people were enslaved in Egypt, to the birth of Moses, to the Ten Plagues and the Exodus.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jewish Big Books Publishing 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 296.4 LEPTeiwes, Helga.
Contents: A glimpse of a Hopi woman's life -- Contemporary Hopi basket weaving techniques -- The forms and functions of Hopi basketry -- Coiled-basket weavers of Second Mesa -- Wicker-basket weavers of Third Mesa -- Tradition, ritual, and continuity -- Art form as social bond.
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Arizona Press 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.412 TEIHeadon, Abbie
Summary: "Discover the power of YES and all the amazing things it can do for you. So often we are afraid of failure, of disappointment, of being vulnerable, and we settle for 'no'. The practical tips and inspirational advice within these pages will help you embrace positivity and find a new sense of freedom in each area of your life, from your career, to your relationships, to your dreams and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ilex, a division of Octopus Publishing Group Ltd. 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158.1 HEAHugon, Anne.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams 1993
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 960.2 HUGSchneider, Helga.
Summary: "Helga Schneider was four when her mother abandoned her, her younger brother, and her father in Berlin in 1941. Thirty years later, the first time that she saw her mother again, Schneider learned the shocking reason: Her mother had joined the Nazi SS and had become a guard in concentration camps, including Auschwitz, where she was in charge of a "correction" unit and responsible for untold acts...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Blackstone Audiobooks 2004