Shinjo, Mariko.
Summary: A man in a poor village finds and plants some pumpkin seeds. Soon there are so many enormous pumpkins in the village that the people can eat their fill and even construct homes from the pumpkins.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greene Bark 1998
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E SHIShinkai, Makoto
Summary: "This is the story of Miyu, a woman who lives alone with her cat, Chobi. As Miyu navigates the world of adulthood, she discovers both the freedom and loneliness that come with living independently, and Chobi learns of the outside world through her actions. Time drifts slowly for Miyu and her cat, but the harsh realities of the world soon catch up"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vertical, Inc. 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 SHIChinni, Dante.
Summary: In a climate of culture wars and tremendous economic uncertainty, the media have often reduced America to a simplistic schism between red states and blue states. In response to that oversimplification, journalist Dante Chinni teamed up with political geographer James Gimpel to launch the Patchwork Nation project, using on-the-ground reporting and statistical analysis to get past generalizations...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gotham Books 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 307.0973 CHICho, Shinta
Summary: Simple text and illustrations tell the story of why we pass gas.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kane/Miller Book Publishers 1994
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Human ChoItō, Shiori
Summary: "BLACK BOX is Shiori Ito's written account of her 2015 assault by a prominent Japanese reporter, the publication of which led to a societal reckoning around recognizing sexual assault and gender-based violence, and foregrounded Japan's #MeToo movement"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Feminist Press at the City University of New York 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ITO, SHIORI ITOShingū, Susumu
Summary: Monarch butterfly migration is one of nature’s great mysteries. How do monarchs manage to fly some 2,500 miles from Canada and the northern United States south to Mexico? How do they trace a route they’ve never flown and reach the same destination their ancestors once found? Traveling Butterflies indulges the awe these creatures inspire by taking a poetic, meditative look at the monarch’s life...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Owlkids Books 2015
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Summary: "Depicted as duplicitous, traitorous, and promiscuous, bisexuality has long been suspected, marginalized, and rejected by both straight and gay communities alike. Bi takes a long overdue, comprehensive look at bisexual politics--from the issues surrounding biphobia/monosexism, feminism, and transgenderism to the practice of labeling those who identify as bi as either "too bisexual" (promiscuous...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seal Press 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.3 EISRamoutar, Shivi.
Summary: "Food is the centrepiece of all Caribbean life. No matter how many people turn up at your home at no matter what hour of the night, there is always someone gravitating towards the kitchen to whip up some food. There is always more than enough to go around, and yet not a single scrap remains by the time the last person leaves. Nothing ever goes to waste. Caribbean Easy is a colourful collection...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Headline Pub. 2015
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Summary: An intimate conversation about music and writing illuminates the perspectives and shared interests of the internationally acclaimed author of "Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage" and his close friend, the former conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2016
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.5 OZACopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 784.2092 OZAShine, Neal.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 974.34 SHIShine, Neal.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Detroit Free Press 1986
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.434 SHISaini, Angela
Summary: "What science has gotten so shamefully wrong about women, and the fight, by both female and male scientists, to rewrite what we thought we knew For hundreds of years it was common sense: women were the inferior sex. Their bodies were weaker, their mindsfeebler, their role subservient. No less a scientist than Charles Darwin asserted that women were at a lower stage of evolution, and for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.4 SAISaini, Angela
Summary: "For fans of Sapiens and The Dawn of Everything, a groundbreaking exploration of gendered oppression-its origins, its histories, our attempts to understand it, and our efforts to combat it"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 395 SAISaini, Angela
Summary: "In Superior award-winning science writer Angela Saini explores the concept of race, past and present. She examines the dark roots of race research and how race has again crept gently back into science and medicine. And she investigates the people who usethis research for their own political purposes, including white supremacists. They believe that populations are born different, in character...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.8 SAIShing, Susumu
Summary: Introduces readers to the largest living fish and explains why the whale shark is a gentle giant.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Owlkids Books Inc. 2015
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Summary: "The children of the Grace Field House orphanage must escape a macabre fate before it's too late. Life at Grace Field House is good for Emma and her fellow orphans. While the daily studying and exams they have to take are tough, their loving caretaker provides them with delicious food and plenty of playtime. But perhaps not everything is as it seems... In order to save a dying family member,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 PROShirai, Kaiu
Summary: "Life at Grace Field House has been good for Emma and her fellow orphans. While the daily studying and exams they had to take were tough, their loving caretaker provided them with delicious food and plenty of playtime. But when they discover the horrifying truth about why they are being kept at the orphanage, their lives change forever... With the queen now dead, chaos envelops the demon world....
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA GRAPHIC PROMorimoto, Shoji
Summary: "Shoji Morimoto was constantly being told that he was a 'do-nothing' because he lacked initiative. Dispirited and unemployed, it occurred to him that if he was so good at doing nothing, perhaps he could turn it into a business. And with one tweet, he began his business of renting himself out to do nothing. Morimoto, aka Rental Person, provides a fascinating service to the lonely and socially...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hanover Square Press 2024
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Summary: Black lives matter. King affirms the message repeatedly, tenderly, with cumulative power and pride. She celebrates 116 -- just a tiny sample-- of the Black lives who deserve to shine. Her book honors the fortitude of Black role models and celebrates their achievements in sports, music, art, literature, journalism, politics, law, science, medicine, and social justice. The message is joyful,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tilbury House Publishers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 KINMiura, Yuji
Summary: "Interior decorating just got a green thumb! Harness the beauty of plants, leaves and foliage green decor in this unique collection of 40 nature projects that are fun, easy and inexpensive to make. Six of Japan's leading floral and plant designers offer a range of ideas to turn found and foraged materials into stunning arrangements and displays. With these visionary stylists as your guides, a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tuttle Publishing 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 745.92 MIUMoss, Marissa.
Summary: Traces the childhood dream of Japanese-American baseball pioneer Kenichi Zenimura of playing professionally and his family's struggles in a World War II internment camp where he introduces baseball to raise hope.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2013
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Summary: "Includes step-by-step instructions for six STEM projects. Reed's moms are about to leave for a summer trip, and he can't wait to spend his break playing games and making videos with his friends. But it turns out that after a year of suffering science grades, Reed's parents have called in reinforcements: his big sister, Olive, who's come home from college to help him out. At first, Reed's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second Books, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 507.8 HELCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 507.8 HELKhor, Shing Yin
Summary: "An illustrated comic travelogue about an American immigrant driving alone through all that's left of "The Mother Road," Route 66"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zest Books 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 921 KHOLee, Kit
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hardie Grant Books 2014