Crute, Josh
Summary: Sometimes in London it drizzles. Sometimes it mizzles. Other times it pelts and showers and spits. And Jonas Hanway hates getting wet. How can he go about his day as a proper London gentleman when his shoes are soggy, his coat is always collecting puddles, and his wig looks like a wet cat? Fed up with damp and dreary London, Jonas sails far away, to places where the sun always shines. But what...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Page Street Kids 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 HANGaydos, Ellyn
Summary: "As a seasonal farmer in upstate New York and Vermont-living hand-to-mouth, but in love with the land and its creatures-Ellyn Gaydos understands the delicate balance between loss and gain. Choosing such work instead of moving to the city with her long-distance boyfriend, Gaydos recognizes her role in cycles bigger than herself. Yearning to be a mother, she recognizes, too, how new life is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GAYDOS, ELLYN GAYElder, Robert
Summary: Describes the life of the American statesman and political theorist who served as Vice President under John Quincy Adams and argued in favor of slavery and laid the groundwork for the South to secede the Union.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CALHOUN, JOHN C. ELDRodriguez, Janel
Summary: "Series continuation, biographies of women in history"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920.72 RODJoyner, Chris
Summary: The Three Death Sentences of Clarence Henderson' is the story of Clarence Henderson, a wrongfully accused Black sharecropper who was sentenced to die three different times for a murder he didn't commit, and the prosecution desperate to pin the crime on him despite scant evidence. His first trial lasted only a day and featured a lackluster public defense. The book also tells the story of Homer...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Inc. 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.134 JOYTaylor, Diane C. (Diane Carol)
Summary: Discusses what engineering is, highlighting female engineers who revolutionized the role of women in the field and providing activities, including building a suspension bridge, designing and building a kite, and investigating processed food.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nomad Press 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 TAYSummary: Why was classical music so important to Hitler and Goebbels? The film centers around two people who represent musical culture during the Third Reich albeit in very different ways. Wilhelm Furtwängler was a star conductor; Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, the cellist of the infamous Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz. Both shared a love for classical German music. The world-famous conductor made a pact with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MUSWinter, Jonah
Summary: "Discover the true story of a man who lived alone in the mountains with a hobby of measuring snowfall that led to groundbreaking data tracking in climate change studies"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beach Lane Books 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BARCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB BARR WINLabrecque, Ellen
Summary: Mainly remembered for his six marriages and his self-appointment as the "Supreme Head of the Church of England," Henry VIII was also attractive, educated, and athletic. When Henry Tudor ascended to the English thrown at the age of 17, his reign looked promising. But by the time of his death in 1547, King Henry VIII was characterized as an extremely egotistical, harsh, and insecure king.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 HENLabrecque, Ellen
Summary: Provides an introduction to the life of Winston Churchill, British Prime Minister during World War II.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 CHUCollins, Max Allan
Summary: "There has never been a full-length biography of Mickey Spillane, the most popular and influential mystery writer of his era--until now. Beginning in 1947 with I, the Jury, and continuing with his next six novels, Spillane quickly amassed a readership in the tens of millions, becoming the bestselling novelist in the history of American publishing. Surrounded by controversy for the overt...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mysterious Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SPILLANE, MICKEY COLLabrecque, Ellen
Summary: "Shaquille O'Neal discovered his love of basketball while spending time in an afterschool program called the Boys & Girls Club of America. Standing over six feet tall by the time he turned eleven years old, Shaq--as he is affectionately known--continued to practice the game and stunned the country with his phenomenal skills. From leading his high-school team to its first-ever state title to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2022
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Summary: "Before Frank Sinatra became the international superstar that we remember him as today, he was just a young boy singing for spare change in his family's New Jersey tavern. Those small beginnings would be the start of an incredible career in which Frank became one of the best-selling musicians of all time -- selling over 150 million records worldwide. More than just a musician, Frank also went...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 SINRappaport, Doreen
Summary: "A biography of astronaut and former director of the Johnson Space Center Ellen Ochoa"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 OCHMurphy, Cullen
Summary: A history of the cartoonists and illustrators from the Connecticut School, written by the son of the artist behind the popular strips "Prince Valiant" and "Big Ben Bolt," explores the achievements and pop-culture influence of these artists in the aftermath of World War II.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MURPHY, JOHN CULLEN MURMartin, Jacqueline Briggs
Summary: Welcome to Sandor Katz's no-desk, new-ways school! There are no tests, no rules - just happy, hungry people learning how to make fermented food. All they need are their favorite vegetables, salt, and the TINY WILD. These invisible microbes change cucumbers into crunchy pickles, and cabbages into zingy-zangy sauerkraut and kimchi.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Readers to Eaters 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 KATCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB KATZ MARH. Belden & Co
Format: cartographic
Publisher / Publication Date: Cumming Publishers 1980
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1 available in Genealogy Atlas Stand, Call number: R GEN 912.713 ILLArlen, Alice
Summary: "The fascinating biography of the maverick newspaperwoman, equestrian, aviatrix and intrepid adventurer Alicia Patterson, which follows her exceptional exploits through the first half of the 20th century, from her troublemaking days as the middle child of complicated parents to her successes as publisher of the Pulitzer Prize winning Newsday"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 PATTERSON, ALICIA ARLSummary: A biographical look at Charlie Christian, an influential jazz guitarist. Includes remembrances from various friends and musicians and performances by Benny Garcia, Eldon Shamblin, Billy Dozier, Herb Ellis and various other musicians.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Vestapol 2006
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC CHAJohn, Elton
Summary: An official autobiography by the influential music artist includes coverage of his complicated upbringing in a London suburb, his celebrity collaborations, his struggles with addiction, and the establishment of his AIDS Foundation.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Macmillan Audio 2019
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 921 JOHN, ELTON JOHCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD B JOHFavilli, Elena
Summary: "Contains one hundred biographies of immigrant women who left their birth countries for a multitude of reasons: some for new opportunities, some out of neccessity. Readers will learn about Madeleine Albright, Asma Khan, Carmen Miranda, Rihanna, and many more. From chefs and surgeons, to musicians and politicians, to champions of judo and chess, these extraordinary figures will inspired girls...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rebel Girls 2020
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J920 FAVFavilli, Elena
Summary: "Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls reinvents fairy tales, inspiring girls with the stories of 100 heroic women from Elizabeth I to Serena Williams. Illustrated by 60 female artists from every corner of the globe, this is the most-funded original book in the history of crowd-funding"
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Publisher / Publication Date: Timbuktu Labs, Inc. 2016
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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 FAVCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 FAVCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J920.72 FAVWagman-Geller, Marlene
Summary: "Royal family secrets revealed! Have you ever wondered what royals go through? Have you ever thought about what the intimate lives of phenomenal women look like? The Secret Lives of Royal Women features the intimate and historically accurate details of some of history's most privileged women. Learn from the life stories of Meghan Duchess of Sussex, Princess Diana, Maharani Gayatri Devi, Queen...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mango Publishing 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920.72 WAGReynoso, Naibe
Summary: Brief biographies in rhyme of 11 notable Latinas.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Con Todo Press 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 REY1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: J SPANISH 920 REY