Bieschke, Marke
Summary: "Prominently featured photos, artwork, and other visual elements will guide young adult readers through this lively, informative exploration of significant protests, sit-ins, and collective acts of resistance throughout US history."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zest Books 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 303.48 BIELarge, David Clay.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5318 LARPreus, Margi
Summary: In nineteenth-century Norway, fourteen-year-old Astri, whose aunt has sold her to a mean goatherder, dreams of joining her father in America.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in JT Fiction, Call number: JT Fiction Preus 2014Preus, Margi
Summary: In the 1940s, remote Les Lauzes, France, houses Jews, unregistered foreigners, forgers, and others who take great risks to shelter refugees and smuggle them to safety in Switzerland.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2020
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Summary: Years after her sisters venture Outside and vanish in a snow squall, thirteen-year-old Tag sets out to rescue the lost Youngers, accompanied by an unlikely crew--Boots, who can climb anything; Ant, who will eat anything; and Ren, who will say anything. Includes author's note.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2022
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Summary: In Japan in 1853, at the time of U.S. Commodore Matthew Perry's visit to Japan, Yoshi, a young Japanese boy who dreams of becoming a samurai one day, learns about America from Majiro and has adventures with Jack, a young cabin boy aboard one of the U.S. ships. Includes historical notes and glossary.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2015
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Summary: In 1792, Jean Pierre Petit Le Rouge, a squirrel, eager for adventure, stows away in the canoe of a group of voyageurs, unaware of what they are traveling so far to trade. Includes pronunciation guide, historical notes, and a recipe.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Margaret Ferguson Books, Holiday House 2020
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Summary: The 14 trees in this book have earned the title "Celebritrees" for their global fame and significance. Both in fact and in legend, these fascinating trees remind us not only how much pleasure trees bring, but what they can tell us about history.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Co. 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 582.16 PrePiercy, Marge.
Summary: Brings together a collection of poems, recipes, personal reminiscences, and an insightful new interpretation of the rituals and symbols of the seder in a guide to creating a meaningful Passover for the entire family.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Schocken Books 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 296.4 PIEWhite, Marti
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Publisher / Publication Date: Barron's 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649.123 WHILink, Mardi.
Summary: "The murder mystery that has confounded and fascinated people for over forty years has been given a whole new life. When Evil Came to Good Hart is a well-researched and well-written piece of nonfiction that holds the reader in its spell, just as it has the many writers, reporters, and law officers who have puzzled over it. My highest praise for Mardi Link's book is to say that it reads like a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Michigan Press 2008
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1 available in Adult, Call number: MI 364.152 LINNargi, Lela
Summary: Introduces volcanoes, describing how they form, why they erupt, and some of the most explosive eruptions throughout history.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2018
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Summary: "Nestled in the nine square blocks of Old Town in San Sebastian, Spain, is a culinary tradition unlike any other in the world: the pintxo. Ranging from a simple anchovy-and-pepper toothpick skewer to a decadent layered cheese, quince, and walnut spread on toast, pintxos are impressive, well thought-out dishes, distilling ingredient know-how and creative cooking techniques into one or a few...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Artisan 2024
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 641.812 BUCBarletta, Marti.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dearborn Trade Pub. 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.804 BARDumas, Marti
Summary: "Introduces the reader to women in the old West"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, An imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 DUMLink, Mardi.
Summary: "On a bitterly cold afternoon in December 1986, a Michigan State trooper found the frozen body of Jerry Tobias in the bed of his pickup truck. The 31-year-old oil field worker and small-time drug dealer was curled up on his side on the truck's bare metal, pressed against the tailgate, clad only in jeans, a checkered shirt, and cowboy boots. Inside the cab of the truck was a fresh package of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Michigan Press 2014
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1 available in Adult, Call number: MI 364.152 LINJefferson, Margo
Summary: "At once incendiary and icy, mischievous, and provocative, celebratory and elegiac, a deeply felt meditation on race, sex, and American culture through the prism of the author's rarefied upbringing and education among a black elite concerned to distance itself from whites and the black generality, while tirelessly measuring itself against both. Born in 1947 in upper-crust black Chicago--her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 JEFFERSON, MARGO JEFClague, Mark
Summary: "The fascinating story of America's national anthem and an examination of its powerful meaning today. Most Americans learn the tale in elementary school: During the War of 1812, Francis Scott Key witnessed the daylong bombardment of Baltimore's Fort McHenry by British navy ships; seeing the Stars and Stripes still flying proudly at first light, he was inspired to pen his famous lyric. What...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc. 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 782.42 CLAFlorke, Randy.
Contents: Defining green -- Entryways -- Kitchens -- Living rooms -- Bedrooms -- Bathrooms -- The home office -- Outdoors -- Living green.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hearst Books 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 747 FLOPeterson, Marci
Summary: Learn how to thrive with dyslexia as an adult. No matter when you're diagnosed, living with dyslexia can be a challenge -- but it can also make you a unique and creative thinker. The Dyslexia Guide for Adults helps you boost your confidence with advice for embracing your greatest strengths. With these proven strategies and exercises, you'll learn to understand yourself better as you navigate...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rockridge Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.85 PETLink, Mardi.
Summary: Synopsis: A gripping account of the mysterious disappearance of a young nun in a northern Michigan town and the national controversy that followed when she turned up dead and buried in the basement of the church.
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Michigan Press 2009
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1 available in Book Club Kit, Call number: Book Club Kit 364.152 LinkPellegrino, Marge
Summary: Neon Words is more than a writing workbook; it’s an introspective writing experience. With sections dedicated to honoring, strengthening, and playing with your words, you’ll learn to view your writing and yourself in a new light.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Magination Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 808.02 PELGodwin, Parke.
Summary: The story of King Harold II, the last Anglo-Saxon ruler of the English and his 20-year romance with Edith, his common-law wife. On being crowned he is forced to marry another, but it is Edith who is by his side when he goes to his death, fighting the Normans at the Battle of Hastings.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avon Books 1998
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GODShimoff, Marci.
Summary: Everyone wants to be happy--yet so many people are unhappy today. What are they doing wrong? Clearly, a new approach is needed. Self-help guru Shimoff presents three new ideas and a practical program to change the way readers look at creating happiness in their lives: 1. Happiness is not an emotion, a spike of elation or euphoria, but a lasting, neuro-physiological state of peace and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Free Press 2008