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Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.) Discrimination against people with disabilities Law and legislation Illustrators McCloskey, Robert 1914-2003 McCloskey, Robert 1914-2003 Juvenile literature Schön, Nancy 1928- Juvenile literature Sculptors United States Women Political activity Women politiciansDoughty, Caitlin
Summary: "Best-selling author and licensed mortician Caitlin Doughty answers real questions from kids about death, dead bodies, and decomposition. Every day, funeral director Caitlin Doughty receives dozens of questions about death. What would happen to an astronaut's body if it were pushed out of a space shuttle? Do people poop when they die? Can Grandma have a Viking funeral? In the tradition of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. W. Norton & Company 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.9 DOUKunkel, Angela Burke
Summary: In Bogotá, Columbia, young José eagerly anticipates Saturday, when he can visit the library started by José Alberto Gutiérrez, a garbage collector, and take a book home to enjoy all week. Includes note about Gutiérrez's life and Bogotá.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Schwartz & Wade Books 2020
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: J SPANISH 921 GUTCulmo, Kaitlin
Summary: "There's history as it's told, and then there's history as it actually happened. You may think you know the stories behind the world's most well-known, groundbreaking achievements, but To Her Credit is here to make you reevaluate our collective story as it has been written. This book celebrates the stories of women, from ancient times until the 1990s, whose contributions have been overwritten...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Union Square & Co. 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.409 CULDunkel, Tom
Summary: "The riveting and tension-filled story of a small group of conspirators who plotted relentlessly to obstruct and destroy the Third Reich from within. Behind the front lines of World War II, a clandestine war within a war was being waged in Nazi Germany. As the "Final Solution" unfolded and fascism swept across Europe, a network of German military officers, diplomats, politicians, and a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 943.086 DUNDunkel, Tom.
Summary: Dunkel traces the rise of a Bismarck integrated squad and follows them through their ups and downs, focusing on the 1935 season, and the first National Semi-Pro Tournament in Wichita, Kansas--a decade before Jackie Robinson broke into the Major Leagues!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Monthly 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.357 DUNMattlin, Ben
Summary: "An eye-opening portrait of the diverse disability community as it is today and how attitudes, activism, and representation have evolved since the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 323.3 MATDonohue, Caitlin
Summary: "Each of the forty women profiled in this illustrated YA book demonstrates how women are capable of political and community leadership and activism. Readers will be inspired to pursue their own goals of social change."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zest Books, an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc. 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 920 DONBunker, Nick.
Summary: The Pilgrims were entrepreneurs as well as evangelicals, political radicals as well as Christian idealists. "Making Haste from Babylon" tells their story in unrivaled depth, from their roots in religious conflict and village strife at home to their final creation of a permanent foothold in America.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 974.4 BUNBrodnick, Caitlin
Summary: "After watching too many family members die of cancer, at age 28, public speaker and comedian Caitlin Brodnick was tested for the BRCA1 gene mutation and tested positive, indicating an 87% chance she'd likely be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. She had a preventative double mastectomy, thereby becoming an everywoman's Angelina Jolie. Dangerous Boobies: Breaking Up with My Time-Bomb...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seal Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BRODNICK, CAITLIN BRODonohue, Caitlin
Summary: "Culture writer Caitlin Donohue uses interviews with medical researchers, educators, activists, artists, business leaders, and other experts to craft an inclusive and comprehensive overview of cannabis in the Western Hemisphere for young adults"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zest Books 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 362.29 DONDoughty, Caitlin
Summary: Describes death customs and rituals from around the world, exploring how they compare to the impersonal American system and how mourners respond best when they participate in caring for the deceased.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 393 DOUFriedman, Caitlin.
Summary: Women still don't have much of a road map when it comes to taking charge at the office, so the team who brought you the other Girl's Guides is drawing one. Friedman and Yorio will teach you to be powerful without being possessive, to be opinionated without being brassy, and to have a strong voice without micromanaging. You'll learn just how to own the role of queen bee in a positive way so that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Morgan Road 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.3 FRIMaynard, Caitlin.
Summary: Describes a fieldtrip that eighteen students and seven adults took to study the ecosystems of a tropical rain forest and a coral reef in Belize.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Franklin Watts 1996
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Summary: "Over the last two decades, we have seen a dramatic spike in the number of young people taking psychiatric medication--but, despite a heated debate on the issue, we haven't heard directly from the "medicated kids" themselves. In Dosed, Kaitlin Bell Barnett, who was diagnosed with depression as a teenager, weaves together stories from members of this "medication generation, exploring their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.8918 BARDoughty, Caitlin.
Summary: The blogger behind the popular Web series Ask a Mortician describes her experiences working at a crematory, including how she sometimes got ashes on her clothes and how she cared for bodies of all shapes and sizes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. W. Norton & Company 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 393 DOUKunkel, Angela Burke
Summary: In Bogotaa, Columbia, young Josae eagerly anticipates Saturday, when he can visit the library started by Josae Alberto Gutiaerrez, a garbage collector, and take a book home to enjoy all week. Includes note about Gutiaerrez's life and Bogotaa.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Schwartz & Wade Books 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 GUT1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KUN
Kunkel, Angela Burke
Summary: "A biography that follows the lives of Robert McCloskey, creator of Make Way for Ducklings, and sculptor Nancy Schön, whose famous bronze ducks grace Boston Public Garden"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Studio 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 KUNKunkel, Angela Burke
Summary: Illustrations and easy-to-read, rhyming text follow a colony of Emperor penguins as they emerge from the sea, find mates, care for their eggs, and are reunited when chicks have hatched. Includes author's note about Emperor penguins and challenges threatening the species.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Appleseed 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KUNFitz, Caitlin
Summary: "A major new interpretation recasts U.S. history between revolution and civil war, exposing a dramatic reversal in sympathy toward Latin American revolutions,"--NoveList.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Liveright Publishing Corporation 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.3 FITFlanagan, Caitlin.
Summary: Describes the modern transition from girl to woman and discusses the changes that have taken place in the process over the past thirty years while finding that the landmarks through the journey have remained the same.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Co. 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.235 FLAMoscatello, Caitlin.
Summary: "From an award-winning journalist covering gender and politics comes an inside look at the female candidates fighting back and winning elections in the crucial 2018 midterms. Beyond the 2018 victories, Moscatello speaks with leaders of organizations training female candidates, researchers, and successful strategists who helped women triumph--emphasizing authenticity and passion. After November...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 320.082 MOSGitlin, Marty
Summary: "This title tells the story of Major League Baseball, from its beginnings more than a century ago to its status today as the home of America's pastime. Readers will learn about the league's greatest stars, coaches, and dynasties, as well as the most iconic ballparks and sport-rocking scandals. Features include infographics, a glossary, websites, source notes, and an index."--Amazon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.397 GITCantin, Elaine.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Elaine Cantin 2012
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 616.8530 CANPhillips, Kaitlin Ugolik
Summary: An insightful exploration of what social media, AI, robot technology, and the digital world are doing to our relationships with each other and with ourselves.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little A 2020