VanderVelde, Lea.
Summary: In telling the life of Harriet, Dred's wife and co-litigant in the case, this book provides a compensatory history to the generations of work that missed key sources only recently brought to light. Moreover, it gives insight into the reasons and ways that slaves used the courts to establish their freedom.--From publisher description.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.7115 SCOTT, HARRIET VANBerman, Lea
Summary: "A guide to personal and professional empowerment through civility and social skills, written by two White House Social Secretaries who offer an important fundamental message-- everyone is important and everyone deserves to be treated well."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 170 BERBurroughs, Lea.
Summary: Using books as the backbone of the work, the author suggests plentiful ways to introduce children to the fine arts.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.K. Hall 1988
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 372.5 BURLea, Caroline
Summary: In the wake of the Allies' victory in North Africa, 1,000 Italian soldiers have been sent to a remote island off the Scottish coast to wait out the war. Their arrival has divided the island's community. Nerves frayed from three years of war and the constant threat of invasion, many locals fear the enemy prisoners and do not want them there. Where their neighbors see bloodthirsty enemies,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC LEALyon, Lea
Summary: Ready to Fly is the true story of Sylvia Townsend, an African American girl who falls in love with ballet after seeing Swan Lake on TV. Although there aren't many ballet schools that will accept a girl like Sylvia in the 1950s, her local bookmobile provides another possibility. A librarian helps Sylvia find a book about ballet and the determined seven-year-old, with the help of her new books,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LYOLea, Bud.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Triumph Books 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.332 LEAMeredith, Leda.
Summary: A field guide to over one hundred edible plants found in the Northeastern United States includes a seasonal guide for foraging year-round and collecting tips for sustainable living.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Timber Press 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 633.2 MERHelget, Nicole Lea
Summary: "Basketball is much more than jump shots, no-look passes, and slam dunks. It's a stunning spectacle where basketball, science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics meet."--Page 4 cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.323 HELLear, Jonathan.
Contents: After this, nothing happened -- Ethics at the horizon -- Critique of abysmal reasoning.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harvard University Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 970 LEALev, Elizabeth.
Contents: Prologue: Christmas cannons -- The education of an Amazon -- Childhood's end -- The countess-in-waiting -- Triumphal parade to Rome -- Courtiers and conspiracies -- The Riario dynasty -- The fairest in the realm -- The birth of Athena -- The lean years -- Center stage -- The retort at Ravaldino -- The spoils of war -- Fanning the flames -- Blinded by love -- Avenging fury -- Intrigue and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2011
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Summary: "Describes some disgusting, but very useful, medical treatments"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2011
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1 available in Adult, Call number: J 610 LEWWallace, Lew
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Publisher / Publication Date: Focus on the Family Pub. 1997
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WALNargi, 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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Publisher / Publication Date: Terrace Books 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5318 RAPHAEL, LEV RAPKrulos, Tea
Summary: "Journalist Tea Krulos joins paranormal investigators in the field as they explore haunted houses, trek through creepy forests in search of Bigfoot, scan the skies for UFOs, and more. Along the way, he meets a diverse cast of characters--true believers, skeptics, and hoaxers--from the credible to the quirky"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chicago Review Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 001.9 KRULeaf, Christina
Summary: "Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces baby sea otters to young readers through leveled text and related photos"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bellwether Media, Inc. 2014
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE LEARea, Amy C.
Summary: "Introduces young readers to the dangers of alcohol addiction and shows ways that users have found help. Learn about the physical and mental effects of alcohol abuse and its negative impact on lives."--Childsworld.com
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Publisher / Publication Date: Momentum 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 362.292 REALew, Kristi.
Summary: Explores some repulsive aspects of the human body with a focus the body's healing process, and provides facts and information on bleeding, clots, scabs, scars, and other related topics.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Millbrook Press 2010
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J617.1 LEWHelget, Nicole Lea
Summary: Baseball is much more than game-winning hits, double plays, and grand slams. It's a spectacular spectacle where baseball, science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics happen to meet.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.357 HELDeighton, Len
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Publisher / Publication Date: Castle Books 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.53 DEIShanks, Lela Knox.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin books 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.831 ShankDeighton, Len
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Books 1990
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5944 DEISmith, Les.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cowboy-Up Log Furniture 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 684.104 SMIStandiford, Les.
Summary: With warmth, wit, and good cheer, Standiford shows how the unlikely success of "A Christmas Carol" revitalized Charles Dickens's languishing career and revived the celebration of the near-forgotten Christmas holiday.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 2008