Zamora, Javier
Summary: "Trip. My parents started using that word about a year ago--'one day, you'll take a trip to be with us. Like an adventure.' Javier's adventure is a three-thousand-mile journey from his small town in El Salvador, through Guatemala and Mexico, and across the U.S. border. He will leave behind his beloved aunt and grandparents to reunite with a mother who left four years ago and a father he...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hogarth, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ZAMORA, JAVIER ZAMCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Bio ZamoraNapier, Erin
Summary: "From Ben and Erin Napier, the stars of the hit HGTV show Home Town, comes Make Something Good Today, a memoir that tells us all to seek out the good in life, celebrate the beauty of family and friends, and prosper within our communities because everything we need in life to be happy, is within our grasp. Long before their hugely popular TV show, an expanding family, or demolition day on their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc. 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 NAPXavier, Clément
Summary: "In the early 20th century, English suffragist group the Women's Social and Political Union formed an all-women security unit. Trained by Edith Garrud, these 'jujitsuffragettes' fought against abuse and arrest while pursuing long overdue rights"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphic Universe 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 324.6 XAVCasilla, Robert
Summary: "This bilingual picture book for kids recalls Major League Baseball pitcher Mariano Rivera's childhood in Panama, his fascination with playing ball-even if he had to make his glove out of cardboard-and his eventual signing with the New York Yankees, where he helped win five World Series"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Piñata Books/Arte Público Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB 468 CAS Spanish/EnglishCardillo, Margaret.
Summary: Short biography of actress Audrey Hepburn.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Oversized, Call number: J 791.43 CARHollander, Xaviera.
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Publisher / Publication Date: ReganBooks 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.742 HOLMahdavian, Navied
Summary: "A gorgeously illustrated debut graphic memoir about belonging, identity, and making a home in the remote American West"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton Architectural Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MAHDAVIAN, NAVIED MAHJaher, David
Summary: In 1924 the wife of a Boston surgeon came to embody the raging national debate over Spiritualism, a movement devoted to communication with the dead. Reporters dubbed her the blonde Witch of Lime Street, but she was known to her followers simply as Margery. Her most vocal advocate was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who believed so thoroughly in Margery's powers that he urged her to enter a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MAGERY JAHRaver, Anne.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635 RaverBaier, Bret
Summary: January 1961: President Eisenhower has three days to secure the nation's future before his young successor, John F. Kennedy, takes power — a final mission by the legendary leader who planned D-Day and guided America through the darkening Cold War.
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 2017
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B EISENHOWERCostello, Elvis.
Summary: A personal introspective by the influential pop songwriter and performer traces his Liverpool upbringing, artistic influences, creative pursuit of original punk sounds, and emergence in the MTV world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Blue Rider Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 COSTELLO, ELVIS COSBaier, Bret
Summary: On May 31, 1988, Reagan addressed a packed audience at Moscow State University, with a remarkable -- yet now largely forgotten -- speech that capped his first visit to the Soviet capital. This fourth in a series of summits between Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev was a dramatic coda to their tireless efforts to reduce the nuclear threat. More than that, Reagan viewed it as...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 327 BAIJagger, Steph
Summary: "In this heart wrenching and inspirational memoir a woman and her mother, who is suffering from Alzheimer's, embark on a road trip through national parks, revisiting the memories, and the mountains, that made them who they are. Steph Jagger lost her mother before she lost her. Her mother, stricken with an incurable disease that slowly erases all sense of self, struggles to remember her favorite...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 JAGGER, STEPH JAGYoussef, Jagger
Summary: "Professional tennis player Naomi Osaka has experienced a lot of firsts. She's been ranked number-one in singles by the Women's Tennis Association and was the first Asian player to achieve that honor. Her success is not overnight, though. Born in Japan, Osaka has been training in the United States since she was three. Readers of this accessible biography will learn about Osaka's childhood, her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 OSAYoussef, Jagger
Summary: "While Anne Frank hid from the Nazis in secret rooms in the Netherlands during World War II, she confided in her diary about her life, providing the world with a primary source of what it was like to grow up fearing the wrath of Nazi Germany for simply being Jewish. This biography uses Anne Frank's most affecting writings to highlight the events of her short life. While the sidebars and fact...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 FRAMaier, Thomas
Contents: Golden girl -- Heartland -- Mrs. Johnson -- Never going home -- A wonder to behold -- The fertility expert -- The good wife -- Academic freedom -- Through the peephole -- The matrix -- The experiment -- Volunteers -- Noah -- Masks -- Leaving school -- A matter of trust -- Revealing secrets -- The human response -- The excitement of release -- Focusing feelings -- Sexual healing -- Surrogates --...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.7 MAICastillo, Marcelo Hernandez
Summary: "With beauty, grace, and honesty, Castillo recounts his and his familys encounters with a system that treats them as criminals for seeking safe, ordinary lives. He writes of the Sunday afternoon when he opened the door to an ICE officer who had one hand on his holster, of the hours he spent making a fake social security card so that he could work to support his family, of his fathers...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CASTILLO, MARCELO HERNANDEZ CASYoussef, Jagger
Summary: "A'ja Wilson puts the "power" in power forward. This pro basketball superstar is at the top of her career, already capturing the NCAA Most Outstanding Player award as well as the WNBA MVP award. When she's not winning the highest honors of the leagues, she's practicing to achieve even higher goals and doing charitable work. Readers of this fast-paced, accessible biography will be inspired by...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 WILYoussef, Jagger
Summary: "It's "Shotime"! Shohei Ohtani is often in the spotlight for his stellar playing in Major League Baseball (MLB). As a pitcher, designated hitter, and outfielder for the Los Angeles Angels, Ohtani's incredible feats have caught the eye of baseball fans everywhere. In 2021, he became the first MLB player to be named an All-Star as both a pitcher and hitter. Readers will be fascinated to learn...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 OHTYoussef, Jagger
Summary: ""That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." It's common knowledge that these historic words were spoken by Neil Armstrong, the first person to step on the moon. This thrilling volume explains how a young boy from Ohio became arguably the most famous astronaut of all time. Readers will learn about that first perilous journey to the moon but also how Armstrong was a pilot by the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 ARMYoussef, Jagger
Summary: "American soccer superstar Alex Morgan plays in the National Women's Soccer League and on the U.S. women's national team. As a striker, she's consistently a top scorer as well as racking up assists for her teammates. Morgan's exciting style of play has gained her a lot of fans, both nationally and internationally. This appealing volume gives readers an understanding of how talent and hard work...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2024
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Summary: "First Lady Abigail Adams is an honored figure in U.S. history. Her correspondence offers historical primary sources, helping us understand what it was like to be a woman, a mother, and an American in the early days of the United States. This fascinating and accessible biography of Adams's life uses her own words to reflect the wit, intelligence, and opinions of this early advocate for women's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 ADAYoussef, Jagger
Summary: "Harriet Tubman's feats as a heroic conductor on the Underground Railroad led to her biblical nickname-Moses. She led a significant number of enslaved people to freedom and, remarkably, never lost a "passenger." Tubman's service in the Union army as a scout and spy during the Civil War is less known but further evidence of her truly extraordinary character. This captivating volume uses Tubman's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 TUBLaNier, Carlotta Walls
Summary: A personal account of the nation's most famous school integration recounts the author's decision to attend Little Rock's all-white Central High and describes how subsequent events affected her family's beliefs about dedication, perseverance, and sacrifice.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 2023