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Summary: "Until now, you've only heard one side of the story: the "discovery" of America told by Christopher Columbus, the Pilgrims, and the Colonists. Here's the true story of America from the Indigenous perspective. When you think about the beginning of the American story, what comes to mind? Three ships in 1492, or perhaps buckled hats and shoes stepping off of the Mayflower, ready to start a new...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Books for Young Readers 2023
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Summary: "This is a dramatic retelling of true events in the life of Francisco Boix, a Spanish press photographer and communist who fled to France at the beginning of World War II. Through an odd turn of events, Boix finds himself the confidant of an SS officer who is documenting prisoner deaths at the camp. Boix realizes that he has a chance to prove Nazi war crimes by stealing the negatives of these...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dead Reckoning 2020
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 RUBCoombs, Kate
Summary: John Chapman, known as "Johnny Appleseed," planted apple tree nurseries all over Pennsylvania, Ontario, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and West Virginia. He believed nobody should ever harm a living thing, so he advocated for animal rights, became a vegetarian, and planted seeds instead of grafting tree branches like most other orchardists.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gibbs Smith 2020
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1 available in Board Books, Call number: BRDMaslo, Lina
Summary: When Malala Yousafzai was born, people shook their heads because girls were considered bad luck. But her father looked into her eyes and knew she could do anything. In Pakistan, people said girls should not be educated. But Malala and her father were not afraid. She secretly went to school and spoke up for education in her country. And even though an enemy tried to silence her powerful voice,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 YOUMaslo, Lina
Summary: A lyrical nonfiction picture book about the inspired life of C. S. Lewis, the beloved author of the Chronicles of Narnia--from Free as a Bird author-illustrator Lina Maslo. Perfect for fans of The Important Thing About Margaret Wise Brown and Some Writer!: The Story of E.B. White. This nonfiction picture book is an excellent choice to share during homeschooling, in particular for children ages...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2020
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Summary: "Queenie follows the life of Stephanie Saint-Clair-the infamous criminal who made herself a legend in Harlem in the 1930s. Born on a plantation in the French colony of Martinique, Saint-Clair left the island in 1912 and found success in New York, rising up through poverty and battling extreme racism to become the ruthless queen of Harlem's mafia and a fierce defender of the Black community. A...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams ComicArts Megascope 2023
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 COLLende, Heather
Summary: "Following the 2016 presidential election, writer Heather Lende, inspired to take a more active role in politics, runs for assembly member in Haines, Alaska-and wins. But tiny Haines-a place accessible from the nearest city, Juneau, only by boat or plane-isn't the sleepy town it appears to be. From a bitter debate about the expansion of the fishing boat harbor to the matter of how to stop bears...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LENDE, HEATHER LENLingan, John
Summary: "The definitive biography of Creedence Clearwater Revival, exploring the band's legendary rise to fame and how their music embodied the cultural landscape of the late '60s and early '70s. From 1969 to 1971, as the United States convulsed with political upheaval and transformative social movements, no band was bigger than Creedence Clearwater Revival. They managed a two-year barrage of top-10...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 782.4216 LINLoomis, Bill
Summary: "One day at a time, discover colorful Motor City moments in history spanning more than three centuries."--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The History Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.434 LOOLinder, Joselin
Summary: A riveting medical mystery about a young woman's quest to uncover the truth about her likely fatal genetic disorder that opens a window onto the exploding field of genomic medicine.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2017
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 616.042 LINCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LINDER, JOSELIN LINElkins-Tanton, Lindy T.
Summary: A memoir from a world-renowned planetary scientist explores her remarkable life story, the struggles she faced as a woman in the field, and her work as the leader of NASA's Psyche mission to explore the largest known metal-rich asteroid.
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarpersCollins Publishers 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ELKINS-TANTON, LINDY ELKBeevor, Kinta
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage Books 1993
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BEEVOR, KINTA BEERadner, Gilda.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Paperbacks 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 RADNER, GILDA RADMilito, Lynda.
Summary: The wife of a member of the Gambino family chronicles the rise and fall of this underworld gang and describes her view inside the Mafia, her turbulent marriage, and her life following the 1988 disappearance of her husband.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364 MILJorgensen, Liisa
Summary: Far Side of the Moon is the untold, fully authorized story of the lives of Frank and Susan Borman. One was a famous astronaut--an instrumental part of the Apollo space program--but the other was just as much a warrior. This real-life love story is far from a fairy tale. Life as a military wife was beyond demanding, but Susan always rose to the occasion. When Frank joined NASA and was selected...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chicago Review Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 JORLinnea, Ann
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pocket Books 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 797.122 LINCobbs, Elizabeth
Summary: "Cobbs traces the long history of American feminism, dating back to the Revolution, when the founding principle of equality became a battering ram against hierarchy. She tells this story through the public and private lives of 16 women who pushed the boundaries of their times and insisted on their right to control their bodies and their lives"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.42 COBNeely, Kindra
Summary: "Author Kindra Neely recounts her journey to healing after surviving a mass shooting during her first year of college"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 921 NEELopez, Lynda
Summary: "From the moment Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez beat a ten-term incumbent in the primary election for New York's 14th, her journey to the national, if not world, stage, was fast-tracked. AOC investigates her symbolic and personal significance for so many, fromher willingness to use her imperfect bi-lingualism, to the threat she poses by governing like a man, to the long history of Puerto Rican...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 328.73 LOPCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B OCASIO-CORTEZ LOPLundy, Derek
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 910.45 LUNFonda, Jane
Summary: The Oscar-winning actress, fitness expert, and political activist outlines a roadmap for seniors who are experiencing unprecedented rates of longevity, sharing practical advice on everything from fitness and sexuality to coming to terms with past mistakes and embracing a spiritual life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.04 FONFonda, Jane
Summary: "In the fall of 2019, frustrated with the obvious inaction of politicians and inspired by Greta Thunberg, Naomi Klein, and student climate strikers, Jane Fonda moved to Washington, DC to lead weekly climate change demonstrations on Capitol Hill. On October 11, she launched Fire Drill Fridays (FDF), and has since led thousands of people in non-violent civil disobedience, risking arrest to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.738 FONCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.738 FONKenda, Joe
Summary: A detective from Colorado Springs details some of the most gruesome murder cases he has worked on in his career.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Street 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.2 KENPflueger, Lynda.
Summary: A biography of the American humorist and writer whose writing greatly reflected the events of his life, particularly his boyhood in Hannibal, Missouri.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow Publishers 1999