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She persistedWatson, Renee
Summary: "A biography of Oprah Winfrey, part of the She Persisted chapter book series"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 WINMouton, Deborah D. E. E. P.
Summary: "Growing up as a Black girl in America, Deborah Mouton felt alienated from the stories she learned in class. She yearned for stories she felt connected to--true ones of course--but also fables and mythologies that could help explain both the world and her place in it. What she encountered was almost always written by white writers who prospered in a time when human beings were treated as...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holt 2023
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MOUTON, DEBORAH D.E.E.P. MOUMason, C. Nicole
Summary: "While showing us her own path out of poverty, Mason examines the conditions that make it nearly impossible to escape and exposes the presumption harbored by many--that the poor don't help themselves enough"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2017