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Summary: "An elegant, unforgiving poem narrating Ona Judge's self-emancipation from George Washington's household"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 JUDOwusu, Nadia
Summary: "Nadia Owusu grew up all over the world--from Rome and London to Dar-es-Salaam and Kampala. When her mother abandoned her when she was two years old, the rejection caused Nadia to be confused about her identity. Even after her father died when she was thirteen and she was raised by her stepmother, she was unable to come to terms with who she was since she still felt motherless and alone. When...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 OWUSU, NADIA OWUMadden, T Kira
Summary: "The acclaimed literary essayist T Kira Madden's raw and redemptive debut is a memoir about coming of age as a queer, biracial teenager within the fierce contradictions of Boca Raton, Florida, a place where cult-like privilege, shocking social and racialdisparities, rampant white-collar crime, and powerfully destructive standards of beauty hide in plain sight. As a child in Florida, T Kira...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Publishing 2019
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Summary: Presents the remarkable true story of Ellen and William Craft, who escaped slavery through daring, determination, and disguise, with Ellen passing as a wealthy, disabled white man and William posing as "his" slave.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2023
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Summary: "A memoir chronicling one woman's incredible journey to physical--and mental--fitness that will give readers an inside look at the hardships, heartbreaks, and trials she overcame to become a beloved Peloton instructor and an inspiration to people everywhere. Emma Lovewell is one of the star instructors for the fitness phenomenon Peloton, but her story is so much more than that--and it's a story...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2023