Summary: "For the first time in print, rich, provocative first-hand stories of life in the Bronx in the twentieth century. In Bronx Faces and Voices, sixteen men and women tell their personal, uncensored stories of the New York City borough--before, during, and after the troubled years of arson, crime, abandonment, and flight in the 1970s and 1980s. The voices in this volume are as eclectic as the Bronx...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Texas Tech University Press 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 974 BROClinton, Hillary Rodham
Summary: Hillary Rodham Clinton and her daughter Chelsea share the stories of the gutsy women who have inspired them, women with the courage to stand up to the status quo, ask hard questions, and get the job done.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 920.72 CLIGreenawalt, Kelly
Summary: In rhyming text super girl Princess Truly goes on a camping trip with little brother Ty and her dog, Sir Noodles; with her super powers she is not afraid of dark caves, bugs, or things that go bump in the night, which is a problem when she develops hiccups, and needs something to scare them away.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Acorn/Scholastic Inc. 2021
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN GREClark, Karla (Karla Jean)
Summary: In this collection of rhyming stories, children conquer their fears and find inner strength during a nighttime thunderstorm, the first day of school, and a doctor's visit.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rise x Penguin Workshop 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE CLAStuart, Scott
Summary: Inspired by the author's own little boy, 'Shadow's' main character likes princesses, fairies and things 'not for boys'... he soon learns (through the support of his dad) that everyone has a shadow that they sometimes feel they need to hide. This is an important book for a new generation of children (and adults alike) which exemplifies the concepts of unconditional love, respect and positive...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Larrikin House 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE STUDean, Janice
Summary: After losing her beloved in-laws in the spring of 2020, Janice faced a storm of grief and confusion. And once she learned that thousands of Covid-infected patients were deliberately sent to nursing homes, she took on the man she believed was responsible: Governor Andrew Cuomo. What at first seemed like a futile fight ended with Cuomo's historic resignation. But it caused Janice to wonder: What...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DEAN, JANICE DEAFaruqi, Saadia
Summary: When a new gym teacher introduces her gym class to soccer, Yasmin fears it will be as rough as the professional sport but must try to find courage to play goalie.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, A Capstone imprint 2020
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE FARCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE FARGill, Nikita
Summary: "Traditional fairytales are rife with cliches and gender stereotypes: beautiful, silent princesses; ugly, jealous, and bitter villainesses; girls who need rescuing; and men who take all the glory. But in this rousing new prose and poetry collection, Nikita Gill gives Once Upon a Time a much-needed modern makeover. Through her gorgeous reimagining of fairytale classics and spellbinding original...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 398.2 GILStuart, Scott
Summary: "My Dad has a shadow that's blue as a berry, and my Mum's is as pink as a blossoming cherry. There's only those choices, a 2 or a 1. But mine is quite different, it's both and it's none. A heartwarming and inspiring book about being true to yourself, by best-selling children's book creator Scott Stuart. This story considers gender beyond binary in a vibrant spectrum of colour." -- Provided by...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Larrikin House 2022
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Summary: A troll, a witch, and a ghost compete to see who can scare the little girl who is new to the their neighborhood, but her courage and kindness defeats them all.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2023