Okorafor, Nnedi
Summary: "Affectionately dubbed 'the Nigerian Harry Potter, ' Akata Witch weaves together a heart-pounding tale of magic, mystery, and finding one's place in the world. Twelve-year-old Sunny lives in Nigeria, but she was born American. Her features are African, but she's albino. She's a terrific athlete, but can't go out into the sun to play soccer. There seems to be no place where she fits in. And then...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Tantor Audio 2018
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC OKOReynolds, Jason
Summary: "Lu knows he can lead Ghost, Patina, Sunny, and the team to victory at the championships, but it might not be as easy as it seems. Suddenly, there are hurdles in Lu's way--literally and not-so-literally--and Lu needs to figure out, fast, what winning the gold really means"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2018
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FICTION REYCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC REYCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in JT Fiction, Call number: JT Series ReynoldsTopacio, Francine
Summary: "Albinism is a condition in which there's a lack of pigment in an animal's eyes, skin, scales, or feathers. This condition is genetically transmitted from parent to offspring. Albinism is found in nearly all animal species, including humans, snakes, and beetles. In this book, readers learn what causes albinism, the challenges albino animals face, and why these animals are so special. Fact boxes...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 590 TOPSmith, Emma Bland
Summary: "A nonfiction picture book about Claude the albino alligator at the California Academy of Sciences"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little Bigfoot, an imprint of Sasquatch Books 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 597.98 SMIMoorcock, Michael
Summary: Elric of Melnibone. Traitor. Savior. Lover. Thief. Last king of a fallen empire whose cruelty was surpassed only by its beauty. Sustained by drugs and the vampiric powers of his black sword, Stormbringer, haunted by visions of a tragic past and a doomed future, Elric wanders the world in quest of oblivion. But the great lords of Law and Chaos have other plans for this tormented adventurer.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Del Rey 2008
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MOOBirdsong, Destiny O.
Summary: "In this glittering triptych novel, Suzette, Maple and Agnes, three Black women with albinism, call Shreveport, Louisiana, home. At the bustling intersection of the American South and Southwest, these three women find themselves at the crossroads of their own lives. Suzette, a pampered twenty-year-old, has been sheltered from the outside world since a dangerous childhood encounter. Now, a...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2022
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BIROkorafor, Nnedi
Summary: Twelve-year-old Sunny Nwazue, an American-born albino child of Nigerian parents, moves with her family back to Nigeria, where she learns that she has latent magical powers which she and three similarly gifted friends use to catch a serial killer.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC OKOMoorcock, Michael
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Aspect 2005