Brière-Haquet, Alice

Summary: London, 1881. There's something a little eerie about Manon. She's not like the other girls at the orphanage. Maybe it's her red eyes. Maybe it's her silence. Maybe it's the series of violent deaths that seem to follow her. What we do know: someone is hot on her tail. And there's a lot of money at stake in finding out where exactly she comes from, and what exactly she is. In order to stay alive,...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2022

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD FIC BRI

Brière-Haquet, Alice

Summary: With evocative black-and-white illustrations and moving prose, readers are introduced to Nina Simone, jazz-music legend and civil-rights activist. Shared as a lullaby to her daughter, a soulful song recounts Simone's career, the trials she faced as an African American woman, and the stand she took during the Civil Rights Movement. This poignant picture book offers a melodic tale that is both a...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2017

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 SIM