Fenn, Lisa
Summary: "An Emmy-winning ESPN producer describes how she developed a surprising, profound and lasting bond with two disabled African-American, inner-city high school wrestlers after filming a segment about them for television,"--NoveList.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Publishers 2016
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 920 FENLima, Jamie Kern
Summary: "Shares the wild but true story of how a once struggling waitress turned her against-the-grain idea into an international bestselling sensation, eventually selling the company for over a billion dollars and becoming the first female CEO of a brand in L'Oraeal's 100+ year history. Faced with self-doubt, body-doubt, God-doubt, Jamie reveals how she almost didn't make it, how she learned to trust...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gallery Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LIMA, JAMIE KERN LIMCosby, Bill
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 1992
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 305.23 COSGuzmán, Lila
Summary: Examines the life and career of this talented Latino woman.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow 2006
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB KAHLO GuzGuzman, Lila
Summary: Describes the life and accomplishments of the painter who used his murals to teach about Mexico's history and heroes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow 2006
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB RIVERA GUZGuzmán, Lila
Summary: Describes the life of Ellen Ochoa and her drive to become an astronaut and travel into outerspace.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow Publishers 2006
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB OCHOA GUZGuzmán, Lila
Contents: Life in Puerto Rico -- Arriba! let's go -- Roberto helps the Pirates -- 1971 World Series -- Earthquake -- Timeline -- Words to know -- Learn more about Roberto Clemente (books and internet addresses) -- Index.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow Publishers 2006
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB CLEMENTE GuzMaslo, Lina
Summary: When Malala Yousafzai was born, people shook their heads because girls were considered bad luck. But her father looked into her eyes and knew she could do anything. In Pakistan, people said girls should not be educated. But Malala and her father were not afraid. She secretly went to school and spoke up for education in her country. And even though an enemy tried to silence her powerful voice,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 YOUColby, Tanner.
Summary: Chronicles the United States' troubling relationship with race as reflected by four historical events, including the integration of a racist Birmingham school system and a Kansas City neighborhood's fight against housing discrimination.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.896 COLMaslo, Lina
Summary: A lyrical nonfiction picture book about the inspired life of C. S. Lewis, the beloved author of the Chronicles of Narnia--from Free as a Bird author-illustrator Lina Maslo. Perfect for fans of The Important Thing About Margaret Wise Brown and Some Writer!: The Story of E.B. White. This nonfiction picture book is an excellent choice to share during homeschooling, in particular for children ages...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2020
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Summary: "A granddaughter explores the story of her Ukrainian grandmother's survival of Hitler's forced labor camps. Irina Nikifortchuk was 19 years old and a Ukrainian schoolteacher when she was abducted to be a forced laborer in the Leica camera factory in Nazi Germany. Eventually pulled from the camp hospital to work as a domestic in the Leica owners' household, Irina survived the war and eventually...
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Publisher / Publication Date: ECW Press 2023
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Summary: "Award-winning actresses and mother-daughter duo Laura Dern and Diane Ladd are the kind of women who draw strength from their lifelong friendships with other women, and most of all, from each other. Ever since Laura was born, the two have leaned on each other through the trials of everyday life and the tribulations that come with even the most storied Hollywood careers. They were always close,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing, Hachette Book Group 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 DERMelby, June.
Summary: "When June Melby was ten years old, her parents decided on a whim to buy the miniature golf course in the small Wisconsin town where they vacationed every summer. Without any business experience or outside employees, the family sets out to open Tom ThumbMiniature Golf to the public. Naturally, there are bumps along the way. In My Family and Other Hazards, Melby recreates all the squabbling,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt & Co 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MELBY, JUNE MELFein, Eric.
Summary: Examines the creation of the comic book superheroes, the Fantastic Four, including information on their creators, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rosen Publishing Group 2007
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1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: J 791.4 FEIFein, Eric.
Summary: Examines the creation of the comic book superhero, the Incredible Hulk, including information on his creators, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rosen Publishing Group 2007
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1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: J 741.5 Fein,Perrin, Lisa
Summary: "This lavishly illustrated book by Lisa Perrin introduces more than 25 infamous women poisoners, exploring the circumstances and skill sets that led them to lives of crime. Learn about popular poisons throughout history and their deadly effects, and explore the common motives that drove these women to commit their dastardly deeds. You might find yourself rooting for some of them-like Sally...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2023
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Summary: A free verse biography of Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein, featuring over 300 pages of black-and-white watercolor illustrations.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 811 JUDLevi, Lia
Summary: "1938, Italy. Six-year-old Lia loves to build sandcastles at the beach and her biggest problem is her shyness and quiet, birdlike voice -- until prime minister Mussolini joins forces with Hitler in World War II, and everything changes. Now there are laws saying Jewish children can't go to school, Jews can't work, or go on vacation. It's difficult for Lia to understand why this is happening to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC LEVCopies Available at East Bay
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT People LeviHood, Susan
Summary: Fresh, accessible, and inspiring, Shaking Things Up introduces fourteen revolutionary young women--each paired with a noteworthy female artist--to the next generation of activists, trail-blazers, and rabble-rousers. From the award-winning author of Ada's Violin, Susan Hood, this is a poetic and visual celebration of persistent women throughout history. In this book, you will find Mary Anning,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harpercollins Children's Books 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 HOONye, Bill
Summary: Everyone has an inner nerd just waiting to be awakened by the right passion. Bill Nye will help you find yours. Here Bill shows you how to develop critical thinking skills and create change, using his "everything all at once" approach that leaves no stone unturned. Whether addressing climate change, the future of our society as a whole, personal success, or stripping away the mystery of fire...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 153 NYEMundy, Liza
Summary: Washington Post writer Liza Mundy paints a revealing and intimate portrait of the most dynamic couple in politics today: Michelle, the highly organized, sometimes intimidating, list-making pragmatist; and Barack, the introspective political charmer who shoots for the stars. Michelle's story carries all the achievements and lingering pain of the post-civil rights era. She grew up on the south...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 OBAMA, MICHELLE MunCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Stacks, Call number: B Obama MunKrieger, Robby
Summary: In his tell-all, legendary Doors guitarist, Robby Krieger, one of Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time," opens up about his band's meteoric career, his own darkest moments, and the most famous black eye in rock 'n' roll. Few bands are as shrouded in the murky haze of rock mythology as The Doors, and parsing fact from fiction has been a virtually impossible task. But now, after...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 KRIEGER, ROBBY KRICobbs, Elizabeth
Summary: "Cobbs traces the long history of American feminism, dating back to the Revolution, when the founding principle of equality became a battering ram against hierarchy. She tells this story through the public and private lives of 16 women who pushed the boundaries of their times and insisted on their right to control their bodies and their lives"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.42 COBValby, Karen
Summary: "The forgotten story of a pioneering group of five Black ballerinas, the first principals in the Dance Theatre of Harlem, who traveled the world as highly celebrated stars in their field and whose legacy was erased from history until now. At the height of the Civil Rights movement, Lydia Abarça was a Black prima ballerina with a major international dance company-the Dance Theatre of Harlem. She...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2024