Harris, Duchess
Summary: In 2008, voters chose Barack Obama as the first African American president in the history of the United States. Barack Obama Is Elected President examines this historic event from multiple perspectives, including those of Barack Obama himself, his wife, Michelle, and opposing candidate John McCain
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Publisher / Publication Date: Core Library, An Imprint of Abdo Publishing 2019
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J382.73092 HARIsikoff, Michael
Summary: "In Find Me the Votes, two years of immersive reporting by Isikoff and Klaidman has produced the most authoritative and dramatic account yet of a defeated president's conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election and how a local Georgia prosecutor--a daughter of the civil rights movement--decided to indict him and his allies for his desperate attempt to hold on to power. From the beginning, Fani...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twelve, Hachette Book Group 2024
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Summary: "Divided into eight chapters covering the breadth of the US, pictographic maps locate each of the monuments explored, while double-page, poster-worthy scenes convey the beauty of the areas featured. Monuments covered include Statue of Liberty, Stonewall, Katahdin, the National Mall, Forts of the East, Jewel Cave, Pipestone, Pullman, Grand-Staircase Escalante, Chiricahua National Monument,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wide Eyed Editions, an imprint of the Quarto Group 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973 WALCraft, Aimée
Summary: "The first treaty that was made was between the earth and the sky. It was an agreement to work together. We build all of our treaties on that original treaty. On the banks of the river that have been Mishomis's home his whole life, he teaches his granddaughter to listen--to hear both the sounds and the silences, and so to learn her place in Creation. Most importantly, he teaches her about...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 342.7108 CRACopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J342.71082 CRAAgostini, Alliah L.
Summary: "With colorful illustrations and a timeline, this introductory history of Juneteenth for kids details the evolution of the holiday commemorating the date the enslaved people of Texas first learned of their freedom​. On June 19, 1865--more than two years after President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation--the enslaved people of Texas first learned of their freedom. That day became a day...
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Publisher / Publication Date: becker&mayer! kids 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 394.263 AGOBlumenthal, Karen.
Summary: A history of the fight for reproductive rights in the United States. Tracing the path to the landmark decision in Roe v. Wade and the continuing battle for women's rights, Blumenthal examines the root causes of the current debate around abortion and repercussions that have affected generations of American women. This book intends to facilitate difficult discussions and awareness of a topic that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 342.73 BLURajan, Rekha S.
Summary: "This accessible nonfiction compendium explores the creation of 10 global landmarks, from the first spark of an idea to the final layer of paint. Acclaimed educator Rekha S. Rajan encourages readers to see themselves as the engineers, builders, architects, and more through interactive stories and a unique structure"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2022
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Summary: "The First Amendment grants kids and every other citizen five monster privileges: freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, and the right to petition the government. If the First Amendment is everywhere in their lives, shouldn’t kids know more about it? Yes! In Your Freedom, Your Power, middle grade readers get a focused look at their freedoms and rights...
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Publisher / Publication Date: RP Kids, an imprint of Perseus Books, LLC, a subsidiary of Hachette Book Group, Inc. 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 342.7308 MATSorell, Traci
Summary: Too often, Native American history is treated as a finished chapter instead of relevant and ongoing. This companion book to the award-winning We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga offers readers everything they never learned in school about Native American people's past, present, and future. Precise, lyrical writing presents topics including: forced assimilation (such as boarding schools), land...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.04 SORCopies Available at Interlochen
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J973.04 SORSummary: "From sunset at Stonehenge to the steps of the Forbidden City, see the wonders of the world and the people who built and used them brought back to life in stunning detail. Discover humanity's greatest monuments restored to their former glory in this guide to the wonders of the world. Incredible History: Wonders of the World turns back time to reveal realistic reconstructions of the most...
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 722 BACWilliams, Yohuru
Summary: "Six decades ago, on August 28, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his iconic "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom--a moment often revered as the culmination of this Black-led protest. But at its core, the March on Washington was not a beautiful dream of future integration; it was a mass outcry for jobs and freedom NOW--not at some undetermined...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers 2023
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Summary: "The Racial Justice in America: Histories series explores moments and eras in America's history that have been ignored or misrepresented in education due to racial bias. Desegregation and Integration explores the intents and effects of both concepts--especially as it relates to schools and education--in a comprehensive, honest, and age-appropriate way. Developed in conjunction with educator,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cherry Lake Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 305.8 WINGreen, Joshua
Summary: "In his classic book Devil's Bargain, Joshua Green chronicled how the forces of economic populism on the right, led by the likes of Steve Bannon, turned Donald Trump into their flawed but powerful vessel. In The Rebels, he gives an epic account of the long struggle that has played out in parallel on the left, told through an intimate reckoning with the careers of the three political figures who...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Penguin Press 2024
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 324.973 GREYoo, Paula
Summary: "A groundbreaking portrait of Vincent Chin and the murder case that took America's Asian American community to the streets in protest of injustice. America in 1982. Japanese car companies are on the rise and believed to be putting American autoworkers out of their jobs. Anti-Asian American sentiments simmer, especially in Detroit. A bar fight turns fatal, leaving Vincent Chin--a Chinese...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W.W. Norton & Company 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Crime Mur YooCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 305.895 YOOCopies Available at Peninsula
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 305.895 YOOGates, Henry Louis
Summary: "A magnificent, foundational reckoning with how Black Americans have used the written word to define and redefine themselves, in resistance to the lies of racism and often in heated disagreement with each other, over the course of the country's history. Distilled over many years from Henry Louis Gates, Jr.'s legendary Harvard introductory course in African American Studies, The Black Box:...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2024
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 908.996 GATBrinkley, Douglas
Summary: "July 20, 1969. It's a day that has earned a spot in history. It's the day that America was the first nation to succeed in sending two astronauts--Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong--to the moon. But what led to this unforgettable event? What were the stakes riding on the Apollo 11's safe landing? In acclaimed author Douglas Brinkley's first young readers' edition, space fans will get the riveting...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.922 BRIHubbard, Ben
Summary: "In the winter of 1846-47, a group of eighty-seven pioneers heading from the Midwest to California found themselves snowbound in the Sierra Nevada mountain range with no way forward and no food or supplies. While forty-eight of the group members survived, the others perished due to extreme weather, starvation, and illness. To survive, the remaining people resorted to extreme measures . . ....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 978 HUBCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT US Hist HubbardWalton, Kathryn
Summary: "U.S. Congress was formed concurrently with the United States through the ratification of the Constitution. This unified body of lawmakers, composed of the Senate and House of Representatives, makes legislative decisions for the nation. Readers will learn essential information about this government institution, its historic home, and how its history has affected the operations of the modern...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 975.3 WALSymes, R. F.
Summary: Describes how crystals form in nature, how crystals are grown artificially, and how crystals are used in industry. Numerous color photos with text identify the various gemstones.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK 2023
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Summary: "In 1931, nine teenagers were arrested as they traveled on a train through Scottsboro, Alabama. The youngest was thirteen, and all had been hoping to find something better at the end of their journey. But they never arrived. Instead, two white women falsely accused them of rape. The effects were catastrophic for the young men, who came to be known as the Scottsboro Boys. Being accused of raping...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights 2019
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Summary: Offers readers a compelling look into the lives, challenges, and successes of Russian immigrants.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Child's World 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.049 KRAMicklos, John
Summary: "With the Declaration of Independence, the 13 colonies in America declared their independence from Great Britain. Virginian Thomas Jefferson, later the third president of the United States, was chosen to write it. But did he write every word? Did anyone help him? What are the differences between his first draft and the document signed by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776? Readers will...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, an imprint of Capstone 2022
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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.4 MICWalton, Kathryn N.
Summary: "The White House, more than 200 years old, remains one of the most recognizable landmarks of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, DC, this structure--also called the Executive Mansion--is a home and an office building. Readers will be fascinated to learn what's behind the stunning façade through this valuable volume's at-level, insightful text, fascinating fact...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 975.3 WALMarcus, Leonard S.
Summary: "A middle-grade nonfiction book about one of America's most historically resonant images, the circumstances surrounding its creation, and the larger story it tells about Abraham Lincoln's life"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux 2023