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Board books Brill, David 1955- Buffalo Bill 1846-1917 Drama Earhart, Amelia 1897-1937 Juvenile literature Sea horses Till, Emmett 1941-1955 Till-Mobley, Mamie 1921-2003 United States Women air pilots United States Biography Juvenile literature World War, 1939-1945 Regimental histories United StatesSummary: "Although Buffalo Bill has fought Indians and Civil War battles, nothing can prepare him for his newest challenge: show business! His 'Wild West Show' is hugely popular, but when he signs a former enemy, Sioux Chief Sitting Bull, for a featured role, a hysterical clash of cultures reverberates far beyond the boundaries of their sprawling outdoor theater. And the complications only multiply when...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2001
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Summary: Discusses the pollution and conservation of water.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications Co. 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 363.7394 FRIFrissell, Toni
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Publisher / Publication Date: Andre Deutsch 1994
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 779 FRIJoy, Angela
Summary: "The story of the mother of Emmett Till, and how she channeled grief over her son's death into a call to action for the civil rights movement"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 TILCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 TILBial, Raymond.
Summary: Discusses the nature and importance of soil and the many forms of life it supports.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walker 2000
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: J577.5 BiaBiel, Steven
Summary: Presents a comprehensive examination of the classic 1930 painting "American Gothic" by artist Grant Wood, describes how it came to represent traditional American values, and how it was later used in television, politics, advertising, and popular culture.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Co. 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 759.13 BIEBoll, Heinrich
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Publisher / Publication Date: A.A. Knopf 1984
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 833.914 BOLL, HEINRICH BOLDill, Khodi
Summary: An inspiring, life-affirming debut activist book in rhyming couplets and triplets about Black heroes for little ones, their families, and anyone who loves A is for Activist and Antiracist Baby.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Triangle Square 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BOARD DILFriddell, Claudia.
Summary: When Joseph Pulitzer first saw the Statue of Liberty's head in Paris, he shared sculptor Auguste Bartholdi's dream of seeing France's gift of friendship stand in the New York harbor. Pulitzer loved words, and the word he loved best was liberty. Frustrated that many, especially wealthy New Yorkers, were not interested in paying for the statue's needed pedestal, Pulitzer used his newspaper, the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Calkins Creek, an imprint of Boyds Mills & Kane 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 PULFussell, Paul
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 1989
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5488 FUSBull, John.
Summary: A simple and enjoyable book to aid in the identification of eastern species of birds.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 1977
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 598 BULDill, Khodi
Summary: "An incisive, innovative, and inviting take on fighting oppression and fighting for racial justice. Racism is a real and present danger. But how can you fight it if you don't know how it works or where it comes from? Using a compelling mix of memoir, cultural criticism, and anti-oppressive theory, Khodi Dill breaks down how white supremacy functions in North America and gives readers tools to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Annick Press 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 305.896 DILForsell, Mary.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Books 1989
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 634.7 FORGrissell, Eric.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Timber Press 1994
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635.9 GrissBial, Raymond.
Summary: Looks at the problem of dog overpopulation in America; discusses the role of puppy mills, pet stores, and independent breeders; and includes a profile of a local animal shelter.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 2011
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Summary: "Follow the daily life of one queer artist from Texas as they introduce us to the lives of ten extraordinary people. The author shares their life as a genderqueer person, living in the American South, revealing their own personal struggle for acceptance and how they were inspired by these historical LGBTQIA+ people to live their own truth. Featuring biographies of Mary Jones, We'wha, Magnus...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Street Noise Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.7 CRIFrizzell, Lefty
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1991
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Summary: "Addiction is epidemic and catastrophic. With more than one in every five people over the age of fourteen addicted, drug abuse has been called the most formidable health problem worldwide. If we are not victims ourselves, we all know someone struggling with the merciless compulsion to alter their experience by changing how their brain functions. Drawing on years of research--as well as personal...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: R to R GriselBrill, David
Summary: "In 1979, David Brill became one of the first of a new generation to complete the Georgia-to-Maine hike on the Appalachian Trail. 'As Far as the Eye Can See', now a classic, chronicles his six-month, 2,100-mile walk, a quest to live simply and deliberately, with room to grow, to breathe, to change, to discover what really mattered to him."
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Tennessee Press 2013
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 796.5 BRIBrill, Steven
Summary: "From the award-winning journalist and best-selling author of America's Bitter Pill: a tour de force examination of 1) how and why major American institutions no longer serve us as they should, causing a deep rift between the vulnerable majority and the protected few, and 2) how some individuals and organizations are laying the foundation for real, lasting change. In this revelatory narrative...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306 BRIBrill, Steven.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.931 BRIFriddell, Claudia
Summary: "Led by twenty-five-year-old Grace Banker, thirty-two telephone operators -- affectionately called Hello Girls back in the US -- became the first female combatants in World War I. Follow Grace Banker's journey from her busy life as a telephone switchboard trainer in New York to her pioneering role as the Chief Operator of the 1st Unit of World War I telephone operators in the battlefields of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Calkins Creek, an imprint of Boyds Mills & Kane 2021
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Summary: "In this entertaining and informative book, science writer Till Hein shares the most tantalizing findings from the world of seahorses, opening up some of the secrets of these magical creatures of the sea. He reveals their intriguing biological features, such as their unique prehensile tails, their fins, and their lack of a stomach (seahorses only have intestines!). He speaks to experts about...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greystone Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 597 HEIFussell, Paul
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2004