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African Americans Violence against Oklahoma Tulsa History 20th century Greenwood (Tulsa, Okla.) History 20th century Greenwood (Tulsa, Okla.) Race relations History 20th century Maisy (Fictitious character : Cousins) Juvenile fiction Meitner, Lise 1878-1968 Juvenile literature Mice Juvenile fiction Nuclear fission Juvenile literature Tulsa (Okla.) Race relations History 20th century Tulsa Race Massacre, Tulsa, Okla., 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, Tulsa, Okla., 1921 Juvenile literatureJohnson, Yvette
Summary: 'Have to keep that smile,' Booker Wright said in the 1966 NBC documentary Mississippi: A Self-Portrait. At the time, Wright spent his evenings waiting tables for whites at a local restaurant and his mornings running his own business. The ripple effect from his remarks would cement Booker as a civil rights icon because he did the unthinkable: before a national audience, Wright described what...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 JOHNSON, YVETTE JOHRubin, Richard.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 976.246 RUBMoss, Marissa
Summary: The gripping story of Lise Meitner, the physicist who discovered nuclear fission.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD 921 MEIMoss, Marissa
Summary: "As a female Jewish physicist in Berlin during the early 20th century, Lise Meitner had to fight for an education, a job, and equal treatment in her field, like having her name listed on her own research papers. Meitner made groundbreaking strides in the study of radiation, but when Hitler came to power in Germany, she suddenly had to face not only sexism, but also life-threatening...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 MEIConkling, Winifred
Summary: "The ... little-known story of how two brilliant female physicists' groundbreaking discoveries led to the creation of the atomic bomb"--Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Algonquin Young Readers, an imprint of Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 CONDias, Marley (Marley Emerson)
Summary: The young organizer of the #1000blackgirlbooks campaign explores the power of activism, drawing on her personal experiences to counsel readers on how they can work together to make positive changes in their communities in the areas of literacy and diversity.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 DIAClark, Mary Higgins
Summary: Laurie is now an award-winning TV producer. She is still haunted by her husband's murder. Laurie and her TV crew have just received the green light to produce a new 'cold case' series. Revisiting unsolved crimes one at a time, she and her TV crew will gather a victim's friends and family, who have lived under suspicion of guilt for many years. By getting paid to reenact the crime on TV, each...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Audio 2014
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC CLASchachner, Judith Byron.
Summary: Skippyjon Jones, a Siamese kitten who thinks he's a Chihuahua, dreams of traveling to ancient Egypt with his gang of Chihuahua amigos.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton Children's Books 2006
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tokyopop 2005
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 SORWeatherford, Carole Boston
Summary: "Celebrated author Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrator Floyd Cooper provide a powerful look at the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, one of the worst incidents of racial violence in our nation's history"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Carolrhoda Books 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 976.6 WEACopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 976.6 WEASummary: Bill Nye illustrates how various types of transportation utilize friction, from traction in trains and the "roll" of ball bearings in skateboards and automobiles, to the lack of friction in a hovercraft.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney Educational Productions 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV BILBarr, Nevada.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avon Books 1995
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Summary: Outlines the roles of Duck Dynasty women, discussing the core values that make their relationships work and explaining how their spiritual beliefs shape family dynamics and have helped them work through various challenges.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2014
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Summary: Deciding a new haircut will give her the boost she needs, Karen is devastated when the hairstylist cuts her hair all wrong and wonders if she will ever get back to feeling like her usual confident self.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic 2023
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Summary: For most of the last hundred years, Biloxi was known for its beaches, resorts, and seafood industry. But it had a darker side. It was also notorious for corruption and vice, everything from gambling, prostitution, bootleg liquor, and drugs to contract killings. The vice was controlled by small cabal of mobsters, many of them rumored to be members of the Dixie Mafia. Keith Rudy and Hugh Malco...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday US 2022
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Summary: "Weatherby is a fish out of water. When she lands a scholarship to the prestigious Boston School, she's excited to be in the same world as her dad, whom she's never met, and make real friends. But Weatherby has a secret she'll risk everything to protect, one that could destroy her new life. Every member of Jack's wealthy and privileged family has made their mark at the Boston School. Everyone,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2024
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Summary: A young adult adaptation of Tim Madigan's The Burning, which discusses the circumstances of the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 976.6 BEAMercado, Yehudi
Summary: "Wax, aspiring DJ and sci-fu master-in-training, made it back safely from the alien robot planet of Discopia, where he defeated the Five Deadly Dangers and became the rightful king of Discopia. He doesn't want the crown, though. He just wants things to go back to normal. Wax and his crew thought the robot trouble was behind them, but strange creatures have been showing up in Brooklyn, and Wax...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 MERSummary: (1st work) The teacher from the Black Lagoon: On the first day of school, a young boy expects the worst when he discovers that his new teacher, Mrs. Green, is the "monster." (2nd work) What's under my bed?: Mary Ann and Louie are convinced there is something scary under their beds. (3rd work) By the light of the Halloween moon: A spying cat, a watchful witch, a hobgoblin sprite, all are scary...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2004
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2 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV TEALaughlin, Kara L.
Summary: "A brief introduction into the violent Tulsa Race Massacre that occurred on May 31-June 1 1921. Additional features include detailed captions and sidebars, critical-thinking questions, a phonetic glossary, an index, and sources for further research." -- Amazon.com
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 976.6 LAUCousins, Lucy.
Summary: When it's time for lunch, Maisy and Charley find the fridge empty so they decide to go to the market. Join them as they find all kinds of tasty treats to eat.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2000
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction Cousins 2001Cousins, Lucy.
Summary: Maisy and Charley visit their friend Dotty, who lives in a big city filled with noisy traffic, enormous buildings, and crowded sidewalks.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE COUEllsworth, Scott
Summary: "The definitive, newsbreaking account of the ongoing investigation into the Tulsa race massacre In the late spring of 1921, Tulsa, Oklahoma, erupted into the worst single incident of racial violence in American history. Over the course of sixteen hours, mobs of white men and women looted and burned to the ground a prosperous African American community, known today as Black Wall Street. More...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 2021