Gill, Joel Christian
Summary: "A comprehensive history of anti-black racism in graphic-novel format focuses on the lives of five major players in American history and highlights the debates that took place between assimilationists and segregationists and between racists and anti-racists."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ten Speed Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.8 GILGill, Joel Christian
Summary: "Fights is the visceral and deeply affecting memoir of artist/author Joel Christian Gill, chronicling his youth and coming of age as a Black child in a chaotic landscape of rough city streets and foreboding backwoods"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oni Press 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 921 GILGill, Joel Christian.
Summary: "Strange Fruit, Volume I, Uncelebrated narratives from Black history is a collection of stories from African American history that exemplifies success in the face of great adversity. This unique graphic anthology offers historical and cultural commentaryon nine uncelebrated heroes whose stories are not often found in history books. Among the stories included are: Henry 'Box' Brown, who escaped...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fulcrum Publishing 2014
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1 available in Young Adult Oversize, Call number: YA 973 GILGill, Joel Christian
Summary: "Do you know the story of the slave who sailed himself to freedom? Joel Christian Gill brings Robert Smalls back to life, telling the true story of the enslaved African who pulled off one of the most daring and largest heists of the Civil War. Come along for the adventure as Robert earns a job working for the CSS Planter, escapes to freedome, and goes on to become a first-generation Black...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chicago Review Press 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Oversize, Call number: YA 921 GILGrillo, Ioan
Summary: Presents a searing investigation into the role of the drug trade in the black market for firearms, both within the U.S. and across the U.S.-Mexican border.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.33 GRIDitchfield, Christin
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1976
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 361.37 DITBarberich, Christene.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxmoor House 2003
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 749.8 BARDitchfield, Christin
Summary: "This book explores the people, places, and history of the Virginia Colony"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a capstone imprint 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 975.5 DITDitchfield, Christin.
Summary: Describes what freedom of speech is, how and why it is guaranteed in the United States, how it is expressed, what its limits are, what censorship is, and what some of the surrounding debates are.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1976
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 342.73 DITDitchfield, Christin.
Summary: Bible stories of boys and girls who did great things for God.
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Publisher / Publication Date: A Golden Book 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 220 DITBeckner, Chrisanne.
Contents: Crispus Attucks -- Benjamin Banneker -- Elizabeth Freeman -- Phillis Wheatley -- Paul Cuffe -- Richard Allen -- James Forten -- Samuel E. Cornish and John Russwurm -- Dred Scott -- Sojourner Truth -- Nat Turner -- Martin R. Delany -- Henry H. Garnet -- Frederick Douglass -- Harriet Tubman -- Henry McNeal Turner -- P.B.S. Pinchback -- Robert Smalls -- Elijah McCoy -- Lewis Howard Latimer --...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bluewood Books 1995
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: J 973.04Brown, Christen (Christen Joan)
Summary: Add dimension and luster to your sewing projects with 125 decorative bead embroidery and bead woven stitches! Embellish 8 stunning projects from bedazzled jewelry to wallhangings and a sewing caddy. Search both the complete visual guide (with stitches organized by type) and the A-to-Z stitch index for easy reference. A robust gallery of features beaded creations in a variety of skill levels,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: C&T Publishing, Inc. 2019
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Summary: Describes the history, equipment, events, and scoring of gymnastics.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2000
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.44 DITGrilli, Elise.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Weatherhill 1971
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 759.952 GRIFigueres, Christiana
Summary: "In this cautionary but optimistic book, Figueres and Rivett-Carnac--the architects of the 2015 Paris Climate Change Agreement--tackle arguably the most urgent and consequential challenge humankind has ever faced: the world's changing climate and the fate of humanity. In The Future We Choose, the authors outline two possible scenarios for the planet. In one, they describe what life on Earth...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.738 FIGChriste, Ian.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperEntertainment 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.66 CHRBrandt, Christen.
Summary: If you've ever felt too overwhelmed to make a difference, or just unsure of how to apply your unique skills to a bigger purpose, this book will help you realize your potential. Impact is the roadmap every change-maker needs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Public Affairs, an imprint of Perseus Book LLC 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158.1 BRAChristle, Heather
Summary: Award-winning poet Heather Christle has just lost a dear friend to suicide and must reckon with her own struggles with depression and the birth of her first child. How she faces her joy, grief, anxiety, impending motherhood, and conflicted truce with the world results in a moving meditation on the nature, rapture, and perils of crying--from the history of tear-catching gadgets (including the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Catapult 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CHRISTLE, HEATHER CHRRainer, Tristine.
Summary: Provides practical coaching on writing long or short autobiographical narratives, including a history of autobiography and examples from such writers as Maya Angelou, Maxine Hong Kingston, and Russell Baker.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808.066 RAIBerridge, Christiane
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Publisher / Publication Date: Guild of Master Craftsman 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 745.592 BerridgeKerr, Christiane
Summary: Dog has been having fun bounding around all day and doesn't want to go to bed! With the help of his farmyard friends, from Hen tucked up in her coop to Cow in her shed, Dog learns 13 bedtime yoga poses to help him settle down to sleep. Children are invited to practice simple poses explained by a yoga expert to help them stretch and balance, breathe and relax. Child-friendly illustrations...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kane Miller 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 613.7 KERCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Mindful KerrMyers, Christiane
Summary: These simple handmade decorations will add Christmas charm to your home. Making your own Christmas decorations is a truly thoughtful way to celebrate the holiday. By creating your own unique decorations, you will have a store of happy memories to bring out each year. It's also good for you - crafting has been shown to reduce stress - and good for the planet, reusing and recycling materials you...
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Publisher / Publication Date: CICO Books 2021
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1 available in KBL Holiday Storage, Call number: 745.594 MYEFurnas, Christi
Summary: "I created Fox Foxerson, a gender neutral protagonist faced with the onset of an unfamiliar mental illness. Fox battles symptoms and tries to stay employed. Fox navigates the health care system labyrinth and attempts to maintain friendships, even as defining "reality" becomes a challenge. In the realm of fiction, Fox can tell my adventures while I stay free to have fun with my characters: Sock...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Street Noise Books 2024
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 FURBird, Christiane.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2004