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Summary: Six books in the Who was? series, each offering a detailed account of a famous figure's life.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2016

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD 920 SPO

Buckley, James

Summary: "Dish the rock, drain a trey, and beat the buzzer! Learn what all those terms and more mean in this bouncin' book. Readers pull on their sneakers and hit the court to learn how to 'talk like a basketball player' "--Provided by publisher.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World 2020

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Buckley, James

Summary: "While most athletes excel in just one sport, Jim Thorpe was different. Born in Oklahoma in 1887, he played both professional football and baseball, and ran track and field. Jim was not only a sports icon but also a trailblazer. Raised as part of the Sac and Fox tribal nation, he was the first Native American person to win an Olympic gold medal for the United States. And although his personal...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2023

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Buckley, James

Summary: "By the time the United States joined the Second World War in 1941, the fight against Nazi and Axis powers had already been under way for two years. In order to win the war and protect its soldiers, the US Marines recruited twenty-nine Navajo men to create a secret code that could be used to send military messages quickly and safely across battlefields. Author James Buckley Jr. explains how...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2021

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 940.54 BUC

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 940.54 BUC

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J900 WHO

Summary: In season five, Dexter goes from happily married husband to guilt-ridden single dad. How will it affect his ability to maintain an average-guy facade while satisfying his need to kill?

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Home Entertainment 2011

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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD DEX

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2 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV DEX

Summary: Season eight begins six months after LaGuerta's murder, and Dexter is still managing life as a dad, brother, and serial killer. As Deb struggles to deal with the consequences of her actions, a mysterious woman comes to work with Miami Metro, offering firsthand information on Dexter's past.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2013

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2 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV DEX

Buckley, James

Summary: Presents the life of the soccer star, discussing his childhood in Brazil, his relationship with his father, who taught him the sport, his role on the first Brazilian team to win the World Cup, and scoring his thousandth goal.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2018

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 PEL

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 PEL

Buckley, James

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Summary: Born the eighth of seventeen children in Philadelphia, Betsy Ross lived in a time when the American colonies were yearning for independence from British rule. Ross worked as a seamstress and was eager to contribute to the cause, making tents and repairing uniforms when the colonies declared war. By 1779 she was filling cartridges for the Continental Army. Did she sew the first flag? That's up...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap 2014

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1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: J 921 ROS

Buckley, James

Summary: Presents the life of the legendary boxer who began his career as Cassius Clay, discussing his prowess in the ring, his refusal to fight in the Vietnam War, and his life after boxing.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC 2014

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB BASKET ALI

Buckley, James

Summary: Describes the life of the sharecroppers' son who became an Olympic legend and challenged Hitler's dream of Aryan superiority.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2015

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 921 OWE

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB BASKET OWENS

Shulman, Mark

Summary: Packed with hundreds of new brain busting questions with easy to understand answers that made the first Big Book of Why a best seller. The book is divided by subject area, humans, animals, environment/nature, technology and space, and written in an upbeat manner, each answer is accompanied by either a photo or an illustration to show the reasons why.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2013

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 031.02 SHU

Weatherford, Carole Boston

Summary: "You can be a King. Stamp out hatred. Put your foot down and walk tall. You can be a King. Beat the drum for justice. March to your own conscience. Featuring a dual narrative of the key moments of Dr. King's life alongside a modern class as the students learn about him, Carole Weatherfor's poetic text encapsulates the moments that readers today can reenact in their own lives. See a class of...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury USA Childrens 2018

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WEA

Summary: Dexter Morgan is a Miami police forensics expert who moonlights as a serial killer of criminals who he believes have escaped justice.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Showtime Entertainment 2007

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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD DEX

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Buckley, James

Summary: "Meet the father of science fiction, Jule Verne. Born in France in 1828, Jules Verne always dreamed of adventure. At age 11, he snuck onboard a ship headed for the Indies only to be discovered by his father and have his dreams dashed. After his father made him swear to only travel "in his imagination," Verne kept his promise for the rest of his life. He began writing adventure stories as a...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2016

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 VER

Buckley, James

Summary: A biography of major league baseball player Roberto Clemente, discussing his childhood, family, athletic abilities, and more.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC 2014

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB BASKET CLEMENTE

Buckley, James

Summary: Presents the lives and accomplishments of the Wright brothers, high school dropouts from Dayton, Ohio, who started out repairing bicycles and went on to build and fly the first successful airplane.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Pengion Group (USA) 2014

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 BUC

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 WRI

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB BASKET WRIGHT

Buckley, James

Summary: Discover the incredible story of Alexander Hamilton, who rose from humble beginnings to become one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2019

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 HAM

Buckley, James

Summary: Describes the lives and careers and the tennis stars and sisters, discussing their Grand Slam wins, Olympic success, trend-setting, and rivalry.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2017

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 BUC

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 BUC

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB BASKET WILLIAMS

Buckley, James

Summary: An introduction to the most famous pirate in history.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2015

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB BLACKBEARD (BASKET)

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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT People Who Blackbeard

Buckley, James

Summary: African American educator, author, speaker, and advisor to presidents of the United States, Booker Taliaferro Washington was the leading voice of former slaves and their descendants during the late 1800s. As part of the last generation of leaders born into slavery, Booker believed that blacks could better progress in society through education and entrepreneurship, rather than trying to directly...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2018

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 WAS

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 WAS

Summary: Tells the story of former FBI Dir. James Comey and President Donald J. Trump, two powerful men whose strikingly different ethics and loyalties put them on a collision course.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2020

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2 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV COM

Summary: Based on newly declassified files, Sam Pollard's resonant film explores the US government's surveillance and harassment of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: IFC Films 2022

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD 323.1196 MLK

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2 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MLK

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MLK

Summary: From the east: "A journey from the end of summer to deepest winter, across Eastern Europe to Moscow."--Container

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2016

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC CHA

Conspiracy (Musical)

Contents: Brainwashed -- The way we pray -- 3000 crosses -- Hellride -- Lost -- To fly -- I spy -- Left behind -- The conspirator -- Unknown faces -- Born again -- Sin -- Shine

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Mad Messiah Music

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD LOCAL CON

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