Johnson, 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 JOHContents: Disc 1. What am I gonna do (with the rest of my life) (Ben Haggard) -- Heaven was a drink of wine (Ben Haggard/Aaron Lewis) -- The farmer's daughter (Tanya Tucker) -- I'm a lonesome fugitive (Bobby Bare) -- That's the way love goes (Connie Smith) -- Big city (John Anderson) -- Caroly/daddy Frank (Toby Keith) -- Don't give up on me (Buddy Miller) -- Footlights (Jake Owen/Chris Janson) -- Going...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD COUNTRY HAGSummary: The show follows high school sophomore Courtney Whitmore and her stepfather Pat Dugan as she leads an unlikely group of young heroes to take on the legacy of DC's very first superhero team, the Justice Society of America. In the thrilling second season, Courtney and her friends take on one of the most frightening adversaries in DC's mythology the dark entity of corruption known as Eclipso.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV STASummary: Based on the publishing phenomenon, Percy Jackson and other young demigods continue to fight, but this time in the sea, to fulfill their destinies. To save their world, Percy and his friends must find the fabled and magical Golden Fleece. Embarking on a treacherous odyssey into the uncharted waters of the Sea of Monsters (known to humans as the Bermuda Triangle), they battle terrifying...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: After discovering the original Star-Spangled Kid's gear, teenager Courtney Whitmore joins the Justice Society of America as Stargirl, teaming up with her stepfather Pat Dugan in his robotic exosuit. Based on the DC Comic Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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2 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV STABassinger, Brec
Summary: Follows the adventures of high school student Courtney Whitmore who discovers the Cosmic Staff and inspires a new generation of superheroes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2022
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV STASummary: The moment the Grace family moves into the dilapidated Spiderwick Estate, strange things begin to happen. Jared, a curious, adventurous boy, quickly seeks out and finds the hidden laboratory of his great great uncle Arthur Spiderwick. He unleashes a mysterious force when he locates a field guide full of the secrets of the magical creatures that inhabit the forest surrounding the mansion. His...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Home Entertainment 2008
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD Family Chronicles 2008Copies Available at East Bay
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD SpJames, Elmore
Contents: Can't stop loving you / Elayna Boynton -- Person to person / Bettye LaVette -- Shake your money maker / Rodney Crowell -- Done somebody wrong / Tom Jones -- Mean mistreatin' mama / Warren Haynes with Billy Gibbons & Mickey Raphael -- Dust my broom / Deborah Bonham -- It hurts me too / Jamey Johnson with Warren Haynes -- Strange angels / Shelby Lynne & Allison Moorer -- Look on yonder wall / Keb...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sylvan Songs 2018
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2 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD BLUES STRNelson, Willie
Summary: On April 29 and 30 of this year, a variety of artists spanning genres and generations came together with Willie Nelson to celebrate the legend's 90th birthday for a star-studded, once-in-a-lifetime event at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. This two CD+Blu-ray set captures the highlights of this amazing night, including 39 performances across the two CDs and the same songs captured in HD on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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Summary: "When Elinor McGrath decided she wanted to be a veterinarian, the world told her no, but she was determined to prove that accepting women wasn't the only change the profession needed"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beaming Books 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 MCGSummary: A group of activists meet for a reunion ten years after their original meeting.
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Publisher / Publication Date: MGM Home Entertainment 2003
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Place a hold to request this item.Contents: The stretch (The Contours) -- Once upon a time (Marv Johnson with the Band of Harold "Beans" Bowles) -- Got a job (The Miracles) -- Love is amazing (The Ohio Untouchables) -- (Where's the joy?) In nature boy (Briant Holland) -- Witchcraft in the air (Betty Lavette) -- Sweet man (Sax Kari feat. Ella Reed) -- Tears of sorrow (The Primettes) -- Hard times (The Majestics) -- Shout (part one) (The...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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2 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD RHYTHM AND BLUES MOJClark, Yvette
Summary: "Allie is British and dreams of being a spy. Sage is an only child from sunny California. They meet when their families swap houses for the summer. Though they're polar opposites, Allie and Sage quickly realize that they're both dealing with family issues--Sage's parents may be on the brink of divorce, and Allie's struggling to feel heard in her big family. It may take a trip around the world...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC CLAYvette, LaTonya
Summary: "With bold, colorful graphics and poetic rhyme, this is a stunning tribute to every kind of hair, perfect for fans of Hair Love"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Children's Books 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Reid, Yvette
Summary: "Weaning doesn't have to be all tears, tantrums, and heart ache. It can bew an exciting, heartwarming, and beautiful experience to treasure. A chance to celebrate a milestone reached, honour the journey thus far, and acknowledge this special time for both mother and child. Most weaning storybooks introduce the concept that breastfeeding will be ending soon. Booby Moon does that, but so much...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Young ReidJoinson, Suzanne.
Summary: Years after photographer William Harrington participates in a 1920s project to redesign Jerusalem with British parks against a backdrop of growing nationalist unrest, his revelations about long-buried secrets transform the life of his former employer's daughter. --Publisher
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury 2016
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC JOIJoinson, Suzanne.
Summary: In 1923, devout Eva English and her not-so-religious sister Lizzie embark on a journey to be missionaries in the ancient Silk Road city of Kashgar.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury 2012
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC JOIJonson, Ben
Summary: This edition brings together Jonson's four great comedies Volpone, Epicene, The Alchemist, and Bartholomew Fair. The texts of these plays have all been newly edited for this volume, and are presented with modernized spelling. Stage directions have been added to help actors and directors reconstruct the play the way it would have been performed in the seventeenth century, and the introduction,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford Paperbacks 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 822.3 JonsonJoinson, Simon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: David & Charles 2006
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 775 JOIChopstick & Johnjon
Contents: Run Slowly -- Comets -- Twisted (feat. Tanner Ross) -- Silent Sea -- Dissolving Spaces -- Erase These Images -- I Will Follow -- Pining Moon -- Nothing Yet (feat. Tanner Ross) -- Roots -- Dreading the Light -- Pining Moon (Acoustic Version).
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Publisher / Publication Date: Suol Records 2014
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD ELECTRONIC CHOJoinson, Suzanne.
Summary: It is 1923. Evangeline (Eva) English and her sister Lizzie are missionaries heading for the ancient city of Kashgar on the Silk Road. Though Lizzie is on fire with her religious calling, Eva's motives are not quite as noble, but with her green bicycle and a commission from a publisher to write A Lady Cyclist's Guide to Kashgar , she is ready for adventure. In present day London, a young woman,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury USA 2012
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Dionne, Evette
Summary: "In this insightful, funny, and whip-smart book, acclaimed writer Evette Dionne explores the minefields fat Black women are forced to navigate in the course of everyday life. From her early experiences of harassment to adolescent self-discovery in internet chatrooms to a diagnosis of heart failure at age twenty- nine, Dionne tracks her relationship with friends, sex, motherhood, agoraphobia,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DIONNE, EVETTE DIOJohnsen, Karen.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Parenting Press 1986
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 362.7044 JOHJohnsen, Linda
Summary: Covering the long history of how the Hindu religion has developed from its fragmented origins, this is a comprehensive guide to Hindu religion and culture, from karma and reincarnation to dietary habits and the caste system.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alpha Books 2009