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Summary: "On September 13, 2022, a young Iranian student, Mahsa Amini, was arrested by the morality police in Tehran. Her only crime was that she wasn't properly wearing the headscarf required for women by the Islamic Republic. At the police station, she was beaten so badly she had to be taken to the hospital, where she fell into a deep coma. She died three days later. A wave of protests soon spread...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2024

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Bang, Maia

Summary: Violin Method for Beginners, in its general basic teaching plan and pedagogic principles, differs to a very considerable extent from all existing works of similar purpose. It presents an entirely different plan of study which, in the main, is based upon Professor Leopold Auer's unconventional teaching principles. This method was developed around one of Auer's most important principles-to...

Format: notated music

Publisher / Publication Date: Fischer 1919

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 787.1 BAN

Suvari, Mena

Summary: An award-winning actor, in this harrowing, heartbreaking coming-of-age story set in Hollywood, not only reveals her own mistakes, but also the lessons she learned and her efforts to understand and grow rather than casting blame, proving that there is always a light at the end.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2021

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SUVARI, MENA SUV

Säfström, Maja

Summary: Shares illustrations of animals that once roamed the Earth, including the coryphodon, megalodon, and macrauchenia.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Ten Speed Press 2017

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 590 SAF

Goldberg, Sana

Summary: "From registered nurse and public health advocate Sana Goldberg, a timely, accessible, and comprehensive handbook to navigating common medical situations. From the routine to the unexpected, How to Be a Patient is your ultimate guide to better healthcare.Let's face it: nobody likes going to the doctor. It can be uncomfortable, nerve wracking, expensive--and that's just for routine care! When...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Wave 2019

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 610.69 GOL

Hilal, Maha

Summary: In this powerful book, Dr. Maha Hilal tells the story of two decades of the War on Terror, through both an overview of the policies created under its umbrella and the lived realities of Muslim Americans who have experienced hate and discrimination as a result.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Broadleaf Books 2021

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.697 HIL

Manta, Karina

Summary: "A memoir of Karina Manta, the first female member of USA Figure Skating to come out as queer"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2021

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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 921 MAN

Alabed, Bana

Summary: Bana's mother tells her of the strong bana tree that grows in their homeland, Syria, and how Bana's strength helped her survive war, being a refugee, and starting fresh in a new country.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Salaam Reads 2021

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ALA

Summary: Over the course of a summer day in Los Angeles, the lives of 25 young Angelenos intersect. Through poetry they express life, love, heartache, family, home, and fear.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

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2 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY COMEDY SUM

Mang, Veronica

Summary: "Peggy, Rita, and Dot are practicing for the upcoming band concert. But when the school's instruments start to disappear one by one, their big performance is in jeopardy. With the help of some secret codes and the most enigmatic women in history who worked as spies, with the girls be able to solve the mystery and face the music?" --

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2023

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Dibango, Manu

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 1985

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/AFRICAN DIB

Akana, Anna

Summary: "From Internet sensation Anna Akana comes a candid and poignant collection of essays about love, loss, and chasing adulthood. In 2007, Anna Akana lost her teen sister, Kristina, to suicide. In the months that followed, she realized that the one thing helping her process her grief and begin to heal was comedy. So she began making YouTube videos as a form of creative expression and as a way to...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2017

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 AKANA, ANNA AKA

DiOrio, Rana

Summary: Teaches children about what it means to be kind by discussing the importance of caring, patience, forgiveness and acceptance, giving children and adults alike the opportunity to live more fully and richly

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2015

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC DIO

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Social Emo DiOrio 2015

DiOrio, Rana

Summary: "You have the power to protect yourself and others! What does it mean to be safe? Does it mean beating a throw to home plate? Does it mean never taking risks? No! Being safe is about feeling secure, feeling protected and being responsive--no matter the environment or situation. You can be safe in so many simple ways. From being aware of your limits to creating healthy boundaries. By not giving...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Little Pickle Press, an imprint of Sourcebooks Jabberwocky 2019

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 613.6 DIO

Mans, Jasmine

Summary: "A literary coming-of-age poetry collection, an ode to the places we call home, and a piercingly intimate deconstruction of daughterhood, Black Girl, Call Home is a love letter to the wandering black girl and a vital companion to any woman on a journey to find truth, belonging, and healing. As a competitive spoken-word poet who draws large crowds of people, Jasmine Mans's collection is divided...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Berkley 2021

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811 MAN

Sharif, Manal

Summary: A memoir by a Saudi Arabian woman who became the unexpected leader of a movement to support women's rights describes how fundamentalism influenced her radical religious beliefs until her education, a job, and legal contradictions changed her perspectives.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2017

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SHARIF, MANAL SHA

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Adult, Call number: B SHARIF SHA

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Social Cult Sharif

Charen, Mona

Summary: Author of the New York Times bestseller Useful Idiots and popular columnist Mona Charen takes a close, reasoned look at the aggressive feminist agenda undermining the success and happiness of men and women across the country

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Forum 2018

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.7 CHA

DiOrio, Rana

Summary: The word 'entrepreneur' may feel distant to some, but this book, with its elegantly expressed concepts and superb imagery, makes entrepreneurial values accessible to children at a personal level--Back cover.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Little Pickle Press 2016

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 338 DIO

Kacenberg, Mala

Summary: "The incredible true story of a young girl who navigated dangerous forests, outwitted Nazi soldiers, and survived against all odds with the companionship of a stray cat"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2022

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