Smith, Tracy K.
Summary: "A memoir about the author's coming of age as she grapples with her identity as an artist, her family's racial history, and her mother's death from cancer"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SMITH, TRACY K SMITibble, Tayi
Summary: "The American debut of an acclaimed New Zealand poet as she explores her identity as a 21st-century indigenous woman"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 821 TIBAlexander, Elizabeth
Summary: " In THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD, Elizabeth Alexander--poet, mother, and wife--finds herself at an existential crossroads after the sudden death of her husband, who was just 49. Reflecting with gratitude on the exquisite beauty of her married life that was, grappling with the subsequent void, and feeling a re-energized devotion to her two teenage sons, Alexander channels her poetic sensibilities...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811 ALEMacLachlan, Patricia
Summary: Teddy is a gifted dog. Raised in a cabin by a poet named Sylvan, he grew up listening to sonnets read aloud and the comforting clicking of a keyboard. Although Teddy understands words, Sylvan always told him there are only two kinds of people in the world who can hear Teddy speak: poets and children. Then one day Teddy learns that Sylvan was right. When Teddy finds Nickel and Flora trapped in a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC MACCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in JT Fiction, Call number: JT Fiction MacLachlan 2016Todd-Stanton, Joe
Summary: "When Nyla has to leave her home in the countryside to start life again in the city, all she can think about is everything she misses from before. So when a comet comes crashing through the city streets and starts glow and grow, Nyla can't resist a chance to head somewhere that feels closer to what she had before ... but what starts as an escape could be just the thing to make her finally feel...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flying Eye Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE TODMonte, Maureen Electa
Summary: Win Like a Girl is more than an inspirational, how-to book about leadership and coaching confidence in female athletes; it’s a movement. And you’re invited! Do you know a female athlete struggling with confidence? This fast, fun story solves the self-belief crisis once and for all. Win Like a Girl provides a crucial framework for feeding confidence through strong connections, controlling the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mission Point Press 0000
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 796.082 MONBacon, Lindo
Summary: "Fat isn't the problem. Dieting is the problem. A society that rejects anyone whose body shape or size doesn't match an impossible ideal is the problem. A medical establishment that equates 'thin' with 'healthy' is the problem. The solution? Health at every size. Tune in to your body's expert guidance. Find the joy in movement. Eat what you want, when you want, choosing pleasurable foods that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: BenBella Books 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.2 BACParry, John
Summary: "In The Burden of Sports, John Weston Parry examines the mental health and emotional well-being of elite American athletes generally, as well as in relation to spectator sports propaganda, the legal system, politics, and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. This book covers mental health conditions that any elite athlete may encounter, from depression and anxiety to substance abuse and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024