Gonzalez, Xochitl
Summary: It's 2017, and Olga and her brother, Pedro "Prieto" Acevedo are bold faced names in their hometown of New York. Prieto is a popular Congressman representing their gentrifying, Latinx neighborhood in Brooklyn while Olga is the tony wedding planner for Manhattan's powerbrokers. Despite their alluring public lives, behind closed doors things are far less rosy. Sure, Olga can orchestrate the love...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC GONGrisham, John.
Summary: "Aspiring lawyer Theodore Boone takes the stand to protect his political and environmental freedoms in the fourth installment of the series"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton Children's Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc. 2013
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC GRIColes, Michelle
Summary: Despondent sixteen-year-old Malcolm finds new strength and courage as he is transported between his family's modern-day Mississippi farm and the life of his ancestor Cedric Johnson, a congressional aide in post-Civil War America.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tu Books, an imprint of Lee & Low Books, Inc. 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC COLBenjamin, Ali
Summary: "Life for Ethan and Zo used to be simple. Ethan co-founded a lucrative media start-up, and Zo was well on her way to becoming a successful filmmaker. Then they moved to a rural community for a little more tranquility--or so they thought. When newfound political activism transforms Zo into a barely recognizable ball of outrage and #MeToo allegations rock his old firm, Ethan finds himself a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC BENBenjamin, Ali
Summary: "Life for Ethan and Zo used to be simple. Ethan co-founded a lucrative media start-up, and Zo was well on her way to becoming a successful filmmaker. Then they moved to a rural community for a little more tranquility--or so they thought. When newfound political activism transforms Zo into a barely recognizable ball of outrage and #MeToo allegations rock his old firm, Ethan finds himself a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2021
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC BENGonzalez, Xochitl
Summary: In the wake of Hurricane Maria, Olga, the tony wedding planner for Manhattan's power brokers, must confront the effects of long-held family secrets when she falls in love with Matteo, while other family members must weather their own storms.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GONRobinson, Peter
Summary: "A disgraced college lecturer is found murdered on a disused railway line near his home. He has 5,000 euros in his pocket, yet in the four years since his dismissal has been living a poverty-stricken and hermit-like existence. There are many suspects, mostly at the college where he used to teach, but Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks, much to the chagrin of his boss, soon becomes fixated on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2014
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: MYSTERY ROBRoper, Jane
Summary: "In this timely and witty combination of So You've Been Publicly Shamed and Where'd You Go, Bernadette? a viral photo of a politician's wife's "feminine hygiene malfunction" catapults her to unwanted fame in a story that's both a satire of social media stardom and internet activism, and a tender mother-daughter tale. Kathleen Held's life is turned upside down when she arrives home to find her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Anchor Books, a division of Penguin Random House 2023
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt 2005
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Summary: How can we live with integrity and pleasure in this world of police brutality and racism? An Asian American activist is challenged by his mother to face this question in this powerful--and funny--debut novel of generational change, a mother's secret, and an activist's coming-of-age. Twenty-one-year-old Reed is fed up. Angry about the killing of a Black man by an Asian American NYPD officer, he...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Catapult 2022
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Summary: Pam, Daniel, and Joe might be the worst punk band on the Lower East Side. Struggling to scrape together enough cash and musical talent to make it, they are waylaid by surprising arrivals, a daughter for Pam and Daniel; a solo hit single for Joe. As the '90s wane, the three friends share in one another's successes, working together to elevate Joe's superstardom and raise baby Flora. On September...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ZINMerberg, Julie
Summary: Rhyming text introduces young readers to iconic activists from Frederick Douglass and Alice Paul to Martin Luther King Jr. and Malala, encouraging them to speak up for such important issues as equality, education, and the environment.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Downtown Bookworks 2020
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1 available in Board Books, Call number: JE MERSkenandore, Amanda
Summary: "Set during Reconstruction-era New Orleans, this new work from the acclaimed author of Between Earth and Sky is a powerful story of human resilience--and of the unlikely bonds that hold fast even in our darkest moments. Effie Jones, a former slave who escaped to the Union side as a child, knows the truth of her words. Taken in by an army surgeon and his wife during the War, she learned to read...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kensington Publishing Corp. 2019
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 1992
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Summary: An agent from the future where all the world's problems have been solved goes back in time to ensure that every disaster throughout history runs its course.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mulholland Books/Little, Brown and Co. 2011
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MULWilliams, Omkari L.
Summary: "In Micro Activism, former political consultant turned activism coach Omkari Williams shares her expertise to help each of us, no matter our temperament, find our most satisfying and effective activist role. Williams encourages starting small, working collaboratively, and beginning locally. Advice on self-care practices, burn-out prevention, and profiles of activists engaged in a range of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Storey Publishing 2023
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Summary: "Twelve biographies of Indigenous women who, as modern-day warriors, have infused their communities with strength and leadership. The women overcame unimaginable hardships--racial and gender discrimination, abuse, and extreme poverty--only to rise to great heights in the fields of politics, science, education, and community activism"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 7th Generation Native Voices 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA 973 CUTRawitt, Jean
Summary: "While many teens, college students, and young professionals are passionate about social issues--whether climate change or gun violence, hunger or homelessness, or any other of the countless difficulties which face our world today--and want to help, enthusiasm alone is not enough to make a meaningful impact. But effective advocacy and activism can be learned, and with the right tools, achieving...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 371.8 RAWWilson, Janet
Summary: "This picture book written and illustrated by Janet Wilson features 10 children who are social, political, and environmental activists from around the world who are making a difference in their communities, and countries. The children are concrete examples for other kids, to show that you're never too young to mitigate change. From racism to cyber bullying, from gun violence to animal...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Second Story Press 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 361.2 WILSperegen, Devra Newberger
Summary: "Series continuation, biographies of women in history"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920.72 SPEStirling, Jasmine
Summary: "Carrie Chapman Catt mobilized people across the nation to dare to question a woman's right to vote"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Union Square Kids 2023
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Summary: Lauren Hogg, one of the survivors of the shooting at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas school in Parkland, Florida, dramatically tells her story in graphic novel form. The tragedy of yet another mass shooting has galvanized the young people of the country, and helped launch a movement that continues to gain momentum. Lauren Hogg lost her two best friends that horrible day, but despite her loss she,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zuiker Press 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 371.7 HOGMacLeod, Elizabeth
Summary: "This nonfiction book for middle-grade readers is full of stories about inspiring activists who have accidentally changed the world. The activists profiled are a variety of ages and come from around the world."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orca Book Publishers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 361.2092 MACJackson, Jenn M.
Summary: "Jenn M. Jackson has been known to bring deep historical acuity to some of the most controversial topics in America today. Now, in their first book, Jackson applies their critical analysis to the questions that have long energized their work: Why has Black women's freedom fighting been so overlooked throughout history, and what has our society lost in the meantime? A love letter to those who...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2024