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Platt, Christine A.

Summary: "Papa surprises Ana & Andrew with a day trip to Harlem in New York City! They visit places where famous African American artists lived, wrote, and played during the Harlem Renaissance. On the way home, they make some art of their own!"--Page [4] of cover.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Calico Kid, an imprint of Magic Wagon 2021

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O'Hara, Mo.

Summary: In the first of two stories, zombie goldfish Frankie is good at saving the day, but the medieval day reenactment joust may be too much, and in the second story, Tom's evil brother clones a Jurassic carp, putting the school in danger.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2017

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Juvenile book on CD, Call number: J CD O'Hara 2017

Dixon, Franklin W.

Summary: "Frank and Joe Hardy are excited to visit the King Arthur Faire in Bayport. On Kid's Day, there are all kinds of special contests and events, like the Medieval Maze and Junior Jester Court Slam. The highlight of the day is the Junior Joust competition: whoever can stay on a mechanical horse and lance a golden ring with their (fake) sword will win seats to watch the real jousting competition...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin 2015

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2 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED DIX

Avi

Summary: Mangus the Magician and his thirteen-year-old servant, Fabrizio, are commanded to go to Venice, on pain of death, to find a book by Friar Luca Pacioli which reportedly contains a magical means of making money; but Venice is a strange and dangerous city, and someone else is also after the book--then Mangus is arrested, and taken to the prison, and Fabrizio and Bianca, an orphan he has met, must...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2022

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC AVI

Williams, Tia

Summary: "Leap years are a strange, enchanted time. And for some, even a single February can be life-changing. Ricki Wilde has many talents, but being a Wilde isn't one of them. As the impulsive, artistic daughter of a powerful Atlanta dynasty, she's the opposite of her famous socialite sisters. Where they're long-stemmed roses, she's a dandelion: an adorable bloom that's actually a weed, born to float...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central 2024

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WIL

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC WIL

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1 available in New Fiction, Call number: FIC WIL
1 available in Browsing Hot Titles, Call number: HOT TITLE

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1 available in New Fiction, Call number: FIC WIL

Weir, Alison

Summary: Alison Weir explores the turbulent life of Henry VIII's mother, Elizabeth, the first queen of the Tudor dynasty.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2022

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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC WEI

Weir, Alison

Summary: This novel brings to life the idealistic monarch who expanded Parliament, founded the Royal Navy, modernized medical training, composed music and poetry, and patronized the arts. A passionate man in search of true love, he was stymied by the imperative to produce a male heir, as much a victim of circumstance as his unhappy wives. Had fate been kinder to him, the history of England would have...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2023

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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC WEI

Overstreet, Jason

Summary: For college graduate Sidney Temple, the Roaring Twenties bring opportunities even members of his accomplished black bourgeois family couldn’t have imagined. His impulsive marriage to independent artist Loretta is a happiness he never thought he’d find. And when he’s tapped by J. Edgar Hoover to be the FBI’s first African-American agent, he sees a once-in-a-lifetime chance to secure real...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Dafina Books, Kensington Publishing Corp. 2016

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1 available in Adult, Call number: Fiction Overstreet 2016

Doig, Ivan.

Summary: Teaching voice lessons to the privileged members of society during the height of the Harlem Renaissance, Susan Duff is hired by a man who once harbored political ambitions to teach his African American chauffeur how to sing.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2003

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC DOI

Rice, Anne

Summary: A vampire's story tracing his life from boyhood in Kiev, 500 years ago, to the present. Enslaved as a boy and sold by Tartars, Armand becomes a sex slave to a Venetian painter who is a vampire. The painter educates him and gives him the kiss of immortality.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 1998

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Park, Jacqueline.

Summary: Set against the backdrop of the religious persecution and papal politics of the Italian Renaissance, the story of Grazia dei Rosi, heiress to a Jewish banking dynasty and lover of a Christian lord, unfolds through her secret diary.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 1997

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC PAR

Schumacher, Ashley

Summary: Since her mother's death, Madeline "Gwen" Hathaway has been determined that nothing in her life will change ever again. She keeps extensive lists in journals, has had only one friend since childhood, and looks forward to the monotony of working the ren faire circuit with her father. They arrive at the end-of-tour stop to find the faire is under new management and completely changed. Arthur, the...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Wednesday Books 2023

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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC SCH

DeLuca, Jen

Summary: "Emily knew there would be strings attached when she relocated to the small town of Willow Creek, Maryland, for the summer to help her sister recover from an accident, but who could anticipate getting roped into volunteering for the local Renaissance Faire alongside her teenaged niece? Or that the irritating and inscrutable schoolteacher in charge of the volunteers would be so annoying that she...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2019

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DeLuca, Jen

Summary: "Another laugh-out-loud romantic comedy featuring kilted musicians, Renaissance Faire tavern wenches, and an unlikely love story. Stacey is jolted when her friends Simon and Emily get engaged. She knew she was putting her life on hold when she stayed in Willow Creek to care for her sick mother, but it's been years now, and even though Stacey loves spending her summers pouring drinks and...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Jove 2020

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC DEL

Gerber, Daryl Wood

Summary: As the annual Renaissance Fair comes to Crystal Cove, Jenna Hart's Cookbook Nook is packed with tasty treats and all things medieval, while her pal Bailey is ready to swoon over her upcoming nuptials at a local vineyard. But when the two friends discover the body of the vineyard's owner bludgeoned by a winepress, all their merriment fades, along with their hopes for a vintage year. Which...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Wheeler Publishing, a part of Gale Cengage Learning 2018

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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC GER

DeLuca, Jen

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Summary: "An upbeat rom-com filled with Renaissance Faire flower crowns, sword fights, tavern wenches, and an accidentally-in-love romance. Single mother April Parker has lived in the small town of Willow Creek for eighteen years. April is about to become an empty nester, and while she likes her quaint little town, she's decided it's time to move on. She asks her friend Mitch for his help with some home...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Jove 2021

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McCullough, Joy

Summary: In Renaissance Italy, Artemisia Gentileschi endures the subjugation of women that allows her father to take credit for her extraordinary paintings, rape and the ensuing trial, and torture, buoyed by her deceased mother's stories of strong women of the Bible.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2018

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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC MCC

O'Hara, Mo

Summary: In the first of two stories, zombie goldfish Frankie is good at saving the day, but the medieval day reenactment joust may be too much, and in the second story, Tom's evil brother clones a Jurassic carp, putting the school in danger.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Feiwel and Friends 2017

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Alston, Bria

Summary: Meet Claudie Wells. She is 9 years old and is surrounded by artists, writers, dancers, and the culture of the Harlem Renaissance during 1922. Everyone seems to be good at something, but Claudie can't find her special talent.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2024

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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE ALS

McCullough, Joy

Summary: In Renaissance Italy, Artemisia Gentileschi endures the subjugation of women that allows her father to take credit for her extraordinary paintings, rape and the ensuing trial, and torture, buoyed by her deceased mother's stories of strong women of the Bible.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton Books 2018

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC MCC

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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC MCC

Parish, Herman

Summary: The third book in a new arc in the New York Times bestselling chapter book series! The Amelia Bedelia & Friends books focus on school and friendship stories and are just right for fans of Ivy + Bean and Clementine.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2020

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Parish, Herman

Summary: Amelia Bedelia and her friends go on a field trip to the medieval fair.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2020

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2 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED PAR

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED PAR

Poole, Sara

Summary: A year after helping Rodrigo Borgia to become Pope Alexander VI, court poisoner Francesca is charged with safeguarding his position, an agenda that exposes her to a violent plot to destroy the Borgia family and seize control of the Catholic Church.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Griffin 2011

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC POO

O'Farrell, Maggie

Summary: "A novel set in Renaissance Italy, and centering on the captivating young duchess Lucrezia de' Medici"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Large Print 2022

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