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Summary: "Over the years, many women have made contributions to gymnastics. Nadia Comăneci stunned the world at the 1976 Olympics and many talented athletes soon followed, including Svetlana Khorkina, Gabrielle Douglas, Simone Biles, and Sunisa Lee. Learn more about each woman's struggles and successes, and find out what makes them trailblazers"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Norwood House Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.44 LAWWeatherford, Carole Boston
Summary: A biography of American entertainer and political activist Paul Robeson.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 ROBRobertson, David
Summary: "David A. Robertson, the son of a Cree father and a white, settler mother, grew up with virtually no knowledge or understanding of his family's Indigenous roots. His father, Dulas, or Don as he became known, had grown up on the trapline in the bush only to be transplanted permanently to a house on reserve in Manitoba, where he was not permitted to speak his language--Swampy Cree--and was forced...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd 2020
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B ROBERTSON ROBRobertson, Robbie.
Summary: In this captivating memoir, Robbie Robertson shares the journey that led him to some of the most pivotal events in music history. It's the story of a time when rock 'n' roll became life, when music legends moved through the same streets and hotel rooms, and above all, the profound friendship among five young men who together created a new kind of popular music.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Archetype 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ROBERTSON, ROBBIE ROBRobertson, Robbie
Summary: Born of Mohawk and Cayuga descent, musical icon Robbie Robertson learned the story of Hiawatha and his spiritual guide, the Peacemaker, as part of the Iroquois oral tradition. Now he shares the same gift of storytelling with a new generation. Hiawatha was a strong and articulate Mohawk who was chosen to translate the Peacemaker's message of unity for the five warring Iroquois nations during the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ROBRobinson, Staci
Summary: "The first and only Estate-authorized biography of the legendary artist, Tupac Shakur, a moving exploration of his life and powerful legacy, fully illustrated with photos, mementos, handwritten poetry, musings, and more. Tupac Shakur is one of the greatest and most controversial artists of all time. More than a quarter of a century after his tragic death in 1996 at the age of just twenty-five,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2023
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Summary: "Twelve biographies follow the career paths of Native people who work in the complex entertainment industry, either in front of or behind the camera. Included are descriptions of what each member of a production team does, as well as advice on what it takes to get started in the entertainment industry"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 7th Generation Native Voices Books 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 920 ROBRobinson, Joshua
Summary: "For over fifteen years, almost any conversation about international soccer has always come back to two players--Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo--undoubtedly the greatest of their generation but with styles, attitudes, and fanbases that couldn't be more different. For millions of people around the world "Messi or Ronaldo?" isn't simply a barroom argument, or an affirmation of fandom, so much...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mariner Books 2022
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Summary: "A picture book biography of Georgia O'Keeffe, with an emphasis on her sustainable homestead in Abiquiu, New Mexico"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Neal Porter Books / Holiday House 2024
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Summary: "After a middle-class Republican childhood and a few years as a Communist sympathizer, Dorothy Day converted to Catholicism and became an anomaly in American life for almost fifty years. As an orthodox Catholic, political radical, and a rebel who courted controversy, she attracted three generations of admirers. Day went to jail challenging the draft and the war in Vietnam. She was critical of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DAY, DOROTHY LOUCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Bio DayRomo Edelman, Claudia
Summary: "Meet Puerto Rican Baseball Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente-once just a kid from Carolina, Puerto Rico, who loved to play baseball on the streets of his hometown with friends and family. As a right fielder, Roberto played eighteen seasons with Major League Baseball, but his life was tragically cut short when a plane he chartered to bring earthquake relief supplies to Nicaragua crashed. The first...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 CLEHarris, Duchess
Summary: "In 1947, black baseball player Jackie Robinson broke through Major League Baseball's color barrier when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers. Jackie Robinson Breaks Barriers examines this historic event from multiple perspectives, including those of Robinson himself, his wife, Rachel, and broadcaster Red Barber. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2019
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 796.357092 HARWilliams, Yohuru R.
Summary: "An enthralling, eye-opening portrayal of this barrier-breaking American hero as a lifelong, relentlessly proud fighter for Black justice and civil rights"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers 2022
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Summary: "This is a biography of one of the major 20th-century scientists, Nikola Tesla. It is interdisciplinary, containing accounts of U.S. manufacturing in the early 1900s and other contemporary cultural materials"-
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Audiobook on MP3 CD, Call number: MP3CD 921 TESLA, NICOLA CARPrince, April Jones
Summary: Traces the life of the first black Major League baseball player of the modern era, detailing his childhood, his career as an MVP-award winning baseball player, and a hero of the civil rights movement.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2021