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Snicket, Lemony

Summary: A collection of wit and wisdom compiled from the author's books, private conversations, and unpublished papers.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2019

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Snicket, Lemony.

Summary: The elusive author provides a glimpse into his mysterious and sometimes confusing life, using fanciful letters, diary entries, and other miscellaneous documents as well as photographs and illustrations.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2002

Copies Available at Woodmere

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

Brimner, Larry Dane

Summary: The author recounts the real-life events leading up to and surrounding the 1931 Superior Court of California school desegregation case of Roberto Alvarez v. the Board of Trustees of the Lemon Grove School District, Lemon Grove, California.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Calkins Creek an imprint of Boyds Mills & Kane 2021

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 ALV

Alko, Selina

Summary: Presents quotes on civil rights from important and influential figures, including Queen Lili'uokalani, John Lewis, Nina Simone, and Barack Obama.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2019

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 323.092 ALK

Hale, Christy

Summary: "The story of the 1931 Lemon Grove incident, in which Mexican families in southern California won the first school desegregation case in United States history. Told in Spanish and English. Includes a corrido (ballad), and information about the people involved and events leading up to and after the court case ruling"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Book Press, an imprint of Lee & Low Books Inc. 2019

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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: J SPANISH 379.2 HAL

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: See Sharp Press 2001

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808.882 BUF

Dean, Kim

Summary: A collection of quotes by famous notables, including Henry James, Booker T. Washington, and Judy Blume, echoes Pete the Cat's thoughts on kindness.

Format: text

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

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Dean, Kim

Summary: A collection of feel-good quotes by famous notables, including Albert Einstein, William Shakespeare, and Abraham Lincoln, echoes Pete the Cat's glass-half-full outlook on life.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Harpercollins Childrens Books 2015

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Quealy, Gerit

Summary: A captivating, beautifully illustrated, one-of-a-kind color compendium of the flowers, fruits, herbs, trees, seeds, and grasses cited in the works of the world's greatest playwright, William Shakespeare, accompanied by their companion quotes from all of his plays and poems. With a foreword by Dame Helen Mirren--the first foreword she has ever contributed. In this striking compilation,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2017

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Word Quealy

Boller, Paul F.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 1989

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 082 BOL

Summary: Contoured pan has the word congratulations impressed into the pan. "What better way to celebrate a birthday, a graduation, a promotion or any other special occasion than with a congratulations cake!"--Wilton.

Format: three dimensional object

Publisher / Publication Date: Wilton 1986

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Baking pans, Call number: BAKING PAN

Dean, Kim

Summary: Pet the cat shares some of his favorite quotes from famous people about the subject of love, and adds his own groovy take to them.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2015

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in KBL Holiday Storage, Call number: E Pete

Copies Available at Fife Lake

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

Copies Available at Woodmere

2 available in Kids' Favorite Characters, Call number: JE PET

Steinem, Gloria

Summary: "For decades -- and especially now in these times of crisis -- people around the world have found guidance, humor, and unity in Gloria Steinem's gift for creating quotes that inspire action and create hope. From her early days as a journalist and feministactivist, up to today, Steinem's words have helped generations to empower themselves and work together. Gloria sees quotes as 'the poetry of...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2019

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.42 STE

Bayard, Louis

Summary: "A historical novel depicting a naïve, career-girl version of Jackie Kennedy and her iconic marriage-in-the-making to an elusive John F. Kennedy, narrated by Jack's best friend and fixer, Lem Billings"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill 2022

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2 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BAY

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BAY

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC BAY

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BAY

Branch, Susan

Summary: This collection contains some of Branch's favorite quotes, with words of wisdom from Mark Twain to Anne Frank, from Marcus Aurelius to Rosa Parks, from the Bhagavad Gita to the Bible, and many more.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Spring Street Publishing 2022

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 170.44 BRA

Longbotham, Lori.

Summary: As a main ingredient or an aromatic accent, the distinct flavor of lemon is part of virtually every cuisine in the world. Now the best of these zesty ideas come together in a truly vibrant collection. From breakfast to cocktail hour to bedtime snacking, and every meal in between, Lemon Zest delivers a refreshing range of unbeatable offerings: Lemon-Blueberry Scones, Pork Tenderloin with Lemon...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Broadway Books 2001

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Mandela, Nelson

Summary: Draws on the South African leader's personal archive of private papers, speeches, correspondence, and audio recordings to present a collection of inspirational and historically significant quotations spanning more than sixty years.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2012

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 082 MAN

Summary: Quotations and text messages from former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick compiled by Detroit Free Press reporters M.L. Elrick and Jim Schaefer.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Watchmen Ink LLC 2009

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.434 ELR

Alexander, Kwame

Summary: "You gotta know the rules to play the game. Ball is life. Take it to the hoop. Soar. What can we imagine for our lives? What if we were the star players, moving and grooving through the game of life? What if we had our own rules of the game to help us getwhat we want, what we aspire to, what will enrich our lives? Illustrated with photographs by Thai Neave, The Playbook is intended to provide...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2017

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Contaldo, Gennaro

Summary: In Italian cooking, the lemon is as essential as olive oil and no part of it is wasted -- flesh, pith, and skin are chopped into salads, juice is drizzled over meat and veggies and used in desserts and drinks, the leaves are used to wrap meat, fish, and cheese, while the aromatic zest adds complexity to a dish's flavor. Join Gennaro in celebrating the lemon with this exciting collection of...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Interlink Books, an imprint of Interlink Publishing Group 2021

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.64334 CON

Sengeh, David Moinina

Summary: "An inspiring young leader's moving call to action for anyone who seeks to make the world a better place-and the first title from Melinda French Gates's Moment of Lift Books. As the newly appointed minister of education in Sierra Leone, David Moinina Sengeh assumed that the administration he served-not to mention his family and friends-shared his conviction that all girls belong in the...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2023

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 371.822 SEN

Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars

Contents: Living like a refugee -- Soda soap -- Weapon conflict -- Bull to the weak -- Big lesson -- Let we do we own -- Smile -- Compliments for peace -- Pat Malonthone -- Garbage to the showglass -- Akera ka abonshor -- Kele mani -- I'm not a fool -- Ya n'digba -- Refugee rolling -- Monkey work -- Ma fo ya.

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Anti 2006

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2 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/AFRICAN SIE

Alexander, Kwame

Summary: Kwame Alexander shares inspiring lessons about the rules of life, as well as uplifting quotes from athletes such as Stephen Curry and Venus Williams and other exemplars like Sonia Sotomayor and Michelle Obama.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2017

Copies Available at Woodmere

2 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD 796 ALE

Man-Kong, Mary

Summary: Ahoy! Can the Top Wing cadets rescue lemons from sneaky pirates?

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2019

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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN MAN

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