Yvette, LaTonya
Summary: "With bold, colorful graphics and poetic rhyme, this is a stunning tribute to every kind of hair, perfect for fans of Hair Love"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Children's Books 2022
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Publisher / Publication Date: Plenary Pub. 2010
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1 available in Adult, Call number: Fiction Simpson 2010Clark, Yvette
Summary: "Allie is British and dreams of being a spy. Sage is an only child from sunny California. They meet when their families swap houses for the summer. Though they're polar opposites, Allie and Sage quickly realize that they're both dealing with family issues--Sage's parents may be on the brink of divorce, and Allie's struggling to feel heard in her big family. It may take a trip around the world...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC CLAMcQueen, LaTanya
Summary: "A haunting novel about a black woman who returns to her hometown for a plantation wedding and the horror that ensues as she reconnects with the blood-soaked history of the land and the best friends she left behind"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Perennial 2021
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MCQDionne, Evette
Summary: "In this insightful, funny, and whip-smart book, acclaimed writer Evette Dionne explores the minefields fat Black women are forced to navigate in the course of everyday life. From her early experiences of harassment to adolescent self-discovery in internet chatrooms to a diagnosis of heart failure at age twenty- nine, Dionne tracks her relationship with friends, sex, motherhood, agoraphobia,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DIONNE, EVETTE DIOJohnson, Yvette
Summary: 'Have to keep that smile,' Booker Wright said in the 1966 NBC documentary Mississippi: A Self-Portrait. At the time, Wright spent his evenings waiting tables for whites at a local restaurant and his mornings running his own business. The ripple effect from his remarks would cement Booker as a civil rights icon because he did the unthinkable: before a national audience, Wright described what...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 JOHNSON, YVETTE JOHReid, Yvette
Summary: "Weaning doesn't have to be all tears, tantrums, and heart ache. It can bew an exciting, heartwarming, and beautiful experience to treasure. A chance to celebrate a milestone reached, honour the journey thus far, and acknowledge this special time for both mother and child. Most weaning storybooks introduce the concept that breastfeeding will be ending soon. Booby Moon does that, but so much...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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Summary: Describes a history of the role of African American women as a significant force in the suffrage movement and their efforts to be accepted as equal partners by their fellow activists.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 323.3 DIOWatkins, LaToya
Summary: "In Holler, Child's eleven brilliant stories, LaToya Watkins presses at the bruises of guilt, love, and circumstance. Each story introduces us to a character irrevocably shaped by place and reaching toward something-hope, reconciliation, freedom. In 'Cutting Horse,' the appearance of a horse in a man's suburban backyard places a former horse breeder in trouble with the police. In 'Holler,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tiny Reparations Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2023
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WATWatkins, LaToya
Summary: In a tight-knit, rural Black Texan community of Jerusalem, the Turner clan comes toether as the family says good-bye to their matriarch on her deathbed. The family's "reunion" unearths long-kept secrets: Julie regrets her wasted youth and the time spent under Helen Jean's thumb; police offier Alex grapples with a dark and twisted past; Jan yearns to go leave her children--and Jerusalem-- behind...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tiny Reparations Books 2022
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2 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WATCorporon, Yvette Manessis
Summary: "Seventy years after her grandmother helped hide a Jewish family on a Greek island during World War II, a woman sets out to track down their descendants--and discovers a new way to understand tragedy, forgiveness, and the power of kindness"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2018
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 CORPORON, YVETTE MANESSIS CORLa Pierre, Yvette
Summary: Describes the daily life and activities of Mexican Americans in New Mexico during the early 1800s including information about their homes, community, and links to Spain and Mexico.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1999
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1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: 978.9 LAPMorgan, LaToya
Summary: Avery Aldridge was a decorated soldier during World War II; now he's just an ordinary young Black man busy providing for his family. But he's haunted by the wounds of war, and after a run-in awakens latent abilities, he'll discover he's anything but ordinary. But between flashbacks, ever-emerging and frightening powers, and a seemingly kind doctor with unclear motives, will Avery be able to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: BOOM! Studios 2022
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 DARSoler, Ivette.
Summary: A plan for mowing less and growing a beautiful and bountiful garden. Plans and suggested items to recreate your front yard.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Timber Press 2011
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Contents: Dick -- Strike anywhere -- Flesh tone -- Heart shaped rock -- Rear view -- Only a thing -- Eminent domain -- Some fun.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2006
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC NELCorporon, Yvette Manessis
Summary: Seventy years after her grandmother helped hide a Jewish family on a Greek island during World War II, a woman sets out to track down their descendants—and discovers a new way to understand tragedy, forgiveness, and the power of kindness. Yvette Manessis Corporon grew up listening to her grandmother’s stories about how the people of the small Greek island Erikousa hid a Jewish family—a tailor...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Howard Books, an Imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc. 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CORPORON, YVETTE MANESSIS CORCorporon, Yvette Manessis.
Summary: "A richly-told debut novel of one woman's journey to her grandmother's home in Greece, where the past and present collide and a fateful decision must be made"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2014
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FICTION CORNelson, Antonya.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.K. Hall 2000
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC NELCorporon, Yvette Manessis
Summary: "Two young friends are separated by unspeakable tragedy during the Greek Civil War, haunted by a vow to return to one another and their home on the island of Corfu where queens, villagers, and goddesses come together to prove there is no force more powerful than the magic of a mother's love"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Muse 2022
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CORKatona, Nisha
Summary: "Spice-packed, punchy, fresh Indian-inspired dishes to get on the table in 30 minutes or under. This is the food that Nisha Katona, TV chef and creator and face of the Mowgli Indian restaurants, cooks at home - super speedy, made with easily sourced ingredients, and delivering big, bold flavors"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nourish 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5954 KATTornabene, Ladona
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Publisher / Publication Date: Adventure Publications, Inc. 1996
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.74 TORLaVette, Bettye
Contents: I do not want what I haven't got -- Joy -- Down to zero -- High road -- On the surface -- Just say so -- Little sparrow -- How am I different -- Only time will tell me -- Sleep to dream.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Anti, Inc. 2005
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD RHYTHM AND BLUES LaVetMarquez-Sharpnack, Yvette
Summary: "Taste your way through a year of holidays with Yvette Marquez-Sharpnack, creator of the popular food blog Muy Bueno. You'll discover how to show your love on Valentine's Day with Heart-Shaped Berry Empanadas, celebrate Mother's Day with Guava Mimosas, whip up Chile Braised Pork Ribs for Día de los Muertos; make a big batch of Red Chile and Chicken Tamales for the December holidays, and much...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Weldonowen, an imprint of Insight Editions 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5972 MARKatona, Alexandra
Summary: "Warm memories wash over a first-generation Latinx American girl as she experiences a typical Sunday night dinner at her Abuelita's house. As Alejandra thinks about all the good times her family has had there, she decides that she wants to be brave and try speaking Spanish with Abuelita so that they can deepen their bond"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Barefoot Books 2021