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Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
xvi, 189 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
"This fierce collection celebrates the incredible diversity in the contemporary South by featuring essays by twenty-one of the finest young writers of color living and working in the region today, who all address a central question: Who is welcome? Kiese Laymon navigates the racial politics of publishing while recording his audiobook in Mississippi. Regina Bradley moves to Indiana and grapples with a landscape devoid of her Southern cultural touchstones,...
42) Hugo
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (126 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Orphan, clock keeper, and thief, twelve-year-old Hugo lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station, where his survival depends on secrets and anonymity. But when his world suddenly interlocks with an eccentric girl and the owner of a small toy booth in the train station, Hugo's undercover life, and his most precious secret, are put in jeopardy. A cryptic drawing, a treasured notebook, a stolen key, a mechanical man, and a hidden message all come...
43) The moon is down
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
This seems a simple-- almost an obvious book-- until its overtones and undertones begin to do their deadly work. Then one realizes that, compact in less than 200 pages, is the story of what is happening to the conquerors and the conquered the world over, today. The yeast of freedom, of democracy, the soul of unconquerable man, is working to destroy those who deny freedom. No country is named-- but it might be Norway. No person nor persons are named--...
Author
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
208 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Follow in the footsteps of some of American literature's most renowned writers: See the hotel in Louisville, Kentucky, that inspired F. Scott Fitzgerald to pen The Great Gatsby. Step inside the Asheville, North Carolina, home that became the model for Thomas Wolfe's Look Homeward Angel. Visit the Florida lighthouse whose beacon Stephen Crane followed after his shipwreck. Wander along the West Lawn at the University of Virginia and see the house where...
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When America entered World War II in 1941, [it] faced an enemy that had banned and burned over 100 million books and caused fearful citizens to hide or destroy many more. Outraged librarians launched a campaign to send free books to American troops and gathered 20 million hardcover donations. In 1943, the War Department and the publishing industry stepped in with an extraordinary program: 120 million small, lightweight paperbacks, for troops to carry...
Author
Series
Authors volume 8
Pub. Date
1996.
Physical Desc
xii, 442 pages : illustrations, portraits, facsimiles ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First Edition.
Lexile measure
710L
Physical Desc
296 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
From seventeen acclaimed Black male and nonbinary authors comes a vibrant collection of stories, comics, and poems about the power of joy and the wonders of Black boyhood.
From seventeen acclaimed Black male and non-binary authors comes a vibrant collection of stories, comics, and poems about the power of joy and the wonders of Black boyhood.
Author
Language
English
Description
"One of the most original American writers, Edgar Allan Poe shaped the development of both the detective story and the science-fiction story. Some of his poems--"The Raven," "The Bells," "Annabel Lee"--Remain among the most popular in American literature. Poe's tales of the macabre still thrill readers of all ages. Here are familiar favorites like "The Purloined Letter." "The Fall of the House of Usher," and "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," together...
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
xxi, 223 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"In State of the Heart, Aïda Rogers has crafted an artful love letter to our state, with contributions from a host of nationally and regionally recognized writers who've written short essays on the South Carolina places that they cherish. This anthology provides a multifaceted historical and personal view of the Palmetto State. Thematically organized, this collection offers a geographic and emotional scope that is as diverse as its contributors....
54) Of mice and men
Author
Series
Lexile measure
630L
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"They are an unlikely pair: George is "small and quick and dark of face"; Lennie, a man of tremendous size, has the mind of a young child. Yet they have formed a "family," clinging together in the face of loneliness and alienation. Laborers in California's dusty vegetable fields, they hustle work when they can, living a hand-to-mouth existence. For George and Lennie have a plan: to own an acre of land and a shack they can call their own. When they...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A Little Devil in America is an urgent project that unravels all modes and methods of black performance, in this moment when black performers are coming to terms with their value, reception, and immense impact on America. With sharp insight, humor, and heart, Abdurraqib examines how black performance happens in specific moments in time and space-- midcentury Paris, the moon, or a cramped living room in Columbus, Ohio. At the outset of this project,...
Series
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
On Pluto: inside the mind of Alzheimer's (paperback), 1 A loving voice II: a caregiver's book of more read-aloud stories for the elderly (paperback) ; 1 The secret garden (DVD), 1 Bird songs of the Northwoods (sound recording), Lazy day in the garden puzzle (300 pieces), Beautiful blossoms memory game, Remember that day scented sachet set, How does your garden grow? seed starter, Kit activity instruction card & Memory Kit survey : in clear plastic container ; 15 x 17 1/2 x 6 in.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
A collection of activities, games, puzzles, and other resources to spark memories, create conversation, improve mobility and dexterity, and provide positive and engaging interactions.
On Pluto: "This is a book about living with Alzheimer’s, not dying with it. It is a book about hope, faith, and humor—a prescription far more powerful than the conventional medication available today to fight this disease. Alzheimer’s is the sixth leading cause...
58) Four souls
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
After taking her mother's name, Four Souls, for strength, the strange, compelling Fleur Pillager walks from her Ojibwe reservation to the cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul. She seeks restitution from and revenge on the lumber baron who has stripped her reservation. But revenge is never simple, and her intentions are complicated by her dangerous compassion for the man who wronged her.--From publisher description.
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
860L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"From the author of MONSTER TRUCK and STARRING CARMEN comes a gorgeous and lyrical story about Pura Belpré, a Puerto Rican librarian who changed the world"--
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