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Heavy
Kiese Laymon
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*Longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal and Kirkus Prize Finalist* In this powerful and provocative memoir, genre-bending essayist and novelist Kiese Laymon explores what the weight of a lifetime of secrets, lies, and deception does to a black body, a black family, and a nation teetering... |
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Alexander Hamilton, Revolutionary
Brockenbrough, Martha
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Complex, passionate, brilliant, flawed—Alexander Hamilton comes alive in this exciting biography.He was born out of wedlock on a small island in the West Indies and orphaned as a teenager. From those inauspicious circumstances, he rose to a position of power and influence in colonial... |
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My Soul Looks Back
Jessica B. Harris
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In this captivating new memoir, award-winning writer Jessica B. Harris recalls her youth "surrounded by some of the most famous creative minds of the seventies and eighties...James Baldwin, Maya Angelou, Toni Morrison, Nina Simone" (New York magazine)—in a vibrant, lost era of New York... |
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Elon Musk and the Quest for a Fantastic Future Young Readers' Edition
Ashlee Vance
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"Highly recommended for high school and ambitious middle school readers." —School Library Journal"A valuable addition to STEM-themed collections." —VOYAAn in-depth look into the extraordinary life of the world's most important entrepreneur, Elon MuskThis fascinating and easily accessible... |
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Who Was Maurice Sendak?
Janet B. Pascal
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It seems entirely fitting that Maurice Sendak was born on the same day that Mickey Mouse first made his cartoon debut—June 10, 1928. Sendak was crazy about cartoons and comic books, and at twelve, after seeing Disney's Fantasia, he decided that he was going to become an illustrator. His love... |
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Women of the Frontier
Brandon Marie Miller
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In 1849 Luzena Wilson set out for California in a covered wagon with her husband and two little boys, hungry to join the tide of gold seekers. Like thousands of others, Luzena undertook the nearly 2,000 mile journey to an unknown land, where she'd rise from flood and fire, a survivor of the wild... |
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Who Was Paul Revere?
Roberta Edwards
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In 1775, Paul Revere of Boston made his now-famous horseback ride warning colonists of an impending attack by the British. This event went largely unnoticed in history until Longfellow celebrated it in a poem in 1861. So who was Paul Revere? In addition to being an American patriot, he was a skilled... |
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Women Heroes of World War II
Kathryn J. Atwood
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Organized by country, this historical exploration includes stories of girls and women from across Europe and the United States who risked their lives to perform extremely dangerous acts against the Nazis during World War II. The 26 profiles bring to life courageous women such as Noor Inayat... |
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Signing Their Lives Away
Denise Kiernan
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In the summer of 1776, fifty-six men risked their lives and livelihood to defy King George III and sign the Declaration of Independence—yet how many of them do we actually remember? Signing Their Lives Away introduces readers to the eclectic group of statesmen, soldiers, slaveholders,... |
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Notorious RBG
Irin Carmon
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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg never asked for fame-she has only tried to make the world a little better and a little freer. But nearly a half-century into her career, something funny happened to the octogenarian: she won the internet. Across America, people who weren't even... |
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