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Author
Series
Ellie Engle volume 1
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
As twelve-year-old Ellie Engle navigates seventh grade and her changing relationship with her best friend, a freak accident occurs and gives Ellie the ability to bring things back to life through touch.
Author
Series
Publisher
Hachette Audio
Pub. Date
2023
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
"In Singapore, three very different women--Dara, a workaholic lawyer from the UK; Amaka, a sharp-tongued banker from Nigeria; and Lillian, a pianist turned "trailing spouse" from the United States--find their lives inexplicably intertwined upon the arrival of a handsome and mysterious man from Geneva who brings their worlds crashing down"--
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2014
Edition
Unabridged
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Ali lives in Bed-Stuy, a Brooklyn neighborhood known for guns and drugs, but he and his sister, Jazz, and their neighbors, Needles and Noodles, stay out of trouble until they go to the wrong party, where one gets badly hurt and another leaves with a target on his back.
Author
Publisher
Dreamscape Media
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
Henry Shackleford is a young slave living in the Kansas Territory in 1857, when the region is a battleground between anti- and pro-slavery forces. When John Brown, the legendary abolitionist, arrives in the area, an argument between Brown and Henry's master quickly turns violent. Henry is forced to leave town - with Brown, who believes he's a girl. Over the ensuing months, Henry - whom Brown nicknames Little Onion - conceals his true identity as he...
725) Maya and the robot
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2021
Edition
Unabridged
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
A forgotten homemade robot comes to life just when aspiring fifth-grade scientist Maya needs a friend - and a science fair project.
726) Something, someday
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2023
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
"Presidential inaugural poet and #1 New York Times bestselling author Amanda Gorman and Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King Honor winner Christian Robinson have created a timeless message of hope. Sometimes the world feels broken. And problems seem too big to fix. But somehow, we all have the power to make a difference. With a little faith, and maybe the help of a friend, together we can find beauty and create change. With intimate and inspiring...
Author
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Formats
Description
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK • A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • From the best-selling author of The Twelve Tribes of Hattie, a searing multi-generational novel—set in the 1980s in racially and politically turbulent Philadelphia and in the tiny town of Bonaparte, Alabama—about a mother fighting for her sanity and survival
"Emotionally propulsive ... Through a chorus of distinctive...
"Emotionally propulsive ... Through a chorus of distinctive...
728) On rotation: a novel
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
AS SEEN ON GOOD MORNING AMERICA!
ONE OF TEEN VOGUE'S 25 BOOKS BY BLACK AUTHORS THEY CAN'T WAIT TO READ THIS YEAR
ONE OF BETCHES' ""22 BOOKS YOU NEED TO READ THIS YEAR""
""As a fan of Grey's Anatomy (and Chicago Med!), I couldn't put down On Rotation, and you won't be able to, either. Shirlene Obuobi makes you feel as if you're actually right there with the lovable Angie,
...729) Saving Ruby King
Author
Publisher
Harlequin Audio
Pub. Date
2020
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
"When Ruby King's mother is found murdered in their home in Chicago's South Side, the police dismiss it as another act of violence in a black neighborhood. But for Ruby, it's a devastating loss that leaves her on her own with her violent father. While she receives many condolences, her best friend, Layla, is the only one who understands how this puts Ruby in jeopardy. Their closeness is tested when Layla's father, the pastor of their church, demands...
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 8.7 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
"This is a story about America during and after Reconstruction, one of history's most pivotal and misunderstood chapters. In a stirring account of emancipation, the struggle for citizenship and national reunion, and the advent of racial segregation, the renowned Harvard scholar delivers a book that is illuminating and timely. Real-life accounts drive the narrative, spanning the half century between the Civil War and Birth of a Nation. Here, you will...
Author
Publisher
HarperAudio
Pub. Date
2022
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
"1953, New York City. Less than a week before the society wedding of the year where Jacqueline Bouvier will marry John F. Kennedy, a pipe bursts at Ann Lowe's dress shop and ruins eleven dresses, including the expensive wedding dress, a dress that will be judged by thousands. A Black designer who has fought every step of the way, Ann knows this is only one struggle after a lifetime of them. She and her seamstresses will find the way to re-create the...
Author
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The Mothers meets An American Marriage in this dazzling debut novel about mothers and daughters, identity and family, and how the relationships that sustain you can also be the ones that consume you. The Butler family has had their share of trials. As sisters, Althea, Viola, and Lillian can attest. But nothing prepared them for the literal trial that will upend their lives. Althea, the eldest sister and substitute matriarch, is a force to be reckoned...
733) Gone wolf
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
A twelve-year-old Black girl deals with fear, grief, pain, and suffering caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and America's history of enslavement and racist violence.
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