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2061) But you have friends
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Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"Emilia first met Charlotte in their school locker room in the late '90s. They quickly bonded over indie music, feminist literature, a love of purple, and a shared sense of outsiderness. Their joyful, intense friendship evolved through the years--until Charlotte died in 2018 following a long struggle with depression. Now, Emilia assembles her memories into a graphic memoir reflecting on the bond they shared and the ways it shaped them. As they pass...
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Senator Tammy Duckworth has logged a long list of "firsts" during her tenure as the first Thai American woman elected to Congress, including being the first woman with a disability to serve in the House and Senate. But while she dreamed of serving her country from a young age, Tammy's path was not without its challenges. From her childhood fight to keep her family from homelessness, to her service in the US Army, to her recovery from grievous injuries...
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Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Learn all about the first Black woman Supreme Court Justice, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. Explore her path to the highest court in the land. Why are her nomination and confirmation such a historic event? What does it mean to the Black community? What does it mean for our country and the Supreme Court itself? The answers to all of these questions and more are covered in-depth with detailed graphics, diagrams, and exciting videos that reinforce important...
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Pub. Date
2022.
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English
Description
A biography of immigrant scientist Gabriela González, who, armed with modern technology, completed the work that Albert Einstein had begun one hundred years earlier, confirming his theory of gravitational waves and breaking new ground for space-time research.
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Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
"Naomi Osaka is the first Asian tennis player to hold the number one singles ranking in the Women's Tennis Association. She started to make a name for herself at 16 and is now known around the world. Osaka has defeated the toughest players in the league and her talent continues to rise each year. Read more about this skilled tennis star!"--
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"This book includes over 200 of the strongest, fastest, smartest and most incredible women whose achievements have contributed to the world we live in today. This fact-o-pedia is divided into subjects from science to sports and and include profiles, illustrations, photographs, quotes and trivia."--
2070) My name is Bana
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English
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A poignant picture book memoir from Bana Alabed, the seven-year-old Syrian girl from Aleppo whose messages to the world have turned her into a global symbol and advocate for refugee rights. "I just want to live without fear." -Bana Alabed, Twitter, October 12, 2016 When seven-year-old Bana Alabed took to Twitter to describe the horrors she and her family were experiencing in war-torn Syria, her heartrending messages touched the world and gave a voice...
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Elsa, an orphaned lion cub raised by George and Joy Adamson then released back into the wild, captivated audiences around the world, and became a symbol for all animals' right to live free. But behind the film and book of Elsa's story, Born Free, lies the real story of the Adamsons' life with Elsa. Their diaries, home movies and detailed records reveal an intimate look into their pioneering work and unique relationship with lions. recollections of...
2072) Mindy Kaling
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Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"In this book, discover the life of Mindy Kaling, the actor, writer, producer, and director"--
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Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Henry VIII is best known in history for his tempestuous marriages and the fates of his six wives. However, as acclaimed historian Tracy Borman makes clear in her illuminating new chronicle of Henry|s life, his reign and reputation were hugely influenced by the men who surrounded and interacted with him as companions and confidants, servants and ministers, and occasionally as rivals|many of whom have been underplayed in previous biographies."--Amazn.com....
2075) Joe Biden
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Pub. Date
2022.
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English
Description
"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to Joe Biden. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--
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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Louis Pasteur's passion for laboratory experiments led to major, life-saving changes in medicine. His research found evidence for the existence of germs and created advances in vaccination science"--
"Louis Pasteur's passion for laboratory experiments led to major, life-saving changes in medicine. His research targeted unusual problems from the spoiling of wine to disease in French silkworms. His wide-ranging efforts found evidence for the existence...
2077) The La Salle Expedition on the Mississippi River: a lost manuscript of Nicolas de La Salle, 1682
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Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
Description
"The book explores the life and politics of Patsy Takemoto Mink (1927-2002), a third generation Japanese American from Hawai'i, the first woman of color in Congress and the legislative champion of Title IX. Co-authored by her daughter, political scientist Gwendolyn Mink, and historian Judy Tzu-Chun Wu, this work discusses Mink's decades-long work for women's equality, civil rights, environmental humanism, and peace. The book considers Mink's policy...
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Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"A nonfiction biography of Athanasius Kircher, a 17th-century Jesuit, scientist, and polymath, [who] was one of the modern world's first scientific celebrities. His interests ranged from hieroglyphics to China to astrology to geology. He was one of the first scientists to formulate theories based on observation. In 1638, he was lowered into the smoking crater of Mount Vesuvius to observe how volcanoes worked. He published his findings 30 years later"--...
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