Archives: Books
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Dream On, Amber
My name is Amber Alessandra Leola Kimiko Miyamoto. I have no idea why my parents gave me all those hideous names but they must have wanted to ruin my life, …
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The Jumbies
Corinne La Mer claims she isn’t afraid of anything. Not scorpions, not the boys who tease her, and certainly not jumbies. They’re just tricksters made up by parents to frighten …
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Project Middle School (Alyssa Milano’s Hope #1)
Hope is eleven years old, and she wants to be an astrophysicist. She loves swimming, Galaxy Girl comic books, her best friend Sam, and her two rescue dogs. Hope believes …
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Zoe and the Fawn
Zoe and her father are delighted to come across a fawn in the forest. But the fawn is alone—where is its mother? Join Zoe on her quest for the deer, …
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DK Life Stories: Katherine Johnson
It was an incredible accomplishment when the United States first put a person on the moon–but without the incredible behind-the-scenes work of NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, such a feat could …
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Superb Vol. 1: Life After the Fallout
After The Event in which Earth was saved from an asteroid but a meteor shower hit the world, Youngstown, Ohio, became a Level 5 impact zone, with incidents of mysterious …
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Lorraine
Old Crow Medicine Show founder and Grammy award-winning musician Ketch Secor teams up with Ashley Bryan Award-winning illustrator Higgins Bond to create this sweeping, epic Americana story about the power …
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Ghost Squad
Shortly before Halloween, Lucely and her best friend, Syd, cast a spell that accidentally awakens malicious spirits, wreaking havoc throughout St. Augustine. Together, they must join forces with Syd’s witch …
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DK Life Stories: Harriet Tubman
Born into slavery in c.1820, Harriet Tubman would later run away and help scores of other African American slaves escape to freedom in the North using the “Underground Railroad.” A …
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Light at the Bottom of the World
In a futuristic Britain that is immersed underwater, Leyla McQueen must race her submersible to win a chance to save her father from imprisonment.
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Fast Enough: Bessie Stringfield’s First Ride
Have you ever been told that you’re not enough? That you’re not strong enough, tall enough, fast enough? Bessie was told she was not enough. Bessie dreams of riding her …
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Frida Kahlo
When Frida was a teenager, a terrible road accident changed her life forever. Unable to walk, she began painting from her bed. Her self-portraits, which show her pain and grief, …
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Nina: Jazz Legend and Civil-Rights Activist Nina Simone
A stunning picture-book biography of the High Priestess of Soul and one of the greatest voices of the 20th century. With evocative black-and-white illustrations and moving prose, readers are introduced …
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Wilma Rudolph
Wilma was born into a family with 22 brothers and sisters, in the segregated South. She contracted polio in her early years and her doctors said she would never walk …
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Run the Show Like CEO Oprah Winfrey (Work It Girl)
In this imaginatively illustrated book from the Work It, Girl series, discover how Oprah became a billionaire CEO and media mogul in this true story of her life. Then, learn …
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One Earth: People of Color Protecting Our Planet
One Earth profiles Black, Indigenous and People of Color who live and work as environmental defenders. Through their individual stories, the book shows that the intersection of environment and ethnicity …
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Haphaven
Ever-superstitious Alex Mills will do anything to avoid a jinx. Picking up pennies, knocking on wood, tossing salt over her shoulder. . . you name it. That is until she …
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Malala: Activist for Girls’ Education
Malala Yousafzai stood up to the Taliban and fought for the right for all girls to receive an education. When she was just fifteen-years old, the Taliban attempted to kill …
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Reach for the Skai
Actress and activist Skai Jackson shares her lessons on life and her rise to stardom in this vibrant memoir about self-acceptance, girl empowerment, and the classy clapback.
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Geeky F@b Five Volume 2: Mystery of the Missing Monarch
In their next adventure, the Geeky Fab Five discover a hidden garden filled with Monarch butterflies and honeybees. While the girls are learning in science class that Monarchs and bees …
