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Author
Publisher
One World
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"When Adebimpe is ten, she is sold with her mother, Sanite, to plantation owner John du Marche. He soon renames her Ady but Sanite never lets her daughter forget who she really is - a person who can read and write and understand numbers. Most importantly, Sanite reminds Ady that she must never reveal these abilities to a white person, especially not her true name. Tasked with maintaining du Marche's home in vibrant New Orleans, Ady takes in the city...
Author
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
Kate Warne is many things: the country’s first female detective, a Pinkerton agent, and a union spy.
It’s August 1861, and her latest assignment could finally end the bloody war and bring the fractured United States together again. All she has to do is win the trust of her captive: Confederate spy and socialite Rose Greenhow. But with Rose well aware of Kate’s working-class background and belief in abolitionism, it seems an impossible task....
Author
Publisher
Atria Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
A long time ago, Logan Maletis and Rosemary Hale used to be friends. They spent their childhood summers running through the woods, rebelling against their conservative small town, and dreaming of escaping. But then an incident the summer before high school turned them into bitter rivals. After graduation, they went ten years without speaking. Now in their thirties, Logan and Rosemary find they aren’t quite living the lives of adventure they imagined...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
"Election season is here, and Monster is ready to vote! But why cast your ballot when you can run for president? With speeches, debates, and a soapbox or two. Monster's newest tale is a campaign for encouraging kids to take a stand and fight for what they believe in." -- Back cover.
5) Casey Jones
Author
Series
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents the life story of John Luther Jones, an American railroad engineer whose death was celebrated in the ballad Casey Jones, which made him a folk hero.
6) Animal house
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
In 1962, Larry Kroger and Kent Dorfman are freshman in college. They want to join a fraternity. After visiting several, including the snobby Omega house, they come to a Delta house pledge party. Here they meet the handsome, but compulsive womanizer Otter, his best friend Boone, Boone's girlfriend Katy, the daring thrill-seeker D-Day, the ever responsible Hoover, and slacker Bluto. They are accepted into the fraternity and join in on the wild toga...
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