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I want my book back / by Elbee, Viviane.; Miles, Nicole.;
Daryl does not want to share his favorite dinosaur book, so when it is time to bring it back to the library he uses all his dinosaur skills to get it back until a friendly librarian encourages him to share.LSC
Subjects: Sharing; Dinosaurs; Libraries; African Americans;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Nightbloom / by Medie, Peace A.,author.;
"When Selasi and Akorfa were young girls, they were more than just cousins; they were inseparable confidantes. Then Selasi begins to change, becoming hostile and quiet and losing interest in everything. The two become estranged, and it will be years before Akorfa learns what has happened. Only a crisis can ultimately bring them back together"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Novels.; African American women; Cousins; Families; Secrecy;
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The house of Eve / by Johnson, Sadeqa,author.;
"Fifteen-year-old Ruby Pearsall is on track to becoming the first in her family to attend college, in spite of having a mother more interested in keeping a man than raising a daughter. But a taboo love affair threatens to pull her back down into the poverty and desperation that has been passed on to her like a birthright ... Eleanor Quarles arrives in Washington, DC, with ambition and secrets. When she meets the handsome William Pride at Howard University, they fall madly in love. But William hails from one of DC's elite wealthy Black families, and his par-ents don't let just anyone into their fold. Eleanor hopes that a baby will make her finally feel at home in William's family and grant her the life she's been searching for."--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; African Americans; Married women; Motherhood; Self-realization in women;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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The other Black girl : a novel / by Harris, Zakiya Dalila,author.;
"Get Out meets The Devil Wears Prada in this electric debut about the tension that unfurls when two young Black women meet against the starkly white backdrop of New York City book publishing. Twenty-six-year-old editorial assistant Nella Rogers is tired of being the only Black employee at Wagner Books. Fed up with the isolation and microaggressions, she's thrilled when Harlem-born and bred Hazel starts working in the cubicle beside hers. They've only just started comparing natural hair care regimens, though, when a string of uncomfortable events elevates Hazel to Office Darling, and Nella is left in the dust. Then the notes begin to appear on Nella's desk: LEAVE WAGNER. NOW. It's hard to believe Hazel is behind these hostile messages. But as Nella starts to spiral and obsess over the sinister forces at play, she soon realizes that there's a lot more at stake than just her career. A whip-smart and dynamic thriller and sly social commentary that is perfect for anyone who has ever felt manipulated, threatened, or overlooked in the workplace, The Other Black Girl will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very last twist"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; African American women; Publishers and publishing;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Don't Be Late for My Funeral. by Keam, Diana,film director.; Gravel Road Africa (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Gravel Road Africa in 2023.An intimate tale of the impact a domestic worker had on four generations of one white family during the time of apartheid and beyond, told by the filmmaker, one of the children she helped raise.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Social sciences.; African studies.; Foreign study.; Sociology.; Documentary films.; Current affairs.;
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Quietly hostile : essays / by Irby, Samantha,author.;
"Beloved writer Samantha Irby has returned to the printed page for her much-anticipated, sidesplitting fourth book following her 2020 breakout, Wow, no thank you, a Vintage Books Original. The success of Irby's career has taken her to new heights. She fields calls with job offers from Hollywood and walks the red carpet with the iconic ladies of Sex and the City. Finally, she has made it. But, behind all that new-found glam, Irby is just trying to keep her life together as she always had. Her teeth are poisoning her from inside her mouth, and her diarrhea is back. She gets turned away from a restaurant for wearing ugly clothes, she goes to therapy and tries out Lexapro, gets healed with Reiki, explores the power of crystals, and becomes addicted to QVC. Making light of herself as she takes us on an outrageously funny tour of all the details that make up a true portrait of her life, Irby is once again the relatable, uproarious tonic we all need"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Essays.; Personal narratives.; Irby, Samantha.; African American comedians; African American women authors; American wit and humor.; Authors, American; Bloggers; Comedians;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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28 days : moments in Black history that changed the world / by Smith, Charles R.,Jr.,1969-; Evans, Shane.;
"A picture book look at many of the men and women who revolutionized life for African Americans throughout history"--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: African Americans; African Americans; Heroes; Successful people;
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The Life of Herod the Great : A Novel. by Hurston, Zora Neale.;
'The Life of Herod the Great' is a never before published novel from Zora Neale Hurston, revealing the historical Herod the Great - not the villain the Bible makes him out to be but a religious and philosophical man who lived a life of valor and vision. #diversity.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: FICTION / Action & Adventure; FICTION / African American & Black / Christian; FICTION / African American & Black / Historical; FICTION / Biographical; FICTION / Classics; FICTION / Cultural Heritage; FICTION / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology; FICTION / Historical / Ancient; FICTION / Southern;
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The Life of Herod the Great [text (large print)] : A Novel. by Hurston, Zora Neale.;
'The Life of Herod the Great' is a never before published novel from Zora Neale Hurston, revealing the historical Herod the Great - not the villain the Bible makes him out to be but a religious and philosophical man who lived a life of valor and vision. #diversity.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: FICTION / Action & Adventure; FICTION / African American & Black / Christian; FICTION / African American & Black / Historical; FICTION / Biographical; FICTION / Classics; FICTION / Cultural Heritage; FICTION / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology; FICTION / Historical / Ancient; FICTION / Southern;
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The unicorn woman / by Jones, Gayl,author.;
"Marking a dramatic new direction for Jones, a riveting tale set in the Post WWII South, narrated by a Black soldier who returns to Jim Crow and searches for a mythical ideal. Set in the early 1950s, this latest novel from Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist Gayl Jones follows the witty but perplexing army veteran Buddy Ray Guy as he embodies the fate of Black soldiers who return, not in glory, but into their Jim Crow communities. A cook and tractor repairman, Buddy was known as Budweiser to his army pals because he's a wise guy. But underneath that surface, he is a true self-educated intellectual and a classic seeker: looking for religion, looking for meaning, looking for love. As he moves around the south, from his hometown of Lexington, Kentucky, primarily, to his second home of Memphis, Tennessee, he recalls his love affairs in post-war France and encounters with a variety of colorful characters and mythical prototypes: circus barkers, topiary trimmers, landladies who provide shelter and plenty of advice for their all-Black clientele, proto feminists, and bigots. The lead among these characters is, of course, The Unicorn Woman, who exists, but mostly lives in Bud's private mythology. Jones offers a rich, intriguing exploration of Black (and Indigenous) people in a time and place of frustration, disappointment, and spiritual hope"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Magic realist fiction.; Novels.; African American veterans; African Americans; Segregation; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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